Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 140732
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
232 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
WIZ017-141945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
232 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
DATE TUE 04/14/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S SE E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR E NE NE NE E SE S SW W W SW S SW SW W W W W W NW N N N N
1KFT WSPD 7 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 10 13 13 13 12
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 11 14 17 19 17 13 10 8 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 12 11 11 13 14 14 13 14 16 20 24 28 32 33 31 27 23 21 21 20 20 19 19
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 6 | 9 | 18 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 9 11 11 12 14 17 19 25 23 21 21 22 16 8
FOG 20 20 20 70 70 70 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 140521
KAUW 140520Z 1406/1506 11007KT 5SM -SHRA BKN007
FM140900 11005KT 2SM BR BKN004
FM141500 18005KT P6SM BKN011
FM141900 19005KT P6SM BKN025
FM142300 08004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN013 PROB30 1423/1503 6SM -TSRA
BKN015CB
FM150300 05004KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN008
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-141945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
232 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
DATE TUE 04/14/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR E S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S SW SW W N NE E NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR NW E E SE S SW SW SW SW W W NW W SW S S S S SW W NW NW N N
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 10 7 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 12 14 15
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 25 23 21 19 16 14 13 13 13 12 10 9 10 12 14 16 17 17 16 13 12 11 11 11
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 37 34 30 27 23 20 17 15 15 16 19 21 23 24 24 23 21 20 20 21 22 23 23 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 72 | 5 | 72 | 63
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 28 28 8 8 4 2 1 3 4 4 5 7 11 15 37 60 67 75 66 60 47 36 38 21
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 140724 AAA
KMSN 140722Z 1407/1506 36010G20KT 4SM -TSRA OVC050CB
FM141000 36007KT P6SM BKN017
FM141300 20006KT P6SM BKN021
FM141700 21006KT P6SM SCT019 PROB30 1421/1423 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM142300 20008KT 6SM TSRA BKN045CB
FM150300 27006KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1503/1506 4SM TSRA
OVC025CB
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-141945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
232 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
DATE TUE 04/14/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR E S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 9
1KFT WDIR E E NE E E E E NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 8 4 1 0 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 5 8 11 12 13 13 15 16 16
3KFT WDIR W W NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 4 4 5 6 7 9 12 14 16 17 16 15 11 6 2 1 1 3 6 10 13 13 13 12
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
6KFT WSPD 22 21 19 17 14 12 11 11 11 12 11 11 9 6 5 4 5 6 7 9 10 10 9 10
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC BK BK SC BK
POP6HR | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 16 9 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 5 7 5 8 12 29 46 43 41 33 24 20 17 21 13
FOG 20 40 70 70 70 70 40 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 140521 RRF
KRST 140520Z 1406/1506 18008KT 5SM BR VCTS BKN050CB
FM140800 VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN009
FM141000 27005KT 1/2SM FG BKN002
FM141400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN006
FM141500 28005KT P6SM BKN015
FM141800 33005KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 1422/1501 3SM -TSRA
BKN040CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-141945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
232 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
DATE TUE 04/14/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR E SE SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR NE SE S SW W W W W W W W NW W S S S NW NW NW N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 10 6 3 2 1 2 5 8 10 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 14 17 18 17 16
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W E SW W W W W NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 14 11 9 10 12 14 14 13 11 8 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 9
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 28 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 12 15 19 20 16 11 6 4 4 5 7 11 14 16 17 19
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC BK
POP6HR | 33 | 6 | 59 | 46
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 24 24 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 7 9 12 15 40 64 66 68 53 37 34 30 25 19
FOG 20 20 20 20 40 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 140521 RRV
KLSE 140520Z 1406/1506 11010G20KT 2SM TSRA OVC035CB
TEMPO 1406/1407 08010KT 6SM -RA SCT035
FM141000 VRB04KT 1SM BR BKN003
TEMPO 1410/1411 2SM BR BKN007
FM141600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN015
FM142000 36006KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 1421/1501 3SM -TSRA
OVC050CB
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-141945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
232 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
DATE TUE 04/14/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR E W W W W W W NW NW NW NE E SE SE SE N N N N N NE N NE NE
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 17 15 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10
1KFT WDIR N S S S S SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E E NE N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 11 11 9 7 5 3 2 2 2 4 9 14 18 19 19 17
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SE SE S S S SW SW W N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 25 23 20 15 11 7 7 8 9 7 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 7 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 33 29 24 19 15 12 10 9 10 13 17 19 20 19 19 20 22 24 26 28 29 28 27 26
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 6 | 13 | 63 | 47
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 8 11 10 19 34 48 56 65 61 58 53 50 47 47 48 28
FOG 20 20 20 40 40 70 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 140521
KALO 140520Z 1406/1506 19011KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/20045KT
FM140800 22010KT P6SM SCT080
FM141000 24007KT 3SM BR SCT007 BKN020
FM141400 19005KT P6SM SCT012 BKN027
FM141900 21007KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1419/1422 5SM -SHRA
BKN050
FM142200 23009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN070 PROB30 1422/1501 4SM
-TSRA
BKN030CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-141945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
232 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
DATE TUE 04/14/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR NE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW NW NW N N
SFC WSPD 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 20 20 18 17 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 16 14 14 13 13 12 11 12 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N
1KFT WSPD 22 17 14 17 21 24 21 17 12 10 8 8 10 13 16 15 13 11 10 9 8 10 12 14
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 44 38 31 24 17 13 11 12 14 17 20 23 24 24 23 23 22 21 20 19 17 15 12 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W W
6KFT WSPD 41 37 33 28 22 17 15 14 16 20 26 30 30 29 28 29 32 34 35 36 36 35 34 32
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 20 | 17 | 76 | 60
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 34 29 8 3 4 1 2 3 6 8 10 22 32 48 56 66 71 78 64 52 57 65 57 44
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 140616 CCA
TAFDBQ
TAF COR
KDBQ 140616Z 1406/1506 03010KT P6SM BKN025
PROB30 1406/1408 5SM -SHRA
FM141000 11010KT 6SM BR BKN018
FM141600 20012G20KT P6SM SCT030 BKN120
PROB30 1421/1424 2SM TSRA BR OVC020CB=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$