Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
450
SXUS43 KARX 112101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025
WIZ017-120915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025
DATE SAT 10/11/25 /
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 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 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 13
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 11 13 15 16 16 17 19 19 21 20 20 22 21 22 25 24 25 25 24 25 25
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE N N N
1KFT WSPD 10 12 14 17 19 22 24 24 24 23 22 21 21 22 24 25 26 26 24 16 7 0 0 0
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N
3KFT WSPD 9 11 13 16 19 22 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 24 24 25 28 31 30 21 10 0 0 0
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW N N N
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 18 19 21 24 26 25 18 8 0 0 0
SKY COVER FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2
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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 6:20 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:18 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 111933 AAA
KAUW 111932Z 1120/1218 11006KT P6SM SKC
FM120000 12005KT P6SM SCT150
FM121000 14009G17KT P6SM BKN020
FM121600 15012G21KT P6SM BKN045
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-120915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025
DATE SAT 10/11/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 8 9 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 15 15 16 19 20 20 20 20 20 20
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE N N N
1KFT WSPD 10 12 15 18 20 21 21 21 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 25 22 15 7 0 0 0
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N
3KFT WSPD 9 11 13 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 14 16 17 12 6 0 0 0
6KFT WDIR W W W W SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW N N N
6KFT WSPD 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 12 13 13 14 16 17 16 12 5 0 0 0
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 112039 AAA
KMSN 112037Z 1121/1218 09007KT P6SM FEW035
FM121100 13005KT P6SM BKN150
FM121300 14006KT P6SM SCT200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-120915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025
DATE SAT 10/11/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 17 17 18 17 17
SFC WGUST 14 16 15 15 16 18 19 19 20 21 23 26 26 26 27 27 25 28 29 31 31 31 31 31
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N
1KFT WSPD 11 14 18 22 25 27 29 31 32 32 31 30 29 29 29 29 30 30 27 19 8 0 0 0
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N
3KFT WSPD 12 15 18 22 26 29 32 33 34 34 36 37 38 38 38 38 40 42 39 27 12 0 0 0
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N
6KFT WSPD 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 14 16 17 17 17 18 21 24 24 17 8 0 0 0
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13
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 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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 632 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 111724 RRC
KRST 111722Z 1118/1218 14010KT P6SM SCT200
FM120900 15014G24KT P6SM BKN150
FM121500 15018G28KT P6SM 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.
$$
WIZ041-120915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025
DATE SAT 10/11/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 13 13 13 14 14
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 23 23 23 24 24 24 23
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE N N N
1KFT WSPD 9 11 13 16 21 26 30 31 31 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 30 26 18 8 0 0 0
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N
3KFT WSPD 11 13 16 18 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 27 29 28 20 9 0 0 0
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N
6KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 18 19 21 22 21 15 7 0 0 0
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 111724 RRA
KLSE 111722Z 1118/1218 12006KT P6SM FEW200
FM121500 15012G18KT P6SM BKN200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-120915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025
DATE SAT 10/11/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 9 8 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17
SFC WGUST 12 14 16 14 15 15 16 17 17 19 20 22 22 21 23 23 24 25 26 28 28 28 28 28
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S N N N
1KFT WSPD 10 13 16 20 23 25 27 29 30 30 30 29 28 29 30 30 30 28 24 16 7 0 0 0
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N
3KFT WSPD 11 13 16 19 22 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 33 33 35 36 34 24 11 0 0 0
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N
6KFT WSPD 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 15 17 19 19 14 6 0 0 0
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10
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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 632 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 111727
KALO 111725Z 1118/1218 11008KT P6SM FEW250
FM120100 13012KT P6SM BKN250
FM121400 14016G23KT P6SM BKN200
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-120915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025
DATE SAT 10/11/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 12 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 21 22 23 22 22
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE N N N
1KFT WSPD 9 10 12 15 19 25 29 30 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 27 23 16 7 0 0 0
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S N N N
3KFT WSPD 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 21 21 15 7 0 0 0
6KFT WDIR W SW SW S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW N N N
6KFT WSPD 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 13 14 16 18 18 13 6 0 0 0
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 111817 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 111817Z 1118/1218 06007KT P6SM SKC
FM112200 12009KT P6SM FEW250
TEMPO 1208/1212 4SM BR=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$