Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
902
SXUS43 KARX 202102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
WIZ017-210915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
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 SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 9 9 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 20 20 20 21 23 24 24 25 27 27 27 26 25 24 22 20 20 19 19 20 21 21 21 22
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 18 19 20 19 18 17 19 20 21 20 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE E E SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 20 23 25 28 30 32 34 35 34 33 30 28 25 23 21 20 21 24 29 32 32 31
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S W W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 9 14 20 28 34 39 40 39 37 37 36 34 26 18 12 14 20 27 30 33 36 38 40
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 99 | 100 | 97 | 65
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 6 6 6 12 12 12 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 4 4
FOG 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 201721
KAUW 201720Z 2018/2118 10011G19KT P6SM BKN080
TEMPO 2020/2023 5SM -SHRA SCT035 BKN060
FM202300 12011G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035 WS020/11040KT
FM210100 08012G21KT 3SM SHRA OVC012 WS020/11040KT
FM210400 08014G26KT 3SM SHRA OVC008 WS020/12040KT
FM211100 03009G18KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC006
FM211500 32015G25KT P6SM -SHRA BKN014
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-210915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E N NW W W W W W W NW
SFC WSPD 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 14 13 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16
SFC WGUST 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 28 28 28 27 24 23 21 19 18 20 21 22 24 24 26 26 26
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 23 24 26 28 30 31 32 32 31 29 27 24 21 18 15 13 16 20 24 25 25 24 24 25
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 32 36 40 43 46 47 48 49 50 48 45 41 35 29 23 19 21 25 30 33 37 38 37 35
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 36 37 38 38 41 43 45 47 49 48 45 41 36 30 24 21 19 20 24 30 37 43 46 47
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 93 | 98 | 68 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 10 10 10 14 14 14 22 22 22 20 20 20 8 8 8 15 15 15 11 11 9 6 6 6
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 201721 RRD
KMSN 201720Z 2018/2118 11012G22KT 6SM -SHRA BR FEW035 OVC060
FM210200 12013G25KT 6SM -SHRA OVC022 PROB30 2103/2106 2SM
-TSRA OVC015CB
FM210600 16013G21KT P6SM SCT008 BKN010 WS020/18045KT PROB30
2106/2110 6SM -TSRA BKN007CB OVC010
FM211200 20012G22KT P6SM OVC007
FM211500 25012G22KT P6SM OVC015
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-210915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
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 E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 17 16
SFC WGUST 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 24 24 23 22 21 21 21 22 22 24 25 27 28 28 28 28 26
1KFT WDIR E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 25 23 22 23 23 24 23 22 21 22 22 23 23 22 20 18 16
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 25 27 29 30 30 30 28 26 24 24 24 25 25 26 27 29 31 33 32 30 27 24 20
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 23 25 28 31 33 32 24 15 9 9 13 19 24 30 35 37 38 39 39 39 39 39 39
SKY COVER OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 100 | 100 | 98 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 7 7 15 15 15 13 13 13 7 7 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 201742 RRF
KRST 201739Z 2018/2118 10012KT 6SM -RA BR OVC040
FM201900 10012KT 6SM -RA BKN025 OVC035
FM202000 09013G21KT 3SM -RA BR OVC015
FM202100 07015G22KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007
FM210600 01016G22KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007
FM211200 32016G26KT 6SM HZ OVC009
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-210915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 9 9 8 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 23 24 26 26 28 28 28 28 28 27 25 23 20 20 19 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 26 26
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 25 27 28 28 27 26 24 23 23 22 19 17 15 17 21 24 25 24 24 24 24 23 22 21
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 30 34 38 40 41 40 39 38 37 33 25 15 9 11 16 22 26 29 32 34 35 35 32 28
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 33 36 38 39 43 46 46 41 33 26 21 18 17 18 21 25 27 30 32 36 40 43 44 43
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 100 | 100 | 84 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 9 9 9 20 20 20 23 23 23 13 13 13 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 201742 RRD
KLSE 201739Z 2018/2118 11011KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC035
FM201900 10011G18KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025
FM202000 09012G22KT 3SM -RA OVC015
FM210100 06013G24KT 3SM -RA BR OVC009
FM210900 01009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007
FM211100 30017G27KT P6SM BKN012
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-210915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
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 E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 16 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 18
SFC WGUST 28 29 29 29 29 28 27 25 23 20 21 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 29 29 29 29 28 26
1KFT WDIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
1KFT WSPD 28 26 23 21 22 24 25 23 20 19 21 24 26 26 25 24 25 26 26 24 22 20 18 16
3KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
3KFT WSPD 33 33 31 30 31 31 30 24 17 13 14 19 25 28 31 33 35 36 35 32 28 24 21 18
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 39 41 41 40 37 34 29 22 15 11 12 16 21 26 31 35 37 38 38 38 37 37 37 37
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
POP6HR | 99 | 95 | 51 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 12 12 18 18 18 13 13 13 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 2 2 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 201733
KALO 201730Z 2018/2118 08014G22KT 2SM SHRA OVC007
FM210400 05014G23KT 4SM SHRA OVC006
FM210700 32013G24KT P6SM OVC006
FM211500 30018G28KT P6SM BKN010
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-210915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW
SFC WSPD 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 18
SFC WGUST 25 27 27 27 29 29 28 28 26 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 27 28 28 29 30 30 30 29
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 26 28 31 33 33 33 31 29 26 23 20 18 18 19 22 24 26 27 27 26 25 24 23 22
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 39 41 43 45 44 43 42 43 43 41 34 27 22 23 27 32 34 35 36 37 36 35 32 29
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 39 40 40 40 41 42 41 40 38 35 31 27 25 25 28 30 31 32 33 36 38 40 41 41
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK SC
POP6HR | 97 | 99 | 30 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 18 18 18 32 32 32 35 35 35 16 16 16 6 6 6 12 12 12 7 5 4 3 3 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 202004 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 202004Z 2020/2118 10017G25KT P6SM OVC015
FM210100 09015G22KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC008 WS020/14050KT PROB30
2101/2104 1SM TSRA OVC005CB
FM210700 24016G24KT P6SM OVC007 WS020/14050KT
FM211200 27020G28KT P6SM OVC015=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$