Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
359
SXUS43 KARX 042101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2025
WIZ017-050915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2025
DATE THU 09/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 9 9 7 4 5 7 9 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 18 17 16 15 16 19 24 25 27 28 30 30 29 28 27 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 25
1KFT WDIR W SW S S SE SE SE S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 11 9 7 5 7 9 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 17 15 14 14 15
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 16 15 13 14 21 29 35 33 29 26 28 32 35 35 34 33 32 32 31 30 30 29 28 28
6KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 24 26 29 33 38 44 47 43 37 32 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 36 37 37 36 35 35 34
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 100 | 99 | 40 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 8 8 19 19 19 20 20 20 10 10 10 3 3 3 6 6 3 5 2 3 8 9 8
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
SEPTEMBER 4 2025.....SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 5 2025.....SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 041742
KAUW 041740Z 0418/0518 25010G16KT P6SM BKN070
FM050000 19007KT P6SM -RA OVC050
FM050300 16010G21KT 4SM SHRA OVC029
FM050400 21015G29KT 6SM -SHRA OVC012 WS020/35040KT
FM050900 29014G27KT P6SM OVC008
FM051400 29015G25KT P6SM OVC015
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-050915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2025
DATE THU 09/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 10 9 7 6 6 9 11 13 15 16 16 17 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 15 15 15 14 14
SFC WGUST 18 17 17 15 16 20 25 27 30 30 32 32 32 31 31 30 29 27 26 25 24 24 24 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 14 12 11 11 16 21 26 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 21
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 19 27 36 44 46 45 44 42 41 39 39 38 37 35 33 31 29 29 28 27 25
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 25 26 28 31 38 45 51 51 49 46 45 45 44 42 40 37 36 36 36 35 34 34 34 33
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 51 | 95 | 19 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 12 12 12 13 13 13 7 7 7 8 8 8 4 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 4 2025.....SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 5 2025.....SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 041736
KMSN 041735Z 0418/0518 26009KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 0503/0504 6SM
-SHRA
FM050400 19013G26KT 6SM -SHRA OVC060 WS020/21045KT
FM050600 22016G31KT P6SM OVC050 WS020/24050KT
FM050800 24015G29KT P6SM BKN070
FM051000 27016G31KT P6SM BKN027
FM051700 28014KT P6SM BKN070
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-050915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2025
DATE THU 09/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW S S S SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 9 8 8 9 11 16 18 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 18 19 21 23 26 30 32 32 33 34 34 33 32 30 28 26 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 13 14 14 16 20 25 29 31 31 30 28 25 22 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 20 20 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 18 23 29 35 40 45 48 50 50 48 43 36 30 29 28 29 28 28 27 25 23 22 22 23
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 31 35 38 42 44 45 46 49 51 51 46 40 35 35 36 36 35 32 30 30 30 30 30 30
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 99 | 28 | 9 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 10 10 10 21 21 21 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 5
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
SEPTEMBER 4 2025.....SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 5 2025.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 041742 RRA
KRST 041740Z 0418/0518 26012KT P6SM SCT050
FM042200 21012G22KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0422/0501 4SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM050100 23018G30KT 6SM -RA OVC035
FM050300 28020G34KT P6SM OVC040
FM050600 30020G34KT P6SM OVC025
FM051200 30018G36KT P6SM OVC030
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-050915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2025
DATE THU 09/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 10 10 7 7 9 12 14 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 13
SFC WGUST 16 18 16 17 20 25 29 31 31 29 32 33 33 31 29 27 26 24 23 22 22 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 15 14 13 14 18 24 28 29 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 20 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 19 19 20 23 33 43 52 53 51 46 41 36 32 31 32 33 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 23
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 28 29 31 35 42 50 56 57 54 50 46 41 38 37 38 38 36 34 33 34 35 35 34 32
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 92 | 67 | 11 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 4 15 15 15 14 14 14 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 4 2025.....SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 5 2025.....SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 041742
KLSE 041740Z 0418/0518 25010KT P6SM BKN050
FM042300 18010KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 0423/0501 4SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM050100 22015G25KT 6SM -RA OVC035
FM050400 28017G28KT P6SM OVC030
FM050800 30020G32KT P6SM OVC025
FM051200 30015G25KT P6SM OVC025
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-050915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2025
DATE THU 09/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
SFC WSPD 12 11 10 10 12 17 18 18 17 17 17 19 20 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
SFC WGUST 19 20 21 22 24 28 31 30 28 29 31 33 32 30 27 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 20 20
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
1KFT WSPD 15 16 18 20 23 25 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 27 25 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
3KFT WSPD 19 23 28 33 37 41 44 46 47 47 46 44 42 38 34 30 28 26 25 23 21 19 19 19
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 31 34 38 41 45 47 49 50 51 51 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 31 29 28 27 27
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 68 | 44 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 4 4 20 20 20 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 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
SEPTEMBER 4 2025.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 5 2025.....SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 041842 AAA
KALO 041839Z 0419/0518 23012G20KT P6SM FEW060 FEW150
FM050100 20013G22KT P6SM BKN060 BKN080 PROB30 0502/0503 5SM
-SHRA OVC035
FM050300 23017G30KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC070
FM050500 26016G28KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
FM051100 29014G22KT P6SM OVC100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-050915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2025
DATE THU 09/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 6 8 12 15 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 16 18 23 27 28 29 28 28 33 32 30 29 28 27 24 23 21 20 21 20 20
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 15 19 25 29 30 28 27 28 29 30 29 26 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 19 18
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 18 18 19 22 30 39 46 46 43 40 41 42 42 39 36 32 28 26 24 23 22 21 20 20
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
6KFT WSPD 24 26 29 33 39 45 50 49 46 43 45 48 50 48 45 41 39 37 35 34 34 33 32 30
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 22 | 55 | 3 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 9 12 12 11 11 11 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 4 2025.....SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 5 2025.....SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 041726 CCA
TAFDBQ
TAF COR
KDBQ 041726Z 0418/0518 25010G20KT P6SM BKN050
FM050100 18009KT P6SM SCT060
FM050300 20015G26KT P6SM BKN080 WS015/23045KT
TEMPO 0504/0506 6SM -SHRA BKN040
FM050600 26017G29KT P6SM BKN080
FM051300 30015KT P6SM SCT035=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$