Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
102
SXUS43 KARX 171932
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
WIZ017-180745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
DATE THU 04/17/25 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW N N N N N
SFC WSPD 7 8 10 12 11 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 7
SFC WGUST 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 26 26 26 24 24 22 18 15 13 11 12 13 13 13 15 17 16
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 21 20 19 18 16 15 16 18 19 18 16 14 12 9 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 9 11
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE
3KFT WSPD 30 29 28 29 30 31 35 39 41 42 42 39 34 28 22 17 12 9 7 6 6 6 6 8
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 42 42 41 40 38 37 35 33 32 32 32 32 31 29 27 26 24 22 18 13 9 9 10 12
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 | 97 | 92 | 42 | 46
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 85 85 84 76 77 81 81 81 81 50 50 31 31 31 10 10 11 16 16 16 16 16 16 12
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
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 171736
KAUW 171735Z 1718/1818 13016KT P6SM SCT120
FM172100 15011KT P6SM VCSH OVC070
FM180100 16013KT 6SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC027CB
FM180700 19012KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC009CB
FM180900 20006KT P6SM VCSH OVC007
FM181200 23005KT P6SM BKN005
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-180745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
DATE THU 04/17/25 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7
SFC WGUST 24 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 26 24 23 21 17 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 26 27 28 29 29 30 30 29 28 26 24 23 21 20 19 19 18 17 17 16 16 13 10 9
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 28 29 30 34 38 42 47 51 53 52 49 45 41 36 32 28 25 23 26 30 32 29 24 19
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 36 37 38 38 38 37 38 40 41 41 41 40 37 32 28 25 23 22 22 22 23 23 22 22
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 87 | 84 | 53 | 55
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 85 76 42 42 50 59 70 79 81 50 50 39 39 31 21 20 17 20 22 22 34 34 34 25
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
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 171733 RRA
KMSN 171731Z 1718/1818 17018G28KT P6SM OVC080
TEMPO 1718/1722 6SM -SHRA OVC035
FM172200 17016G28KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 1722/1802 6SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM180200 16015G25KT P6SM OVC035 WS020/17045KT PROB30
1802/1806
6SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM180600 18012G23KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 WS020/19045KT
PROB30
1806/1809 4SM -TSRA OVC020CB
FM180900 16011G19KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1809/1815 4SM
-SHRA
OVC015
FM181500 21009KT P6SM BKN010 PROB30 1815/1818 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.
$$
MNZ087-180745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
DATE THU 04/17/25 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S W NW NW NW N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 8 11 14 17 17 16 14 11 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 13 13 14
SFC WGUST 29 29 28 29 29 29 27 23 22 21 17 14 13 12 13 15 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 23
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 27 27 27 28 28 28 26 23 20 17 15 13 11 10 10 12 15 17 18 18 18 19 20 21
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE N N N
3KFT WSPD 35 33 32 33 35 37 38 38 37 33 28 22 15 9 6 7 11 14 16 16 17 17 16 17
6KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 37 37 36 35 34 33 34 35 35 33 31 28 25 21 18 14 10 7 5 4 4 4 5 6
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 77 | 88 | 38 | 44
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 53 36 48 77 81 78 81 81 81 57 57 24 24 24 20 20 20 17 17 17 8 8 8 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
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 171903 AAA
KRST 171902Z 1719/1818 16020G30KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB
FM172000 17015G25KT P6SM OVC040
FM172200 17011G18KT 3SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM180600 26007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC005
TEMPO 1806/1810 5SM -TSRA OVC005CB
FM181000 34010G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC005 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND
WX
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-180745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
DATE THU 04/17/25 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 11 13 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 9
SFC WGUST 27 27 27 28 28 29 30 29 27 23 20 17 15 15 13 12 11 10 11 12 13 15 16 17
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N
1KFT WSPD 26 28 29 30 31 31 30 27 25 23 21 19 17 14 12 10 9 8 7 7 8 10 12 15
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W NW N N
3KFT WSPD 33 32 32 34 37 39 41 42 42 40 38 34 28 22 17 13 10 8 7 7 7 6 7 8
6KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 39 39 38 36 33 30 29 28 28 29 31 31 29 27 24 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 76 | 88 | 36 | 42
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 80 40 30 40 68 66 65 78 81 59 59 33 33 24 25 26 21 26 26 26 25 25 25 9
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 171730 CCA
KLSE 171726Z 1718/1818 16014G26KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB PROB30
1718/1720 5SM -TSRA OVC035CB
FM172000 16015G28KT P6SM BKN040
FM172200 17015G27KT 5SM -TSRA OVC025CB
TEMPO 1801/1805 1SM +TSRA OVC010CB
FM180800 18010KT P6SM OVC007
TEMPO 1813/1817 34010KT 5SM -TSRA OVC005CB
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-180745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
DATE THU 04/17/25 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SE SE S S S S S S SE S S SE SE E E NE N N N N N N N NW
SFC WSPD 15 16 18 20 19 18 16 14 12 11 10 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 12 13 13 15
SFC WGUST 28 29 29 29 29 29 27 25 23 20 18 14 13 12 13 12 14 15 15 18 18 20 20 21
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E NE N N N N
1KFT WSPD 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 24 22 19 15 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 8 12 15 17 17 18
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 34 32 30 30 30 31 32 33 33 31 28 24 22 19 17 16 15 14 10 7 4 5 8 12
6KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW
6KFT WSPD 32 33 33 31 29 28 31 34 36 36 34 32 30 28 26 23 21 18 15 12 10 8 8 8
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 76 | 78 | 37 | 34
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 26 28 60 78 70 34 52 72 80 58 58 35 34 31 30 30 25 20 20 20 9 9 9 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
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 171736
KALO 171733Z 1718/1818 16017G25KT P6SM BKN090
FM172100 17020G30KT P6SM BKN040
FM180300 15012KT 6SM -TSRA BKN045CB
FM180600 14009KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1806/1811 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM181100 09008KT P6SM -DZ OVC008
FM181600 34009KT P6SM OVC006
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-180745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
DATE THU 04/17/25 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S SW SW W W
SFC WSPD 11 13 16 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 13 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11
SFC WGUST 28 28 29 30 31 31 31 31 30 28 27 24 22 19 16 18 19 21 22 22 22 21 20 20
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 31 30 30 30 31 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 23 22 21 22 24 25 25 25 23 20 17 15
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 37 37 37 40 43 46 46 44 43 44 46 45 41 36 32 32 33 34 33 30 27 25 22 20
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 35 38 40 40 38 37 37 39 40 42 43 43 38 32 27 24 24 24 24 25 26 26 26 27
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 70 | 66 | 42 | 37
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 77 71 47 74 76 54 36 41 56 45 45 33 33 26 23 24 22 23 25 25 23 23 23 24
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 171720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 171720Z 1718/1818 16018G28KT P6SM BKN060
FM180400 16014G22KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1805/1807 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM180700 18012KT P6SM BKN030 WS020/23045KT PROB30 1807/1809 4SM
-TSRA OVC025CB
FM181100 19015G25KT 5SM BR OVC020
FM181600 22016G26KT P6SM OVC025=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$