Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 192102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
WIZ017-200915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
DATE SAT 04/19/25 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 15 14 11 11 9 7 6 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 17 20 22 23 20 15 11 11 12 14 15 15
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 15 16 17 18
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 15 15 17 18 17 16 14 13 11 9 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 12 15 17 18 18
SKY COVER SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
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
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 191724
KAUW 191723Z 1918/2018 28011G19KT P6SM FEW040
FM192200 31008KT P6SM FEW050
FM200100 09005KT P6SM SCT250
FM201500 13010G17KT P6SM BKN200
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-200915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
DATE SAT 04/19/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 15 14 12 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 10 8 7 7 9 11 13 14 16 18 21 22 20 18 16 17 18 20 21 21
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 11 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 7 9 12 16 19 20 21 22 23 24
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 22 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 10 11 11 11 9 6 4 6 9 12 16 20 23 25 27
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 191721 RRB
KMSN 191720Z 1918/2018 30009KT P6SM FEW035 SCT100
FM201200 09007KT P6SM SCT250
FM201600 11013KT P6SM BKN060
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-200915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
DATE SAT 04/19/25 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
SFC WSPD 9 7 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 14 15 16 17 17 19 20
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
1KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 8 5 3 4 6 8 11 13 15 17 20 21 21 20 19 17 15 14 16 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 14 14 13 12 9 5 2 1 2 3 4 4 6 8 11 13 14 14 15 17 19 21 22 24
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 3 5 7 11 15 19 22 23 23
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27
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
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 191721 RRB
KRST 191720Z 1918/2018 32014KT P6SM FEW040
FM200100 32005KT P6SM SKC
FM201100 12011KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-200915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
DATE SAT 04/19/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E
SFC WSPD 6 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 8 9 10 10
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 10 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 11 13 14 16 16 17 18 18 19 20
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 12 9 6 4 4 5 7 9 11 14 18 22 23 22 19 16 16 16 18 20 22
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 14 14 15 14 11 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 11 13 13 13 14 16 20 23 26 28
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 15 14 12 10 8 7 7 8 8 6 4 4 6 9 14 18 22 25 27 28
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 191721 RRB
KLSE 191720Z 1918/2018 32010KT P6SM FEW040
FM200100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM201100 11008KT P6SM SCT250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-200915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
DATE SAT 04/19/25 /
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 NW NW N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 16
SFC WGUST 13 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 16 16 18 19 20 21 23 24
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 11 12 12 12 10 8 7 7 8 10 12 14 16 19 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 22 24 28
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 12 11 9 7 6 6 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 13 17 23 29 34 38
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S S S S SE SE S
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 13 10 8 8 9 10 9 8 8 6 5 6 9 14 19 21 23 26 31 38
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90
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 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
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 191727
KALO 191724Z 1918/2018 32010KT P6SM FEW040
FM200200 02005KT P6SM FEW250
FM200700 07005KT P6SM SCT250
FM201500 10012G20KT P6SM BKN070
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-200915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
DATE SAT 04/19/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 12 13 14
SFC WGUST 13 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 15 16 17 19 19 20 20 22 23
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 12 14 16 19 22 24 23 20 18 19 21 23 25 27
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 4 6 8 8 8 9 11 15 19 23 26 30 34 38
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S SE S S
6KFT WSPD 22 21 20 19 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 9 7 7 8 12 16 18 22 27 33 41
SKY COVER SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 191720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 191720Z 1918/2018 34008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
FM200700 05008KT P6SM OVC250
FM201200 08011KT P6SM OVC060
FM201600 10014G22KT 4SM -RA OVC025=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$