Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
852
SXUS43 KARX 082102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025
WIZ017-090915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025
DATE FRI 08/08/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
SFC WGUST 19 20 19 19 20 19 19 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 17
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S
1KFT WSPD 19 19 18 17 19 21 23 22 21 20 20 21 21 22 22 21 19 17 14 10 7 5 6 8
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW
3KFT WSPD 23 24 24 25 28 31 34 35 36 37 37 37 36 34 31 29 29 28 27 24 20 18 19 22
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 26 26 27 27 26 25 24 26 28 30 27 24 21 23 27 30 30 29 27 26 25 25 25 26
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 9 | 36 | 67 | 64
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 11 9 9 6 2 3 4 7 11 25 41 44 49 53 53 41 41 41 41 41 41 35 35 35
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 8 2025........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 081736
KAUW 081735Z 0818/0918 17010G17KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120
FM090200 17009KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/18035KT
FM090900 17008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 WS020/22040KT
FM091200 17008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC050 WS020/22040KT
TEMPO 0912/0916 29020G35KT 2SM TSRA BKN030CB
FM091600 20011G18KT 6SM -TSRA BKN030CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-090915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025
DATE FRI 08/08/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 20 20 21 20 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 18 19 19 18 19 19
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SE E NE N NW
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 22 24 26 27 27 27 25 23 20 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 19 16 14 13
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SW
3KFT WSPD 21 22 24 26 29 32 34 35 35 35 35 35 33 31 27 25 25 26 26 20 14 10 13 19
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 24 22 21 19 18 17 17 17 18 20 22 24 26 25 24 24 25 26 28 31 33 34 34 32
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 7 | 11 | 37 | 64
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 5 7 8 10 14 17 21 25 32 40 36 28 28 28 43 43 43
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2025........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 082006 AAA
KMSN 082003Z 0820/0918 19012G22KT P6SM FEW045 BKN250
FM090000 17010KT P6SM SCT250
FM090500 18010KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/19040KT
FM091200 18009KT P6SM SCT250
FM091400 19010G19KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-090915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025
DATE FRI 08/08/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
SFC WSPD 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 27 27 27 25 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 17 17 17 16 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 26 24 21 19 21 23 25 22 17 14 14 15 17 18 20 21 20 19 17 16 15 14 12 10
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
3KFT WSPD 30 29 28 28 31 35 37 36 34 31 28 25 23 23 24 25 26 25 23 19 14 9 7 7
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 37 38 37 34 29 22 17 17 20 22 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 22 24 24 24 20 16
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 6 | 51 | 68 | 57
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 7 7 5 3 4 4 8 12 27 42 55 67 65 62 44 44 44 28 28 28 26 26 26
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 8 2025........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 081906 AAA
KRST 081904Z 0819/0918 17015G24KT P6SM FEW025
FM090700 16008G13KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 0907/0909 4SM -TSRA
OVC070CB
FM090900 18010KT 3SM -TSRA BKN050CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-090915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025
DATE FRI 08/08/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 22 21 21 22 21 21 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 17
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SE E SE S
1KFT WSPD 23 24 24 24 26 27 28 26 22 19 16 14 14 16 20 23 26 27 25 18 10 3 2 4
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W SW
3KFT WSPD 26 27 27 29 32 36 38 38 38 36 34 32 30 27 25 24 26 28 29 22 15 9 11 16
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 25 27 28 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 26 25 26 28 30 33 37 38 36 32
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 6 | 23 | 53 | 66
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 6 7 5 3 3 3 5 7 13 20 30 41 45 49 42 42 42 35 35 35 45 45 45
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2025........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 081906 AAA
KLSE 081904Z 0819/0918 17012G21KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250
FM090500 16007KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 WS020/19045KT PROB30
0909/0914 4SM -TSRA BKN070CB
FM091400 17008KT 3SM -TSRA BKN070CB
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-090915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025
DATE FRI 08/08/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE SE
SFC WSPD 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9
SFC WGUST 26 26 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 20 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE E E SE
1KFT WSPD 23 24 24 25 27 30 31 31 30 27 21 15 10 11 14 17 17 16 14 13 11 9 7 5
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 29 31 33 35 36 37 39 41 44 44 39 33 28 26 26 26 24 22 20 19 19 19 17 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 33 35 36 35 31 26 23 24 26 28 27 25 23 20 16 15 16 18 21 23 24 25 25 25
SKY COVER SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 4 | 26 | 56 | 66
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 12 20 35 47 45 41 50 50 50 42 42 42 54 54 54
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 8 2025........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 081739
KALO 081738Z 0818/0918 17013G22KT P6SM SCT028
FM090100 16013KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-090915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025
DATE FRI 08/08/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 23 23 22 21 22 22 22 22 21 20 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 20 19 19 19 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW E
1KFT WSPD 22 23 24 25 27 29 31 33 33 33 30 27 24 20 16 13 13 15 16 15 14 12 11 9
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 24 25 27 29 32 34 36 38 38 38 39 39 38 34 29 25 22 21 20 19 18 19 22 26
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 21 21 20 19 20 20 21 22 23 25 27 29 29 26 21 18 16 16 18 21 24 27 28 29
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 7 | 30 | 51
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 10 15 21 27 32 37 31 25 22 20 34 49 54
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2025........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 081736 CCA
TAFDBQ
TAF COR
KDBQ 081736Z 0818/0918 18016G24KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
FM090000 17014G20KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 0914/0918 4SM TSRA
BKN025CB=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$