Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
614
SXUS43 KARX 140901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
WIZ017-142115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /
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 E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 6
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 15 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 17
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 21 21 21 21 19 16 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 17 20 22 22 21 20 19 19
3KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26
6KFT WDIR NE NE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 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
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 140521
KAUW 140520Z 1406/1506 07005KT P6SM SCT120
FM140700 09006KT P6SM SCT250
FM142300 12007KT P6SM SCT090
FM150200 11006KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-142115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 14
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 14 17 18 17 14 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 18 19 19 18 18 20 22 23 23 22
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 15 17 18 19 20 20 21 20 19 16 15 16 18
6KFT WDIR SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
6KFT WSPD 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 11 14
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
POP6HR | 4 | 3 | 11 | 31
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 9 9 9 16 16 16 16 16 16
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 140900 AAA
KMSN 140858Z 1409/1506 07005KT 5SM BR SCT004 BKN007
TEMPO 1409/1412 2SM BR BKN004 OVC007
FM141300 09010KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1501/1506 5SM -TSRA
OVC040CB
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-142115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /
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 E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 10
SFC WGUST 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 22 22 20 20 19 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 19 18 19
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E
1KFT WSPD 14 16 18 19 18 17 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 17 16 16 18 20 23 25 26 26 26 25
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 21 22 23 24 23 22 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 25 27 29 27 25 22 22 21
6KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
6KFT WSPD 16 14 13 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 10 13 16 19 21 21 19 17 14 13 13
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 6 | 17 | 45 | 46
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 19 19 19 24 24 24 25 25 25 21 21 21 18 18 18
FOG 20 0 0 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 14 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 140530
KRST 140527Z 1406/1506 07005KT 4SM BR BKN150
FM141400 11008KT P6SM SCT050
FM141800 12013G20KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1420/1424 5SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM150000 12007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015
FM150300 12007KT 5SM -SHRA OVC008
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-142115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 6 6
SFC WGUST 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
1KFT WSPD 10 13 16 18 17 15 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 19 22 24 26 28 29 29 29
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 15 17 19 19 19 19 21 22 24 25 25 25 23 21 20 22 27
6KFT WDIR SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
6KFT WSPD 14 13 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 12 9 7 7 7 9 12 15 17 15 12 12 16 23
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK
POP6HR | 4 | 13 | 37 | 41
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 12 12 12 21 21 21 18 18 18 15 15 15
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 140530 RRF
KLSE 140527Z 1406/1506 07003KT 5SM BR SCT150
FM140800 07003KT 2SM BR SCT005
FM141400 11008KT P6SM BKN060
FM141800 12010G16KT P6SM BKN050
FM150000 12007KT P6SM OVC045 PROB30 1500/1502 5SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM150200 11007KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 1502/1506 5SM -SHRA
OVC015
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-142115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /
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 E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE E
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 15 15 16 16 17 19 20 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
1KFT WSPD 21 22 23 23 21 18 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 16 17 18 20 20 20 18 14
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 19 20 21 22 21 19 18 19 20 21 21 21 22 21 21 21 21 22 24 29 35 38 37 34
6KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 7 6 7 7 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 19 23 25 23 20 19 21 25 27 27 26
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV
POP6HR | 41 | 48 | 70 | 61
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 28 30 30 22 22 22 17 17 17 30 30 30 37 37 37 40 40 40 41 41 41 31 31 31
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 140521
KALO 140520Z 1406/1506 08008KT P6SM FEW020 BKN045
FM141100 07009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
TEMPO 1411/1415 4SM -TSRA OVC005CB
FM141500 08009KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN006 OVC017
FM141800 11010KT P6SM BKN010 OVC020 PROB30 1421/1501 4SM
-TSRA
OVC008CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-142115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 7
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 16 16 17 18 17 17 16 15 15
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 19 21 22 23 19 15 12 13 16 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 24 29 33 33 31
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
3KFT WSPD 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 14 11 10 12 15 18 20 20 21 21 21 22 25 28 31 33 35
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 11 17 21 21 19 17 14 12 11 13 17 21 27 31 34 33 30
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 33 | 26 | 60 | 73
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 19 22 23 13 13 13 9 9 9 14 14 14 24 24 24 38 38 38 34 34 34 41 41 41
FOG 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 140530 AAB
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 140530Z 1406/1506 07007KT 5SM BR BKN015
FM140900 07008KT 4SM BR BKN009
FM141200 09007KT 5SM BR BKN015
PROB30 1412/1415 4SM -TSRA OVC010CB
FM141800 10010KT P6SM BKN020
FM150100 10012KT P6SM BKN030
PROB30 1501/1505 4SM -TSRA OVC015CB=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$