Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
030
SXUS43 KARX 032101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2025
WIZ017-040915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2025
DATE FRI 10/03/25 /
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 SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 15 15
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 20 23 24 25 28 27 27
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 14 18 21 23 24 24 25 25 25 24 22 20 20 20 20 20 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 S
3KFT WSPD 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 22 24 26 27 28 28 27 27 29 30 32 33 33 33 32 31
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 15 16 16 15 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 25 26 28 30 32 32 32 32 32 31
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 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
OCTOBER 3 2025.......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 031724
KAUW 031721Z 0318/0418 23007KT P6SM SCT250
FM040100 18003KT P6SM SCT250
FM041500 20010G17KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-040915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2025
DATE FRI 10/03/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 9 11 13 14 14
SFC WGUST 15 13 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 17 20 20 21 22 23 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
1KFT WSPD 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 22 25 27 27 26 25 26 27 27 26 25 24 22 21 20 20 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 12 13 16 18 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 23
SKY COVER FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 3 2025.......SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 634 PM CDT
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 031742
KMSN 031739Z 0318/0418 20008KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250
FM041400 20007KT P6SM SKC
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-040915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2025
DATE FRI 10/03/25 /
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 S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 16 17 20 20 21 20
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 25 29 31 33 33 35 33
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 12 14 16 18 20 23 26 28 30 31 31 31 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 26 27 28 28
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
3KFT WSPD 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 39 41 41 40
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 32 32 32 31
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 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
OCTOBER 3 2025.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 031721 RRC
KRST 031720Z 0318/0418 21007KT P6SM SKC
FM040000 18009KT P6SM SKC
FM041200 18012G22KT P6SM SKC
FM041500 19015G30KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-040915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2025
DATE FRI 10/03/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 10 12 14 15 15 16
SFC WGUST 13 12 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 18 21 23 24 26 26 26
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 13 15 18 21 23 25 26 27 26 26 27 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 23 24
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
3KFT WSPD 14 14 15 15 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 26 29 31 32 32 32 31 30
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 26 26 26 26 26
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 3 2025.......SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 031721 RRB
KLSE 031720Z 0318/0418 20007KT P6SM SKC
FM040000 17005KT P6SM SKC
FM041500 18010G20KT P6SM SKC
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-040915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2025
DATE FRI 10/03/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 10 9 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 16 18 20 21 20
SFC WGUST 15 14 13 12 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 17 19 22 25 26 27 30 31 30
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 9 11 13 16 19 22 24 25 26 26 28 29 29 28 27 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 11 12 14 16 18 19 21 23 24 26 26 26 26 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 33 33 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 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 25 26 27 28 28 28 27
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 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
OCTOBER 3 2025.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 031721
KALO 031720Z 0318/0418 22007KT P6SM SKC
FM040100 17006KT P6SM SKC
FM041600 19015G24KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-040915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2025
DATE FRI 10/03/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 17 18 20 21 23 24 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 13 16 19 22 23 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 24 22 20 19 20 20 20 21
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 24
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 18 21 23 24 23 22 22 22
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 3 2025.......SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 031720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 031720Z 0318/0418 21009KT P6SM SCT050
FM040000 18006KT P6SM SKC
FM041200 20012KT P6SM SKC=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$