Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
518
SXUS43 KARX 042101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
WIZ017-050915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
DATE FRI 07/04/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 17 17 16 18 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 18 20 20 21 21 21 22 21
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 17 15 13 13 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 22 23 24 25 27 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 32 35 38 40 38 36 33 31 30 29 28 28
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 25 25 26 27 29 31 33 34 36 37 37 35 33 31 29 28
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK
POP6HR | 15 | 1 | 25 | 94
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 17 17 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 6 14 14 14 26 26 26 63 63 63
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 4 2025..........SUNRISE 5:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT
JULY 5 2025..........SUNRISE 5:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 041724
KAUW 041721Z 0418/0518 18010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
FM050100 19005KT P6SM SCT250
FM051000 19007KT P6SM SCT200 WS020/23035KT
FM051400 21010G18KT P6SM 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.
$$
WIZ044-050915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
DATE FRI 07/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 16 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 20 20 23 25 25 26 27
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 14 15 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 27 29 30 31 32 32 31 27 22 19 20 22 24 25 24
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 25 26 27 29 30 31 31 31 30 29 30 32 35
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 23 25 27 30 32 35 38 39 38 37
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 18 | 0 | 2 | 69
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 19 20 20 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 14 17 45 48 48
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 4 2025..........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
JULY 5 2025..........SUNRISE 524 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 041736 RRB
KMSN 041734Z 0418/0518 20009KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
FM042100 22008KT P6SM SCT050
FM050100 19005KT P6SM FEW250
FM051200 20008KT P6SM FEW250
FM051400 21009G17KT P6SM SCT250
FM051600 22012G23KT P6SM SCT200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-050915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
DATE FRI 07/04/25 /
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 SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13
SFC WGUST 24 23 22 22 19 18 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 21 23 25 24 24 23 23 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 21 21 20 20 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 28 27 26 24 22 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 28 29 32 34 36 36 35 34 31 29 28 28 29 29 27 25
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 26 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 25 27 28 30 33 34 31 28 25 25 26 27 26 24
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 5 | 45 | 84
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 17 22 27 29 29 29 33 33 33 61 61 61
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 4 2025..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT
JULY 5 2025..........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 042100 AAA
KRST 042059Z 0421/0518 20015G25KT P6SM FEW050
FM050100 18012KT P6SM SCT250
FM051200 20012KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0512/0515 4SM -TSRA
OVC030CB
FM051500 21012G20KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 0515/0518 4SM -TSRA
OVC015CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-050915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
DATE FRI 07/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 9 9 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 12
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 16 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 21 21 22 23 25 23 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 17 18 18 19 19 19 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 31 29 27 24 20 17 17 17 18 19 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 27 30 33 34 34 34 34 33 32 30 28 27 28 29
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 21 22 24 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 27 29 30 32 33 33 33 32 31 30 29
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 7 | 0 | 16 | 76
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 10 13 28 29 29 55 55 55
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 4 2025..........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
JULY 5 2025..........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 042100 AAA
KLSE 042059Z 0421/0518 22012KT P6SM FEW050
FM050100 18006KT P6SM SCT250
FM051500 20012KT P6SM BKN030
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-050915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
DATE FRI 07/04/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 13 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 20 19 18 17 15 15 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 19 19 22 23 24 24 24 24 24
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 28 29 27 23 20 19 19 19 18 17 16 16 16
3KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 25 27 29 30 31 32 32 32 31 31 29 28 26 24 22 21 21
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 27 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 28 26 24
SKY COVER FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 34 | 70
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 10 14 22 22 22 38 38 38 52 53 53
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 4 2025..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
JULY 5 2025..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 041730
KALO 041727Z 0418/0518 19012G20KT P6SM SCT040
FM050000 18010KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200
FM051600 21014G22KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 0516/0518 5SM -TSRA
OVC020CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-050915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
DATE FRI 07/04/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 10 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 14
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 16 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 18 20 20 24 25 25 25 26
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 23 26 28 29 30 30 31 30 29 25 19 16 17 19 22 23 23
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 29 31
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 28 31 35 37 36 34
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 0 | 4 | 55
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 6 10 16 22 40 51 52
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 4 2025..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
JULY 5 2025..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 041720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 041720Z 0418/0518 21012KT P6SM SCT050
FM050100 18007KT P6SM SKC
FM051200 19009KT P6SM SCT200
FM051500 20013G23KT P6SM SCT100=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$