Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
469
SXUS43 KARX 222102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
WIZ017-230915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 15 13 12 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 19
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 13 13 13
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 16 15 16 21 26 30 29 25 23 24 26 28 28 27 25 22 18 16 16 17
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 19 21 23 25 25 24 23 23 23 24 28 33 36 35 33 30 29 28 27 25 24 22 22 22
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 32 | 14 | 0 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 35 33 36 31 30 24 11 9 10 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 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
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 221745
KAUW 221742Z 2218/2318 25008KT P6SM BKN035 BKN090 PROB30 2223/2302
-SHRA BKN020
FM230700 28008KT P6SM SCT020
FM231500 30013G18KT P6SM SCT040
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-230915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 21
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 11 12 14 16 18 21 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 27 27 27 26 24 22 21 20 19 19 19
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 12 12 13 16 20 23 24 24 23 22 23 25 30 37 40 38 32 27 25 23 23 22 22
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 19 | 22 | 3 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 5 6 12 19 26 23 25 22 11 10 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 221945 AAA
KMSN 221943Z 2220/2318 23006KT P6SM BKN040
FM231600 29010G15KT P6SM FEW250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-230915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 13
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 23 23
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 13 13 14 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 21 21
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 11 15 20 23 24 23 22 22 23 26 31 37 41 42 40 38 34 31 28 27 28 28 28 27
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK
POP6HR | 35 | 10 | 0 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 33 34 37 28 22 17 11 7 9 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 221827 AAA
KRST 221825Z 2218/2318 26011KT P6SM BKN022 PROB30 2222/2302 5SM
-TSRA OVC025CB
FM230200 27007KT P6SM FEW030
FM230800 30010KT P6SM SKC
FM231400 31012G22KT P6SM SCT030
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-230915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 9 9 10 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 19
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 25 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 20
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 10 12 16 19 21 23 24 24 23 24 27 30 34 37 39 40 37 33 29 27 26 25 25 25
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 27 | 20 | 1 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 11 18 23 25 28 28 22 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 221733 AAA
KLSE 221732Z 2218/2318 25010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 PROB30 2223/2303
5SM -TSRA OVC030CB
FM230300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW035
FM231000 30007KT P6SM SKC
FM231500 31011G20KT P6SM SCT040
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-230915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
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 W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 11 12 13 14 14 14
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 21
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 16 18 20 21 23 24 24 24 23 21 20 19 19 19 19 20
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 17 20 22 22 22 23 24 26 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 21 21
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 15 18 20 20 20 20 23 27 32 37 41 43 42 38 35 31 28 25 24 24
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 27 | 23 | 3 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 16 24 25 27 29 24 21 18 8 8 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
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
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 221730
KALO 221729Z 2218/2318 23007KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 PROB30 2303/2307
4SM -SHRA BKN030
FM231200 32007KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-230915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DATE FRI 08/22/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 14 15 16 17 17 18 18
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 22 22 23 24 24 23 21 19 19 19
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 11 10 9 9 10 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 27 33 37 39 39 38 34 30 26 25 25
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 8 | 19 | 5 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 2 6 10 14 18 21 21 19 14 10 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 221720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 221720Z 2218/2318 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
FM230800 28006KT P6SM OVC050
FM231400 32010KT P6SM SCT200=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$