Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
942
SXUS43 KARX 040902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2025
WIZ017-042115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2025
DATE MON 08/04/25 /
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 E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 12 12 11 10 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 9 10
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 12 15 18 19 18
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
3KFT WSPD 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 14 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 18 20 21 20 19
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 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
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 5:48 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 PM CDT
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 040521 RRB
KAUW 040520Z 0406/0506 00000KT 6SM FU BR SCT250
TEMPO 0408/0412 2SM BR
FM041200 VRB03KT 6SM FU BKN250
FM041700 14007KT 6SM FU FEW060 SCT250
FM050200 11005KT 6SM FU SCT250
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-042115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2025
DATE MON 08/04/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 8
1KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 14 15 15 14
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
3KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 9 6 6 10 17 21 21 19
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
6KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 19 18 16 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 17 15
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 040521 RRV
KMSN 040520Z 0406/0506 00000KT 5SM FU FEW240
FM041600 09005KT 6SM FU FEW220
FM042200 12005KT 6SM FU SCT230
FM050000 11005KT P6SM SCT240
FM050500 00000KT P6SM FEW220
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-042115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2025
DATE MON 08/04/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 12 12 11 10 9 7 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S
3KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 14 16 16 15
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 13
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 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
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 040521 RRE
KRST 040520Z 0406/0506 14005KT P6SM BKN120
FM041600 14009KT P6SM BKN100
FM050100 12005KT P6SM SCT100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-042115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2025
DATE MON 08/04/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 7 8 7 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR S S S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
1KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 10 9
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
6KFT WSPD 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 11 14 16 16 14
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 040521 RRD
KLSE 040520Z 0406/0506 13004KT P6SM SCT200
FM041700 15007KT P6SM BKN200
FM050100 12003KT P6SM SCT200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-042115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2025
DATE MON 08/04/25 /
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 E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 10 8 7 5 4 3 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 10 14 16 17 16
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 15 15
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 14 16 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 040521
KALO 040520Z 0406/0506 09005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT120
FM041500 13006KT P6SM FEW035 SCT150
FM050100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-042115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2025
DATE MON 08/04/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 8
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 10 13 16 17 17
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 12
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 13 14 15 14
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 040520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050
FM040800 VRB02KT 4SM FU BR SCT250
FM041500 11007KT P6SM FEW035=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$