Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
098
SXUS43 KARX 300901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
WIZ017-302115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
DATE THU 07/30/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 19 19 18 16 14 11 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 12 14 16 16 15 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 12 10 9 10 12 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 8 8 8 13 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5
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 30 2026..........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 300521 RRA
KAUW 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB02KT P6SM FEW060
FM301800 24007KT 6SM FU SCT060
FM302100 23009G15KT 6SM FU SCT060
FM302300 24007KT P6SM SCT080
FM310400 21002KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-302115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
DATE THU 07/30/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 7
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 7 6 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 15 15
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 14
SKY COVER FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 300521 RRC
KMSN 300520Z 3006/3106 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM301400 18004KT P6SM FEW045
FM301900 23005KT P6SM SCT060
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-302115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
DATE THU 07/30/26 /
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 S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 14 18 23 26 26 23
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 15 16 17 16 15 15 15 16
6KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
6KFT WSPD 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 12 15
SKY COVER FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 5
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 30 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 300521 RRD
KRST 300520Z 3006/3106 19006KT P6SM FEW250
FM301500 20010KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-302115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
DATE THU 07/30/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 12 16 20 22 23
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 6 6 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 18
6KFT WDIR NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 300521 RRC
KLSE 300520Z 3006/3106 17003KT P6SM SKC
FM301800 20006KT P6SM BKN250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-302115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
DATE THU 07/30/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 16
1KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 17 21 24 27 28 27
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 18 20
6KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
6KFT WSPD 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 10 12 15 18
SKY COVER SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 8 8
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 30 2026..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 300521
KALO 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM301500 19009KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-302115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
DATE THU 07/30/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 9 11 14 17 19 21 23 24
3KFT WDIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 19
6KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 300520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM301600 17007KT P6SM SKC=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$