Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 162201
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
WIZ017-171015-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
DATE SUN 11/16/25 /
CST 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 N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 18 16 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 9 8 7 7 7 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 5
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 3
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 24 26 28 28 27 26 25 23 22 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 19 18 16 15 13 12 10 8
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 NW
6KFT WSPD 39 39 39 39 39 38 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 28 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 18
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 4:28 PM CST
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 4:28 PM CST
FTUS80 KAUW 161721 RRA
KAUW 161720Z 1618/1718 31011G21KT P6SM SKC
FM170100 30004KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-171015-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
DATE SUN 11/16/25 /
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W W W W W
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
SFC WGUST 20 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 22 22 23 23 24 24 23 22 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 4
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 25 27 28 28 27 25 24 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 17 16 15 15 14 13 11 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 39 38 37 35 34 33 33 33 33 32 30 29 29 29 28 28 27 25 23 21 19 18 17 17
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 432 PM CST
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST
FTUS80 KMSN 161721 RRO
KMSN 161720Z 1618/1718 31011G20KT P6SM SKC
FM162300 30009KT P6SM SKC
FM171000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-171015-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
DATE SUN 11/16/25 /
CST 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 W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E
SFC WSPD 7 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 13 10 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 4 5 7 8 9 12 11 12 12 13 13 14
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW S S SE SE
3KFT WSPD 18 17 17 16 14 12 10 7 6 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 5 4 2 2 3 4 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 28 26 23 21 18 16 14 14 14 16 19 22 24 26 26 25 24 22 21 20 19 19 20 20
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11
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 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
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST
FTUS80 KRST 161736 RRD
KRST 161734Z 1618/1718 33011KT P6SM SKC
FM170000 29005KT P6SM FEW200
FM171000 12007KT P6SM SCT100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-171015-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
DATE SUN 11/16/25 /
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E SE S S SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 5 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 11 9 8 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 22 22 22 21 20 19 17 15 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 5 4 3 2
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
6KFT WSPD 36 34 32 30 27 25 23 22 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 25 21 19 19 20 22
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST
FTUS80 KLSE 161736 RRC
KLSE 161734Z 1618/1718 32009KT P6SM SKC
FM170000 30004KT P6SM SKC
FM170400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200
FM171200 13005KT P6SM SCT150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-171015-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
DATE SUN 11/16/25 /
CST 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 N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 10 9 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 15 14 14 15 16 17 17
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 16 15 14 15 16 17
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S SE SE
3KFT WSPD 14 15 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 5 7 9 11 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
6KFT WSPD 29 28 27 24 22 20 20 21 22 24 26 27 27 25 24 23 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 20
SKY COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12
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 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
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST
FTUS53 KALO 162154 AAA
KALO 162152Z 1622/1718 32008KT P6SM SCT250
FM170400 36002KT P6SM SCT050
FM170800 06003KT P6SM BKN050
FM171600 13008KT P6SM BKN120
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-171015-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
DATE SUN 11/16/25 /
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 15 12 12 11 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 5 7 7 8 8 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 11 10 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 7
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 21 23 23 22 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 35 33 31 29 26 24 22 20 19 19 21 23 26 29 31 31 29 28 27 26 25 26 26 27
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 161725
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 161725Z 1618/1718 32010KT P6SM FEW250
FM171700 13007KT P6SM BKN150=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$