Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 242101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
WIZ017-250915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
DATE MON 08/24/26 /
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 NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR NW N NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 2 2 1 1 2 4 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 16 15 14 11 8 6 8 11 14 15 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 10 13 15 16 15 13 11 9 9 10 14 19 23 24 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW W W
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 22 23
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 8 9 9 6 6 6 15 16 16
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 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 241721
KAUW 241720Z 2418/2518 34003KT P6SM BKN250
FM250000 00000KT P6SM SCT250
FM250600 00000KT P6SM SCT250
FM251200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
FM251300 21005KT P6SM SCT150
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-250915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
DATE MON 08/24/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW W W N N N E NE N S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 9
SFC WGUST 8 7 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 18
1KFT WDIR NW N NE NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 10 7 5 7 10 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 7 9 11 12 13 13 12 10 7 5 4 6 10 14 16 17
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 10 11 12 10 9 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 13 15
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 242039 AAA
KMSN 242038Z 2421/2518 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
FM251300 20005KT P6SM SCT200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-250915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
DATE MON 08/24/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 12 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 10 13 15 17 19 20 20 20 18 17 14 13 15 17 19 19 18
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 19 21 23 25 25 25 25
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 15 17 16 13 11 13 15 18 19 20
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK
POP6HR | 7 | 1 | 12 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7 11 14 15
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 24 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 241727 RRC
KRST 241725Z 2418/2518 19007KT P6SM SCT030
FM250200 18005KT P6SM BKN100
FM251500 20011KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-250915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
DATE MON 08/24/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 9 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 18
1KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W SW S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 11 13 14 14 13 12 10 9 9 10 12 16 20 23 24 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 14 16 17 17 17 18 18
SKY COVER BK SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC BK
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 5 6 5 1 1 1 7 6 7
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 241727 RRB
KLSE 241725Z 2418/2518 15005KT P6SM FEW200
FM251500 18008KT P6SM BKN150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-250915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
DATE MON 08/24/26 /
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 SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 12 12
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 12 14 16 16 17 18 18
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 14 18 20 20 18 16 15 15
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 10 13 17 19 20 21 22 24
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
6KFT WSPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 9 14 18 22 21 19 18 18 18
SKY COVER SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 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 24 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 241721
KALO 241720Z 2418/2518 17004KT P6SM FEW025 FEW180
FM250300 14006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT230
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-250915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
DATE MON 08/24/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 9 9
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16
1KFT WDIR N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W W W SW S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR NW NW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW S S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 9 11 13 15 16 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N NE N NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 6 4 3 4 5 7 9 9 9 10 12 14 16 17 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 241720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 241720Z 2418/2518 23005KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
FM250000 18004KT P6SM FEW250
FM251500 17006KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$