Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
079
SXUS43 KARX 142101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025
WIZ017-150915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025
DATE TUE 10/14/25 /
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 N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
1KFT WSPD 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 5
3KFT WDIR SW SW E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 2 3 5 7 9 12 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8
6KFT WDIR W SW S SE S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 9 15 20 22 21
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 97 | 79 | 10 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 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
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:15 PM CDT
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:13 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 141733
KAUW 141730Z 1418/1518 04005KT P6SM BKN110
TEMPO 1420/1424 -SHRA OVC080
FM150000 02004KT 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC050
FM150800 10004KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-150915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025
DATE TUE 10/14/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 11 11 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 10 13 17 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 16 15 13 11 9 8 8 8
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 9 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 16 16 15 13 11 9 8 7 8 10 12 12 11
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 6 8 11 14 16 16 18 20 22 23 25 26 26 24 22 18 14 11 10 13 19 23 24 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 90 | 88 | 69 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 614 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 141739 RRA
KMSN 141737Z 1418/1518 08008KT P6SM FEW090 SCT100 BKN160 PROB30
1505/1508 4SM -SHRA OVC025
FM150800 06006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035
FM150900 06006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC022
FM151100 07005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC018
FM151300 08005KT P6SM BKN015 PROB30 1513/1517 4SM -SHRA
OVC008
FM151700 09005KT P6SM BKN022 PROB30 1517/1518 4SM -SHRA
OVC015
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-150915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025
DATE TUE 10/14/25 /
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 NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E
SFC WSPD 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 17 18 19 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 18
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW S SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 18 20 23 25 26 26 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 19 17 14 10 7 4 3 3 4 5 7
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 23 27 31 32 31 29 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 18 20 22 21 19 18 18 18 18 18 19
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 95 | 90 | 80 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 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
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 141724 RRC
KRST 141721Z 1418/1518 07008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC080
FM142300 08008KT 4SM -SHRA OVC050
FM150500 08008KT 4SM -SHRA OVC020
FM151000 11009KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1510/1516 4SM -SHRA
OVC008
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-150915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025
DATE TUE 10/14/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 13 15 15 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
1KFT WSPD 13 16 19 22 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 16 14 12 11 11
3KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE E SE SE
3KFT WSPD 11 13 16 19 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 15 13 12 12 11 8 6 4 4 5 6 7 8
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 25 23 20 17 15 13 12 12 13 15 18 20 21 20
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 93 | 90 | 80 | 30
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 141724 RRA
KLSE 141721Z 1418/1518 05008KT P6SM VCSH OVC090
TEMPO 1420/1424 6SM -SHRA
FM150000 07008KT 4SM -SHRA OVC060
FM150900 10007KT 4SM -SHRA OVC020
FM151500 11007KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1515/1518 4SM -SHRA
OVC008
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-150915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025
DATE TUE 10/14/25 /
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 E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 19 20 21 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 13 14 13 12 12 12 13
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 22 24 25 26 27 27 27 26 25 23 23 23 23 22 21 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 20 21
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 17 17 16 17 18 20 22 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 17 15 13 11 10 8 7
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 25 27 28 25 21 17 17 17 18 18 18
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 71 | 81 | 67 | 35
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 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 14 2025.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 141736
KALO 141735Z 1418/1518 08009KT 6SM BR OVC060
TEMPO 1418/1422 4SM -SHRA OVC025
FM150000 07008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035
FM150500 08007KT P6SM OVC030 PROB30 1505/1511 4SM -SHRA
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.
$$
WIZ061-150915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2025
DATE TUE 10/14/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
SFC WGUST 13 15 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
1KFT WSPD 14 16 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 18 19 19 19 18 16
3KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N E
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 14 16 17 17 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 13 11 9 8 6 5
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
6KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 17 19 20 20 19 19 21 23 24 23 21 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 21
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 43 | 84 | 76 | 39
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 620 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 142054 AAB
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 142054Z 1421/1518 04008KT P6SM BKN050
TEMPO 1423/1503 5SM -SHRA BR BKN025
FM150300 08009KT P6SM OVC045
PROB30 1503/1507 4SM -SHRA OVC025
FM150700 07009KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035
FM151100 08008KT P6SM OVC025
PROB30 1511/1514 4SM -SHRA OVC015=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$