Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
397
SXUS43 KARX 170901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025
WIZ017-172115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025
DATE THU 07/17/25 /
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 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N NE NE E E SE
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 19 18 17 17 16 15 13 13 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N NW NW W S S S S
1KFT WSPD 15 16 15 15 14 12 11 10 9 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7
3KFT WDIR NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 21 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 6 5 5 6 7
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0
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
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 170521
KAUW 170520Z 1706/1806 36010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN009
FM171000 36008G17KT P6SM OVC012
FM171200 36008G16KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050
FM171500 01008G15KT P6SM SCT040
FM171900 03004KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-172115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025
DATE THU 07/17/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 7
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 7 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 9
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 18 17 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N NW W W W SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 20 22 22 21 21 20 19 19 19 18 17 16 14 11 8 6 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 8
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 170521 RRD
KMSN 170520Z 1706/1806 35008KT P6SM OVC009
FM171100 35008KT P6SM OVC010
FM171700 01008KT P6SM BKN020
FM172100 03006KT P6SM BKN035
FM180200 00000KT P6SM SCT035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-172115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025
DATE THU 07/17/25 /
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 N N N N N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 5 5 6 6 6 5 7 7
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 15 13 12 11 9 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 10
3KFT WDIR N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
3KFT WSPD 17 17 18 18 18 17 15 13 10 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 12 15 17 15 12 10 11 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 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 17 2025..........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 170527 RRD
KRST 170526Z 1706/1806 34010KT P6SM OVC008
TEMPO 1706/1709 OVC004
FM170900 35010KT P6SM OVC015
FM171300 01009KT P6SM BKN050
FM171700 03007KT P6SM FEW050
FM180200 14006KT P6SM SCT080
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-172115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025
DATE THU 07/17/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 7
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 14 12 10 9 9 9 7 6 4 3 2 2 3 5 7 8 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 19 20 20 20 19 17 16 17 17 18 17 16 14 12 9 8 9 11 12 10 7 5 5 7
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 170527 RRB
KLSE 170526Z 1706/1806 35009KT P6SM OVC011
FM171000 35009KT P6SM BKN025
FM171300 01007KT P6SM BKN050
FM171800 01007KT P6SM FEW050
FM180300 12004KT P6SM SCT080
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-172115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025
DATE THU 07/17/25 /
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 NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
SFC WSPD 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N NE N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE E E SE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 10 10 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 15 15 16 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 170718 AAA
KALO 170716Z 1707/1806 34010KT P6SM SCT010 BKN019
FM171000 35009KT P6SM SCT018 BKN026
FM171400 02009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
FM180100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-172115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025
DATE THU 07/17/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 15 14 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 7 8 7 8 8 8 9 9
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 11
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE E SE SE
3KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 5 4 2 1 1 3 6 7 7 6
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 20 22 24 26 26 25 24 24 24 23 22 20 19 17 14 13 14 16 17 15 12 11 11 12
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 170520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 170520Z 1706/1806 34009KT P6SM OVC015
FM170700 35008KT P6SM OVC009
FM171200 36010KT P6SM OVC015
FM171500 36009KT P6SM OVC025
FM171800 02008KT P6SM BKN035=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$