Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
039
SXUS43 KARX 210901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
WIZ017-212115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 7 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 2 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 13
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 7
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4
FOG 20 20 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 210521
KAUW 210520Z 2106/2206 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT030
FM210800 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN010
TEMPO 2109/2113 1/2SM FG BKN002
FM211400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020
FM211900 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-212115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 5 6 6 7 8 8
3KFT WDIR NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE E E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 8 6 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE E NE NE N NW
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 40 40 40 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 210803 AAA
KMSN 210802Z 2108/2206 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM210900 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT012
FM211300 06005KT P6SM SCT040
FM212300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
FM220200 00000KT P6SM SKC
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-212115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
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 S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 15 16 17 17 17
3KFT WDIR S S S SW SW S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
6KFT WDIR E E NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E SW
6KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 210536 RRA
KRST 210534Z 2106/2206 04009KT P6SM SCT040
FM211000 15005KT 4SM BR SCT250
FM211100 15005KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN003
FM211300 15005KT 4SM BR BKN003
FM211400 16006KT P6SM BKN018
FM211700 16006KT P6SM SCT035
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-212115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 7 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10
3KFT WDIR E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5
6KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E SE SW
6KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FOG 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 210827 AAA
KLSE 210824Z 2108/2206 13004KT P6SM BKN035
FM211000 11003KT 4SM BR BKN005
FM211400 14004KT P6SM BKN015
FM211600 14004KT P6SM BKN025
FM211800 14004KT P6SM SCT035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-212115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 12 11 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 14 14 13
3KFT WDIR SE E E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW W
3KFT WSPD 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 4
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 1
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 210521
KALO 210520Z 2106/2206 06005KT P6SM FEW030
FM211000 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW030
FM211200 14004KT P6SM SCT030
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-212115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
DATE THU 08/21/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE E E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW
1KFT WSPD 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 10 11 10 8
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
6KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 4
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 210840 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 210840Z 2109/2206 07006KT P6SM SCT030
TEMPO 2109/2111 BKN030
FM211500 06005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$