Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
742
SXUS43 KARX 160901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
WIZ017-162115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 16 17 17 19 20 20 19 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 20
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 18 18 18 19 20 22 24 24 22 19 16 15 15
3KFT WDIR S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 12 15 17 18 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 38 40 42 44
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 13 14 16 17 16 14 13 14 15 16 18 21 23 25 27 28 30 32 33 34 34 34 34 34
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 39 | 43 | 50 | 22
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 9 9 12 12 12 15 15 15 22 21 21 22 22 16 13 13 13
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 16 2025.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 6:11 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:10 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 160521 RRA
KAUW 160520Z 1606/1706 10004KT P6SM OVC050
FM161500 14009G15KT P6SM BKN040
FM161800 15009G15KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 1618/1624 -SHRA
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-162115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 12 13 14 16 15 15 17 16 16 16 17 16 17 17 18 17 18 17 17 18 18
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 13 14 15 17 18 19 19 17 15 13 13 14 15 17 20 22 23 24 25 27 29 31 31 31
3KFT WDIR S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 17 20 22 24 27 29 31 32
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 17 18 18 17 15 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 13 16 18 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 30
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 38 | 48 | 42 | 22
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 18 18 18 18 18 16 8 8 8
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 160521 RRT
KMSN 160520Z 1606/1706 08005KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1612/1616 -SHRA
FM161600 15007KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1618/1621 -SHRA
FM170000 15008KT P6SM BKN100
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-162115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 21 20 22 19 20 20 23 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 21 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 23 24 24 25 26 26 25 24 22 21 21 21 22 23 25 27 29 31 32 31 29 27 26 25
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 15 14 14 14 16 18 21 24 26 28 30 32 33 34 36 37 38 40 41 43 46 48 48 49
6KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 13 10 9 11 14 17 19 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 37
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 68 | 53 | 17 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 11 11 11 15 15 15 14 14 14 24 24 17 19 20 22 12 7 7 5 5 4 2 2 2
FOG 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 160530
KRST 160527Z 1606/1706 14011KT 1SM BR OVC003
FM161400 14011KT 5SM -RA OVC008
FM161500 15014G24KT 5SM -RA OVC015
FM162000 16014G24KT P6SM BKN025
FM162300 16011KT P6SM BKN035
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-162115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 5 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 18 18 19 17 17 17 19 19 18 18 19 18 18 19 18 17 19 20 21 21 21 20 21 21
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 21 21 21 21 22 24 24 22 19 17 17 18 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 32 32 32 32 31
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 22 24 25 26 28 31 34 36 37 37 38 39 41
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 12 10 9 10 12 15 17 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 31 32 33 34 34
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 58 | 64 | 16 | 10
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 12 12 12 19 17 15 15 17 15 10 10 8 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 160530
KLSE 160527Z 1606/1706 14008KT P6SM OVC012
FM161400 15009KT 5SM -RA OVC022
FM162000 15010KT P6SM BKN050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-162115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
SFC WSPD 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 19 20 21 17 18 18 21 21 21 20 21 21 21 20 19 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 20 20
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 25 23 22 21 20 21 23 25 27 30 33 34 33 31 30 29 28
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 16 17 19 21 23 25 26 27 28 30 33 35 36 36 37 39 40 42 43 44
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 12 9 7 9 12 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 28 30 32 34 35 35 35 36 36
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 52 | 59 | 19 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 22 22 22 19 17 16 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
FOG 40 20 20 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 16 2025.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 160848 AAA
KALO 160845Z 1609/1706 11010KT P6SM SCT008 BKN050 OVC120
TEMPO 1609/1612 6SM -SHRA BR BKN008
FM161200 12012KT P6SM FEW010 SCT028 OVC090
FM161400 14013G19KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100
FM170100 14011KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-162115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 17 17 18 14 15 15 17 17 16 17 16 17 17 18 18 17 17 18 19 19 19 18 19 20
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 19 20 21 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 16 18 20 23 26 28 30 32 34 36 36 35
3KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 20 22 25 28 30 31 31 31 32 34
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 19 21 23 25 26 28 29 31
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 31 | 40 | 13 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 12 11 11 10 10 10 6 6 6 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 160520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 160520Z 1606/1706 10009KT 6SM BR OVC007
PROB30 1607/1609 5SM -SHRA BR OVC005
FM160900 10008KT P6SM OVC015
FM161500 13010KT P6SM BKN035
PROB30 1615/1619 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$