Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
705
SXUS43 KARX 242101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025
WIZ017-250915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025
DATE SUN 08/24/25 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 19 19 19 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 20 20 19 18 17 17 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 24 26 26 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 19 20 20 19 16 15 14 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 23 23 23 23 23 24 25 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 24 23 22 22
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 12 12 5 5 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 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
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 241739
KAUW 241737Z 2418/2518 31014G21KT P6SM BKN035 BKN050 PROB30
2418/2421 -SHRA
FM250100 31007KT P6SM BKN035 BKN060
FM250600 31005KT P6SM SCT060
FM251500 32010G17KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-250915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025
DATE SUN 08/24/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10
SFC WGUST 22 22 21 19 18 17 16 15 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 16 17
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 19 15 13 12 12 13 13 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 24 25 26 26 26 25 24 22 21 19 18 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 18 17 15 14 14 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 24 25 25 25 24 22 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 21 19 17 17 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 241721 RRB
KMSN 241720Z 2418/2518 30014G21KT P6SM SCT045
FM242300 31010KT P6SM FEW060
FM251600 32008G15KT P6SM FEW050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-250915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025
DATE SUN 08/24/25 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 12 11 11 9 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 22 21 20 18 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 14 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 12 14 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 17 16 16 16 17 20 21 21 21 20 18 15 13 13 13
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 26 27 27 28 28 27 27 28 28 28 26 25 24 24 25 26 26 26 25 23 21 19 18 18
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 241721 RRB
KRST 241720Z 2418/2518 32015G25KT P6SM SCT050
FM242300 31011KT P6SM SCT050
FM250300 29006KT P6SM FEW200
FM251400 33008KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-250915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025
DATE SUN 08/24/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 9 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 21 20 19 18 17 13 12 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 23 23 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 18 19 19 18 16 14 13 13 13 13 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 19 17 15 14 14 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 30 29 28 26 25 23 22 22 21 20 20
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW
POP6HR | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 241721 RRB
KLSE 241720Z 2418/2518 31015G23KT P6SM SCT040
TEMPO 2418/2422 -SHRA BKN040
FM242300 31011KT P6SM SCT050
FM250200 32005KT P6SM FEW200
FM251500 32008KT P6SM SKC
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-250915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025
DATE SUN 08/24/25 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 11 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 21 21 19 18 15 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 19 18 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 17 15 13 12 13
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 24 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 23 23 22 21 21 23 24 25 25 23 22 21 21 20 19 19
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 8 | 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
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 241727 AAA
KALO 241723Z 2417/2512 32014G21KT P6SM SCT040
FM242300 32012KT P6SM FEW040
FM250100 32007KT P6SM FEW045
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-250915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025
DATE SUN 08/24/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 11 12 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 21 21 20 19 15 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 17 14 13 13 13 13 13 13
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 27 26 24 21 17 14 13 13
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
6KFT WSPD 25 24 23 23 23 24 25 25 26 26 26 27 27 28 28 28 27 26 25 23 21 20 19 20
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 241854 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 241854Z 2419/2518 28013G21KT P6SM SCT040
FM250200 32006KT P6SM FEW250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$