Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 121931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
WIZ017-130745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 9
SFC WGUST 20 20 19 18 17 16 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 16 18 18 19 17
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 16 17 16 15 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 13 14 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 35 32 30 27 25 23 23 24 25 27 28 30 31 32 32 32 32 32 34 36 37 37 35 32
SKY COVER BK SC FW CL FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 12 2026.....SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 121721
KAUW 121720Z 1218/1318 29011G18KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250
FM130000 30007KT P6SM SCT250
FM130500 30004KT P6SM BKN100
FM131500 30012G18KT P6SM FEW035 BKN120
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-130745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 12 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 8
SFC WGUST 20 19 18 17 16 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 17 17
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 18 19 18 17 16 13 11 9 9 10 11 13 15 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 18 17 17 18 20 21 20 18 17
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 36 37 37 34 31 27 25 23 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 30 30
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 121754
KMSN 121752Z 1218/1318 29007KT P6SM BKN025
FM122100 30008KT P6SM SCT028
FM122300 31006KT P6SM FEW035
FM130500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150
FM131400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT120
FM131700 33006KT P6SM BKN080
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-130745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 5
SFC WGUST 18 17 17 16 16 14 12 11 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 14 10
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE N N N NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 17 17 17 16 15 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 7 9 11 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 16
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 33 32 30 27 25 23 22 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 27 26 25 24 25 26 28
SKY COVER SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 12 2026.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 121733
KRST 121732Z 1218/1318 33013G23KT P6SM SCT100
FM122100 32011KT P6SM FEW100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-130745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 9 5
SFC WGUST 19 17 16 15 13 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 8 8 8 7 8 8 10 11 13 14 12
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 15 16 18 18 17 16 14 11 9 7 6 6 7 9 12 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 19 18 18 17
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 37 36 34 31 28 26 25 24 24 24 24 25 26 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 29 28 28 28
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 121733
KLSE 121732Z 1218/1318 33011G21KT P6SM SCT100
FM122100 32011KT P6SM FEW100
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-130745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 4
SFC WGUST 17 15 15 14 13 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 11 10 11 11 8
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
1KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 11 9 8 8 10 11
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 15 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 26 28 28 27 25 23 21 19 19 20 23 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 20 22 22 20 17 15
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 5 5 5 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 12 2026.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 121721
KALO 121720Z 1218/1318 35012G20KT P6SM FEW200
FM122300 36005KT P6SM FEW240
FM131400 04006KT P6SM OVC250
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-130745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 5
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 8 9 11 13 12 13 10
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N NW
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 9 10
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
3KFT WSPD 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 27 30 32 31 28 24 22 21 21 23 26 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 24 24 23 21 20
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 7 7 7 4
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 121720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 121720Z 1218/1318 31009KT P6SM OVC020
FM122000 34006KT P6SM FEW150
FM131200 02006KT P6SM OVC250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$