Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
497
SXUS43 KARX 290901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
WIZ017-292115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
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 SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 8
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 7 10 13 16 17 17
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10
6KFT WDIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 7
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 8 3 3 5 7 11 11 12
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
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 8:28 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 290521 RRA
KAUW 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM291500 22004KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 2920/2924 6SM -SHRA
BKN050
FM300100 21002KT P6SM SCT080
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-292115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 10 11 11 11
3KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N E E SE SW
6KFT WSPD 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 6 4 2 2 2
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 9 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 290521 RRC
KMSN 290520Z 2906/3006 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM291700 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-292115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
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 S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 13 14 15 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR N N N N N NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N
6KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 10 8 4 2 1 2
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
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
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 290521 RRD
KRST 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB06KT P6SM SCT050
FM291800 20006KT 6SM FU FEW050 FEW250
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-292115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 11 13 13 13
3KFT WDIR N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 9 5 2 1 1
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 290521 RRB
KLSE 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060
FM291800 20003KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-292115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
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 SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 15 16 16
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E E E E SE S SE SE SE S S SW SW W W SW SW S S S
3KFT WSPD 7 6 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW N
6KFT WSPD 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 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
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 290539
KALO 290537Z 2906/3006 07003KT P6SM SKC
FM291500 17006KT P6SM SCT035
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-292115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S SE E E N N NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 11 12 12 12 10 8 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 9
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW W W W W SW S SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 17 15 13 12 12 11 9 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 2
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
FOG 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 290522
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 290522Z 2906/3006 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200
FM291200 16005KT P6SM SKC
FM291800 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$