Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
280
SXUS43 KARX 150901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
WIZ017-152115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
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 E E E SE SE SE E E E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 13 13 14
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 13 15 17 18 19
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW S SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 6 6 6 6 8 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 11
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 19 16 13 11 8 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 11 12 14 15
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 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
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:13 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 6:11 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 150521 RRA
KAUW 150520Z 1506/1606 07003KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040
TEMPO 1506/1508 BKN030
FM150800 10003KT P6SM OVC030
FM151100 10003KT P6SM OVC016
FM151700 11004KT P6SM BKN025
FM151900 11003KT P6SM SCT070
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-152115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 15 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11
1KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E SE
1KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 17 17
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S SW W W NW NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 12 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 34 30 25 21 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 20 18 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 21
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 70 | 14 | 7 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 614 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 150521 RRC
KMSN 150520Z 1506/1606 06009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
FM150800 06006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC030
FM151000 06006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC017 PROB30 1511/1513 5SM -SHRA
OVC008
FM151300 08006KT P6SM OVC013 PROB30 1513/1515 6SM -SHRA
FM151700 09006KT P6SM BKN022
FM160000 09005KT P6SM BKN035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-152115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 19 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 15 14 14 15 15 16 18 19 19 19 19 19 21 21 21
1KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 19 20 20 20 19 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 17 18 20 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 24
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW N N SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 15 13 11 9 6 3 2 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 14
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 25 25 24 24 24 25 25 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 13
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 | 77 | 35 | 24 | 46
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14
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 15 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 150524 RRE
KRST 150521Z 1506/1606 07009KT 4SM -SHRA OVC008
FM151400 12009KT P6SM OVC008 PROB30 1514/1518 6SM -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.
$$
WIZ041-152115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 6
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 12 11 12 12 13 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 16
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 22 22 22
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW W W NW NW NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 28 26 24 23 23 23 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 22 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 71 | 26 | 14 | 20
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 11
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 150524 RRC
KLSE 150521Z 1506/1606 06009KT 5SM -SHRA OVC010
FM151400 10006KT P6SM OVC010 PROB30 1514/1517 6SM -SHRA
FM160200 11005KT P6SM BKN025
FM160500 12006KT P6SM OVC035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-152115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
SFC WSPD 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10
SFC WGUST 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 19 18
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 15 17 19 20 20 19 17 16 14 13 13 13 14 15 17 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 18 17 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 13 15 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 14 16
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 31 30 29 27 25 23 22 22 21 21 19 17 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11
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 | 51 | 35 | 24
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 9 9
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 15 2025.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 150527
KALO 150526Z 1506/1606 08006KT 6SM BR SCT009 OVC022
FM151400 10008KT P6SM SCT016 OVC027
FM151900 11009KT P6SM 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.
$$
WIZ061-152115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 16 15 16 16 17
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 15 17 18 17 16 15 14 12 12 12 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W NW W W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 22 21 19 17 15 14 12 11 9 7 5 4 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 8
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 32 32 31 30 27 25 24 23 24 24 25 25 25 24 23 21 20 18 17 17 16 16 15 15
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 73 | 50 | 19 | 18
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 620 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 150520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 150520Z 1506/1606 08010KT P6SM OVC035
TEMPO 1506/1510 5SM -SHRA OVC025
FM151200 08008KT P6SM OVC025
PROB30 1512/1516 5SM -SHRA OVC015=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$