Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
508
SXUS43 KARX 220901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
WIZ017-222115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 17 18 18 17 15 13 12 12 13 14 12 11 10 11 12 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 13 14
3KFT WDIR W W W NW W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 18 16 14 11 10 9 11 14 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 22 26 29 29 29
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 11 9 6 5 6 9 12 14 16 18 23 27 30 30 28 26 26 26 27 26 25 26 29 34
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 4 | 52 | 44 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 6 4 4 4 9 11 13 34 34 34 28 28 28 23 23 19 20 9 6 2 2 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 220521
KAUW 220520Z 2206/2306 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250
FM220800 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT250
TEMPO 2210/2213 2SM BR SCT003
FM221300 21003KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120
FM221500 24007KT P6SM BKN027 PROB30 2216/2219 -SHRA
FM221900 24008G14KT P6SM BKN027
TEMPO 2221/2301 -TSRA BKN022CB
FM230200 25006KT P6SM BKN050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
WIZ044-222115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 9 11 12 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 19
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 16 18 19 19 20 21 23 25 27 28
6KFT WDIR NW N N N N S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 11 10 9 7 5 4 3 4 6 8 10 13 16 21 25 28 27 25 23 23 24 25 27 29
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 4 | 36 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 5 7 10 10 13 31 31 31 34 34 32 17 17 17
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 220812 AAA
KMSN 220810Z 2208/2306 00000KT P6SM FEW250
FM221000 00000KT 2SM BR BKN003
FM221300 00000KT P6SM SCT003
FM221600 24006KT P6SM BKN050
FM230000 24004KT P6SM BKN150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-222115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 18 19 19 19 17 15 13 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 21
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 9 11 13 13 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 20 23 25 26 27
6KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 6 4 3 2 3 4 6 10 15 19 20 20 20 21 22 22 21 19 19 21 24 28 31 34
SKY COVER SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 6 | 39 | 45 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 1 6 5 7 8 9 15 23 23 23 35 35 35 29 29 29 12 4 1 1 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 220539 RRA
KRST 220536Z 2206/2306 19005KT P6SM BKN200
FM221400 23007KT P6SM BKN050
FM221800 26008KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 2219/2224 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM230100 26007KT P6SM SCT050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
WIZ041-222115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W W
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 9 7 6 6 8 10 12 15 17 18 18 18 19 20
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 7 10 12 11 8 7 8 11 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 24 26
6KFT WDIR N N N N NW W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 10 9 6 4 3 2 2 4 6 10 15 20 23 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 22 23 25 28
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 2 | 13 | 41 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 3 4 10 15 17 20 22 25 32 32 32 21 21 14 8 7 4
FOG 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 220539 RRE
KLSE 220536Z 2206/2306 17003KT P6SM BKN200
FM221500 23007KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2222/2302 5SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM230200 23005KT P6SM SCT050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-222115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 11 15 20 23 23 20
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 7 5 4 5 7 9 10 12 14 17 20 22 24 24
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 3 2 3 4 6 8 11 13 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 23
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 2 | 7 | 42 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 7 13 17 21 30 30 30 21 21 21 10 10 10
FOG 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 220636
KALO 220633Z 2207/2306 13003KT P6SM SKC
FM221100 00000KT 4SM BR SCT210
FM221200 18003KT P6SM SCT200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
WIZ061-222115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 13 15 18 21 23 22 21
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 14 17 20 22 24
6KFT WDIR N N N N NE E E SE SW W W W NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 2 4 5 7 9 11 13 14 16 20 23 25 25 24 23 23 23
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 17 | 45
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 14 20 20 21 21 21 17 17 17
FOG 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 220526
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 220526Z 2206/2306 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM220900 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT002
FM221800 24006KT P6SM BKN060=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$