Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
871
SXUS43 KARX 210902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
WIZ017-212115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DATE TUE 07/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 19 17 15 14 11 9 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 19 18 18 16 15 14 12 11 10 10
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 32 32 32 32 31 29 28 28 27 27 26 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 19 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 34 33 31 29 28 28 27 26 26 25 24 24 23 23 24 25 26 26 26 25 22 19 17 14
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 10 6 10 2 2 2 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
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:36 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 210521
KAUW 210520Z 2106/2206 28007G14KT P6SM FEW250
FM210900 28009KT P6SM SCT250
FM211300 32012G22KT P6SM BKN027
FM211700 33014G25KT P6SM BKN040
FM212300 34011G18KT P6SM SCT050
FM220300 35006KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-212115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DATE TUE 07/21/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW
SFC WSPD 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 6 5 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 20 20 21 21 23 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 21 19 17 14 12 11 10
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 27 27 25 24 23 22 21 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 20 17
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE
3KFT WSPD 36 36 34 32 31 29 28 27 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 19
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 34 36 36 36 34 32 29 27 26 25 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 210524 RRC
KMSN 210521Z 2106/2206 27008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250
FM211300 31012G22KT P6SM SCT040
FM220000 35010KT P6SM SCT250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-212115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DATE TUE 07/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 12 11 9 8 8 7 6 5 4 3
SFC WGUST 22 23 24 24 25 25 24 25 25 26 26 26 25 24 22 19 17 16 15 14 12 11 9 8
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E
1KFT WSPD 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 17 16 15 13
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 29 30 32 32 32 30 28 26 25 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 19 18 16 14 12 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 39 38 36 34 34 34 34 32 29 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 23 22
SKY COVER CL CL FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 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
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 210548 RRA
KRST 210546Z 2106/2206 27010KT P6SM SKC
FM211200 31012G20KT P6SM BKN030
FM211700 33015G25KT P6SM SCT050
FM220000 34012KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-212115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DATE TUE 07/21/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 7 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 2
SFC WGUST 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 18 17 16 17 15 13 11 10 9
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 19 18 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 20 18 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 30 31 31 32 31 30 29 28 26 25 23 22 21 21 22 22 21 20 19 20 20 20 19 17
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 34 35 35 35 35 34 32 30 29 27 26 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 23
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 210548
KLSE 210546Z 2106/2206 29009KT P6SM FEW250
FM211100 30010G19KT P6SM FEW200
FM211300 31012G22KT P6SM FEW050
FM211500 32013G23KT P6SM BKN030
FM211800 33012G20KT P6SM FEW100
FM220000 34010KT P6SM SCT150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-212115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DATE TUE 07/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 11 11 12 13 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 5
SFC WGUST 19 20 21 21 22 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 23 21 18 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 10
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E
1KFT WSPD 26 27 27 26 25 23 21 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 18 17
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 26 27 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 23 21 20 20 19 18 16 13
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 31 32 34 35 34 33 32 32 32 32 30 26 24 23 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 21 21 21
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 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
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 210521
KALO 210520Z 2106/2206 27007KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250
FM211400 32016G24KT P6SM BKN030
FM211900 33017G26KT P6SM SCT025 BKN080
FM220100 34008KT P6SM FEW045 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.
$$
WIZ061-212115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DATE TUE 07/21/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 9 9 10 10 12 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 9 7 7 6 6 6 5 4
SFC WGUST 18 18 19 19 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 23 22 21 19 17 16 16 15 14 14 12 11
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 26 27 27 26 25 23 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 21 19
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 29 29 29 29 28 26 25 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 21 20 18 17 16 15
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 28 31 35 37 36 35 33 33 32 31 29 27 25 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 21
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 210520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 210520Z 2106/2206 23009KT 6SM HZ FU SCT035
PROB30 2106/2109 5SM -SHRA BR BKN035
FM210900 28011KT 6SM HZ FU FEW035
FM211200 31014KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100
FM211500 33015G23KT P6SM BKN060
FM220000 35009KT P6SM FEW250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$