Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
685
SXUS43 KARX 262101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025
WIZ017-270915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025
DATE SAT 04/26/25 /
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 NE E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 7 6 6 7 6 7 8 8 8 11 11 12 13 14 14 16 16 16 17 19 19 20 20 20
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 3 3 5 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 23 25 25 25 24 22 20 18 16 16 16 16 16 16
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 4 4 5 7 9 11 13 13 13 13 14 16 18 19 19 20 21 23 25 27 28 29 28 27
6KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 21 26 29 30 28
SKY COVER CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 11 | 40 | 36
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 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
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 261721 RRA
KAUW 261720Z 2618/2718 04009KT P6SM SKC
FM270000 11003KT P6SM BKN180
FM270700 13003KT P6SM BKN120
FM271400 16007KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-270915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025
DATE SAT 04/26/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 17
1KFT WDIR NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S
1KFT WSPD 5 5 7 8 9 11 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 14 15 15 15
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 15 18 21 23 23 21
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 18 21 22 22 22
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 261721 RRQ
KMSN 261720Z 2618/2718 04011G18KT P6SM FEW035
FM262000 04011KT P6SM FEW035
FM262300 06005KT P6SM SKC
FM270900 00000KT P6SM BKN210
FM271400 14006KT P6SM BKN170
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-270915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025
DATE SAT 04/26/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 14
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 12 10 10 9 10 12 13 15 17 17 18 19 21 22 24 24 24 25 25 25 24
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 15 17 20 23 26 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 27 24 21 20 21
3KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 9 10 11 13 16 18 20 22 23 23 23 22 22 21 22 23 25 27 29 32 33 34 32 28
6KFT WDIR E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 4 4 5 7 8 10 11 10 10 11 14 19 22 22 21 19 20 21 23 23 23 24 25 26
SKY COVER CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 46 | 44 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 3 3 3 8 10 10
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 26 2025.........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 261733 RRE
KRST 261732Z 2618/2718 10008KT P6SM SCT250
FM270400 15010KT P6SM OVC090 PROB30 2706/2712 -SHRA OVC050
FM271200 16015G25KT P6SM OVC040
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-270915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025
DATE SAT 04/26/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 13 13 15 15 15 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 5 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 19 22 24 26 27 26 24 22 22 22 21 20 17 16 16 17
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 6 7 9 11 11 10 10 12 13 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 19 20 23 26 28 27 24
6KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 12 14 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 21
SKY COVER CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 16 | 26 | 18
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 261733
KLSE 261732Z 2618/2718 05005KT P6SM SKC
FM270800 15006KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 2708/2714 -SHRA OVC050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-270915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025
DATE SAT 04/26/25 /
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 SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 12 13 15 16 16 17 20 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 16 20 24 26 29 30 31 31 30 28 26 23 21 20 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 14 17 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 23 24 25 25 26 28 29 31 31 30
6KFT WDIR NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 23 25
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 33 | 34 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 11 11 11 8 8 8 5 5 5 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
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 261730
KALO 261726Z 2618/2718 09010KT P6SM FEW150
FM270300 12007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2711/2716 6SM -SHRA
BKN060
FM271600 14015G22KT P6SM BKN050
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-270915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025
DATE SAT 04/26/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12
SFC WGUST 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 14 14 14 14 16 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 10 13 16 19 21 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 19 16 15 14 15 15 16 16
3KFT WDIR NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 20 23 24 23 22
6KFT WDIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 9 11 12 11 10 9 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 18
SKY COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 7 | 15 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 261731
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 261731Z 2618/2718 05010KT P6SM SKC
FM262200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
FM270600 13008KT P6SM SCT150
FM271500 15011KT P6SM FEW120=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$