Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
064
SXUS43 KARX 162102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
WIZ017-170915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
DATE FRI 05/16/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 12 13 9 7 6 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 10
SFC WGUST 30 28 26 20 18 16 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 7 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 5
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 28 26 25 24 22 20 18 15 11 9 10 12 15 19 24 27 27 25 23 23 24 22 17 9
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 34 36 38 38 34 27 20 15 11 9 9 11 14 18 21 24 24 24 22 21 20 17 13 7
SKY COVER BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 55 | 58 | 21 | 19
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 28 28 28 28 28 28 15 15 15 11 11 11 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 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
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 161742
KAUW 161739Z 1618/1718 18017G32KT P6SM BKN150
FM162100 21015G29KT P6SM BKN080
TEMPO 1621/1624 6SM -TSRA BKN050CB
FM170000 25010G18KT P6SM OVC050
FM170300 25007KT P6SM OVC016
FM170700 28008G15KT P6SM OVC008
FM171200 29012G25KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-170915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
DATE FRI 05/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 13 14 16 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
SFC WGUST 32 31 29 23 22 21 19 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 25 24 25 25
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 23 22 21 21 21 21 20 18 17 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 22 17 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 32 32 31 30 30 29 28 26 25 24 25 26 28 30 30 31 31 31 30 31 31 28 21 11
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 40 39 37 34 33 31 29 27 25 23 22 23 24 27 30 33 33 31 30 30 28 25 19 10
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 34 | 62 | 34 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 35 35 35 38 33 34 18 18 18 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 162030 AAA
KMSN 162029Z 1620/1718 21017G29KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
TEMPO 1620/1623 5SM -TSRA OVC050CB
FM170000 25012G24KT P6SM SCT110
FM170500 26013KT P6SM BKN017 OVC028
FM171600 28014G25KT P6SM SCT021 OVC035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-170915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
DATE FRI 05/16/25 /
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 W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 22 21 20 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 17 17 16 16 16
SFC WGUST 39 37 34 29 28 27 26 26 27 27 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 25 25 26 25
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 28 26 23 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 25 25 25 26 26 26 25 22 16 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 40 39 36 34 35 36 37 38 40 40 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 34 33 31 29 24 17 9
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 45 43 39 35 34 34 34 34 33 33 32 31 31 32 33 33 34 34 33 32 29 25 18 10
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 68 | 75 | 4 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 3 3 3 0 0 0 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
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 161733
KRST 161730Z 1618/1718 22028G41KT P6SM OVC050
FM162100 24025G33KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025
FM170000 26023G30KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015
FM170400 29024G31KT P6SM -SHRA OVC008 PROB30 1704/1708 4SM
-SHRA OVC004
FM170800 29022G30KT P6SM OVC008
FM171500 29020G28KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-170915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
DATE FRI 05/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 15 18 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 34 32 30 26 26 24 23 23 22 22 24 24 25 25 26 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 23
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 24 24 25 25 24 22 20 19 19 20 21 23 24 24 24 24 25 26 26 26 24 21 15 8
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 34 34 34 33 31 29 28 29 30 32 34 35 36 36 35 34 33 32 31 32 32 30 23 12
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 37 38 40 40 37 33 30 28 27 27 29 31 33 32 31 30 32 33 34 34 32 28 21 11
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 45 | 82 | 18 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 22 22 22 26 26 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 11 11 11 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 161742 CCA
KLSE 161741Z 1618/1718 23022G30KT P6SM OVC100
FM162200 24020G29KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050
FM170100 27021G28KT P6SM -SHRA OVC020
FM170400 27023G30KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 PROB30 1704/1709 4SM
-RA
OVC008
FM170900 29022G29KT P6SM OVC015
FM171700 29019G27KT P6SM OVC015
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-170915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
DATE FRI 05/16/25 /
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 23 24 24 21 21 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 17
SFC WGUST 41 41 36 31 31 30 28 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 25 25
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 31 31 30 29 27 25 24 24 24 25 27 28 29 28 27 26 27 27 27 26 24 20 15 8
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 38 39 39 39 38 37 36 37 38 39 40 41 41 40 38 36 35 34 33 32 30 26 19 10
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 39 41 43 43 41 39 37 37 39 40 41 41 41 40 38 36 34 31 29 29 29 27 20 11
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 50 | 26 | 8 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 12 12 14 14 14 6 6 6 4 4 4 1 1 1 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
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 161724
KALO 161721Z 1618/1718 22019G29KT P6SM FEW050 SCT070 BKN100
FM162100 25025G36KT P6SM VCSH SCT029 OVC040
TEMPO 1621/1701 5SM -SHRA OVC027
FM170100 27022G32KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
FM170500 29020G29KT P6SM OVC019
FM171500 30017G24KT P6SM BKN023
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-170915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
DATE FRI 05/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 17 18 20 18 18 17 15 16 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 33 34 33 29 29 28 26 26 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 24 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 24 26 27 28 28 27 26 25 25 25 26 28 29 28 27 26 26 26 26 25 23 19 14 7
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 35 36 37 38 38 38 37 36 35 35 37 39 41 40 38 36 35 34 33 32 30 26 19 10
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 38 40 43 44 44 42 40 38 36 35 36 38 39 38 37 36 35 33 32 33 34 31 24 13
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 25 | 21 | 11 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 22 19 23 30 29 30 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 161721
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 161721Z 1618/1718 23017G27KT P6SM SCT100
FM162000 26025G35KT P6SM SCT120
FM170300 28018G30KT P6SM OVC030
FM171400 30018G30KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$