Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
009
SXUS43 KARX 212101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
WIZ017-220915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
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 SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 8 6 6 7 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 17 15 13 12 12 12 11 11
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 5 7 9 11 12 14 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 11 13 15 17 20 22 23 23
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 8 7 7 6 5 4 5 7 11 14 16 17
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 2 | 5 | 40
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 9 11 23 23 23
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 211727
KAUW 211725Z 2118/2218 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035
FM212000 19005KT P6SM SCT035
FM220000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM220800 23003KT 5SM BR SCT200
FM221000 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT004 BKN250
TEMPO 2210/2213 BKN004
FM221300 20003KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
FM221500 24005KT P6SM BKN025
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-220915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE S SE S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 10 10 11 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
1KFT WSPD 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 7
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE N NW N N N NW SW S S E E E S
6KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 4
SKY COVER BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 211951 AAA
KMSN 211948Z 2120/2218 02005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050
FM220200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM220700 00000KT 1SM BR FEW003
FM221100 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN003
FM221400 00000KT P6SM SCT003 BKN035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-220915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 18 15 13 12 11 10 10 11
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 11 10
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE N NW NW N N N NW NW NW E SE SE W
6KFT WSPD 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 8
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 7 7 7 10 9 10 18 20 23
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 211903 AAA
KRST 211859Z 2119/2218 16005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
FM220200 21006KT P6SM SCT150
FM221500 21009KT P6SM BKN100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-220915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 8
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 12 11
6KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE S W NW NW N N NE S S S SE E SE SW
6KFT WSPD 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 6 7 7 6
SKY COVER BK SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 211724
KLSE 211722Z 2118/2218 10008KT P6SM BKN040
FM220900 17004KT 3SM BR SCT150
FM221300 22006KT P6SM SCT150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-220915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 5
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S S SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 7
SKY COVER BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 211727
KALO 211724Z 2118/2218 11005KT P6SM FEW030 BKN250
FM220300 12002KT P6SM SKC
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-220915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W W SW W W
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7
6KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E SW W W SW
6KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 5
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 40 70 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 211720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 211720Z 2118/2218 09004KT P6SM BKN035
FM220800 VRB03KT 4SM BR SKC
TEMPO 2210/2213 1SM BR SCT001
FM221400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$