Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 171001
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
WIZ017-172215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
DATE MON 11/17/25 /
CST 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 N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10
1KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE E E E E E E E E E E SE
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 7 10 11 13 14 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N SE SE SE E E E SE SE
3KFT WSPD 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N
6KFT WSPD 28 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 17 16 17 18 17 15 11 8 7 6 5
SKY COVER CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9
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 17 2025......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 4:28 PM CST
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 4:27 PM CST
FTUS80 KAUW 170521 RRA
KAUW 170520Z 1706/1806 30004KT P6SM SKC
FM171800 30004KT P6SM SCT200
FM180300 VRB03KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-172215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
DATE MON 11/17/25 /
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W W W NE E E E E E E SE SE E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4
SFC WGUST 9 8 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10
1KFT WDIR N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 13 11 9 8 6 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 11 11 13 14 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 18 18 19 19 18 17 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW
6KFT WSPD 28 27 26 25 23 22 21 20 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 20 18 14 10 7 5 2
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 14 | 60
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST
FTUS53 KMSN 170906 AAA
KMSN 170902Z 1709/1806 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM171600 00000KT P6SM FEW200
FM171900 00000KT P6SM BKN200
FM172100 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 1803/1806 4SM -SN OVC030
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-172215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
DATE MON 11/17/25 /
CST 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 E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
1KFT WDIR NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
1KFT WSPD 9 12 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 12 14 16 19 21 23 24 23 22 21 21 21 21
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 8 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 18 22 24 24 22 21 21 22 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 25 26 27 26 24 21 19 16 15 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 11 10 10 12 13 15 18 21
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 2 | 9 | 66 | 91
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 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
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 170521 RRG
KRST 170520Z 1706/1806 29005KT P6SM SCT200
FM171300 12006KT P6SM BKN100
FM171900 12008KT P6SM OVC070
FM180200 11009KT 4SM -RA OVC025
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-172215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
DATE MON 11/17/25 /
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR N N N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E
SFC WSPD 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 14 17 19 20 19 19 19 20 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 12 11 9 7 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 13 14 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S SE SE
6KFT WSPD 23 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 16 15 14 11 7 5 6 9 12
SKY COVER FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 6 | 35 | 90
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST
FTUS80 KLSE 170521 RRV
KLSE 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
FM171400 13004KT P6SM SCT200
FM172000 12004KT P6SM BKN100
FM180300 11005KT 4SM -RA OVC030
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-172215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
DATE MON 11/17/25 /
CST 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 E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 10 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 7 9 12 15 17 18 17 16 14 13 13 14 17 20 23 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 25 23
3KFT WDIR W W W SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 4 4 5 7 10 12 13 15 17 19 21 25 28 31 32 31 30 30 29 29
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW
6KFT WSPD 28 28 27 26 24 22 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 16 17 19 21 25 28 29 26 20 13
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 2 | 9 | 80 | 91
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
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 17 2025......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST
FTUS80 KALO 170521
KALO 170520Z 1706/1806 00000KT P6SM BKN120
FM171500 12008KT P6SM BKN100
FM171900 13011G19KT P6SM BKN150
FM172200 11012G20KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1723/1724 6SM -RA
OVC030
FM180000 11012G20KT 6SM -RA BKN080
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-172215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
DATE MON 11/17/25 /
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9
SFC WGUST 5 6 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 17
1KFT WDIR N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 10 11 11 10 10 9 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 14 17 20 22 22 21 21 22 24 27
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 13 14 14 14 12 11 9 6 4 2 2 2 4 6 8 12 15 18 18 18 18 20 23 26
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 31 31 31 31 31 30 28 25 23 22 22 21 20 19 17 15 12 11 13 16 19 20 21 22
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 1 | 8 | 59 | 91
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 170520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 170520Z 1706/1806 10004KT P6SM BKN120
FM172000 11010KT P6SM OVC100
FM180300 12010KT 6SM -RA OVC050=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$