Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
815
SXUS43 KARX 260731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
WIZ017-261945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 11 11 13 14 13 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 9
1KFT 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
1KFT WSPD 18 17 17 17 17 16 14 11 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 10 9 9 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 14 13
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 14 12 10 8 6 5 5 4 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:30 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 260521 RRB
KAUW 260520Z 2606/2706 13004KT 5SM FU BKN250
FM261600 18006KT P6SM SCT035
FM262000 22007KT P6SM SCT045
FM270200 19006KT P6SM SCT250
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-261945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 8 7 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 6 6 6 7 8 8
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 14 13 13 12 10 8 6 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 10 11 12 13
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8
6KFT WDIR S SW SW W W NW NW N N NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 8 7 5
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 12 12 12 22 22 18 10 5 2 1 2 2 3 1 4 1
FOG 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 260521 RRU
KMSN 260520Z 2606/2706 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120
TEMPO 2607/2609 4SM -SHRA OVC025
FM260900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN027
FM261900 21006KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 2619/2622 6SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM262200 22005KT P6SM SCT045
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-261945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 13 11 10 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 13 15 16 16 16
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 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
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 260530
KRST 260529Z 2606/2706 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
FM261300 19008KT P6SM BKN150
FM261800 19007KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-261945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 11 10 8 8 8 9 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 7 6
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
1KFT WSPD 16 16 15 14 12 10 7 4 2 3 4 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 14
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW W N N NE NE E NE NE NE N N NW N N N N N N NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 6 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 6 5 6 2 5 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 3 1
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 260536
KLSE 260533Z 2606/2706 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100
FM261500 19006KT P6SM BKN050
FM270000 19004KT P6SM SCT200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-261945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3
SFC WGUST 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 8 6
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 9 11 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 9 9 15 15 17 20 20 20 22 15 12 14 10 9 4 4 4 3 3 2 0 1 2 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
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 260521 RRA
KALO 260520Z 2606/2706 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
FM261000 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN008 BKN018
FM261500 VRB04KT P6SM BKN016
FM261700 19007KT P6SM FEW022 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.
$$
WIZ061-261945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 9 8 7 8 8 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 7 5
1KFT WDIR SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10
3KFT WDIR SE S S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 7 7 6 7 9 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 2
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 8 8 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 9 10
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 26 | 33 | 26 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 19 20 27 29 35 22 22 22 37 36 36 43 43 38 29 13 12 14 13 8 1 1 4 4
FOG 20 20 20 40 40 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 260657 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 260657Z 2607/2706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 BKN060
TEMPO 2607/2609 -SHRA BKN015
FM260900 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT005 BKN015
FM261000 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN006
FM261400 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN008 PROB30 2614/2617 5SM -TSRA
OVC015CB
FM261700 19006KT P6SM BKN018
FM262000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$