Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
896
SXUS43 KARX 290902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
WIZ017-292115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
DATE TUE 07/29/25 /
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 N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 8 9 8 7 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 11 11 11 10 10
1KFT WDIR SW W NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 4 6 9 11 10 8 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 13 15 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 15
3KFT WDIR SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 10 8 7 8 9 11 14
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 27 28 28 29 30 31 31 28 24 20 19 19 19 17 15 14 13 13 12 10 8 7 7 9
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK
POP6HR | 24 | 26 | 5 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 28 21 25 21 18 25 29 30 16 10 5 6 6 5 5 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 2
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 29 2025..........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 8:28 PM CDT
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 290730 AAA
KAUW 290729Z 2907/3006 27004KT P6SM BKN110
TEMPO 2907/2908 15015G26KT
FM291100 34004KT P6SM BKN070
FM291500 35004KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-292115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
DATE TUE 07/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW SW W N NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 10 11 10 9 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 10 8 9 10 13 11 12 12
1KFT WDIR S SW W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E
1KFT WSPD 13 15 16 16 13 10 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 9 9 11 13 15 16 17 18 20 22
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N W W SW S
3KFT WSPD 16 17 19 19 18 15 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 7 6 5 6 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 34 31 26 22 22 24 25 25 24 24 26 28 29 28 26 23 19 15 12 13 14 16 16 15
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 59 | 33 | 31 | 16
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 56 51 42 29 19 19 29 30 33 28 30 30 34 31 31 26 29 28 20 17 17 16 21 22
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2025..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 290845 AAA
KMSN 290844Z 2909/3006 29006KT P6SM OVC090
TEMPO 2909/2912 6SM -TSRA OVC050CB
FM291200 31007KT P6SM BKN100
FM291800 28006KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2921/2924 4SM -TSRA
BKN050CB
FM300100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-292115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
DATE TUE 07/29/25 /
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 SE E E W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 10 12 13 12 11 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 12 11 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE N N N N NE NE NE E
1KFT WSPD 16 14 11 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 3 1 3 9 18 25 28 28
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
3KFT WSPD 23 20 16 13 14 16 18 18 18 16 14 12 10 10 10 10 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 15 15 17 20 23 26 27 28 29 28 26 23 21 19 16 14 13 11 8 6 6 8 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 27 | 19 | 17 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 35 20 23 22 27 26 18 18 18 12 9 7 9 15 21 18 17 17 17 20 23 27 24 33
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 29 2025..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 290539 AAA
KRST 290537Z 2906/3006 09020G35KT P6SM SCT030 OVC100
TEMPO 2906/2907 01015G30KT
FM290700 13013KT P6SM VCSH OVC100
FM290900 12009KT P6SM BKN050
FM291200 24006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-292115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
DATE TUE 07/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W S NE SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 14 11 10 9 11 13 14 13 11 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 22 17 12 8 9 11 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N W SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 19 17 15 13 14 16 17 17 17 16 14 13 11 10 9 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 9
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 24 23 21 20 19 18 19 21 24 27 29 29 29 27 24 20 18 15 13 12 11 11 14 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 48 | 35 | 23 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 57 32 36 24 24 26 24 24 24 25 16 22 23 22 26 20 20 20 17 18 18 25 24 29
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2025..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 290548
KLSE 290546Z 2906/3006 01020G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC040
TEMPO 2906/2907 VRB20G35KT -TSRA SCT030 OVC070CB
FM290700 23012KT P6SM VCSH OVC070
TEMPO 2907/2908 10010G20KT
FM291000 15006KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100
FM291300 27010KT P6SM OVC150
FM291800 32010KT P6SM BKN100
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-292115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
DATE TUE 07/29/25 /
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 E SE S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 16 16 14 12 14 13 11 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 9 9 11 12 11 11 11 10 11
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE N N NE NE E NE N
1KFT WSPD 6 8 11 13 13 13 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 17
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N NE NE S S S S S SW W
3KFT WSPD 15 12 9 6 8 10 12 11 9 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 2 5 10 16 19 23
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 25 22 18 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 15 18 19 19 17 16 16 16 17 15 13 14 17 22
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 59 | 34 | 34 | 51
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 68 25 32 24 27 27 27 23 27 25 17 24 24 26 30 25 31 35 40 41 33 48 50 59
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 29 2025..........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 290542
KALO 290538Z 2906/3006 VRB25G50KT 2SM TSRAGR BR SCT008CB BKN090
FM290700 VRB10G30KT 4SM -TSRA BR SCT004CB BKN090
FM290800 VRB04KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT008 BKN090
FM290900 VRB04KT P6SM SCT017 BKN100
FM291600 28007KT P6SM FEW008 SCT070 PROB30 2916/2920 5SM
-SHRA
BKN060
FM292000 01007KT P6SM SCT045
FM300400 04007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC100 PROB30
3004/3006 4SM
-TSRA BKN050CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-292115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
DATE TUE 07/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W NW S S W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE N NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 10 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 9 9 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 11 14 15 15 13 11 8 5 4 5 7 9 8 7 6 7 9 9 8 7 7 9 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 13 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 15 13 10 7 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 27 24 21 17 16 15 16 18 20 22 19 15 12 13 14 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 15 16
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 71 | 37 | 38 | 44
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 65 58 42 26 25 26 27 27 27 29 33 34 41 38 41 30 28 33 50 53 52 46 38 50
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2025..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 290811 AAD
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 290811Z 2908/3006 35015G25KT 6SM -TSRA SCT025CB OVC050
FM291000 02012G22KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 BKN080
FM291400 26008KT P6SM BKN100
FM292300 12005KT P6SM BKN250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$