textproduct: La Crosse

KEY MESSAGES

- There will be periodic light rain chances this week (Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and Wednesday night into Thursday).

- Temperatures will be near normal north of Interstate 94 and near to above normal elsewhere.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 230 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026

Today

A cold front will move southeast through the area early this morning. In the wake of this front, there will be scattered rain showers. While the radar is showing quite a few showers, the soundings show quite a bit of dry air below 700 mb, so there is quite a bit of uncertainty on whether any of this rain is actually making it to the surface. As a result, went with rain showers and scattered sprinkles in the forecast.

IFR/MVFR ceilings will move into the area this morning and then gradually dissipate this afternoon as high pressure gradually builds across area bringing with it subsidence and drier air.

The high temperatures for the day occurred around midnight for areas south of Interstate 94. These areas will see high temperatures ranging from the mid-50s to near 70. Meanwhile, north of Interstate 94, the high temperatures will occur this afternoon and they will range from around 40 to the mid-40s.

Monday

High pressure will build across the region. High temperatures will be mainly in the 40s. Afternoon relative values will be fairly dry ranging from the mid-20s to mid-40s. Fortunately, the winds will be light and variable, this will greatly limit any fire weather concerns.

Tuesday night and Wednesday morning

A cold front will move southeast through the region. This front will provide a 20-30 percent chance of rain. Rainfall amounts will be up to 0.05 inches.

Low temperatures on Tuesday night will range from around 30 to the lower 40s. High temperatures on Wednesday will range from the mid-40s to lower 60s.

Wednesday night and Thursday

Another cold front will move southeast through the area on Thursday. Like its predecessors earlier in the week, not much rain is expected from it (generally less than a tenth of an inch). High temperatures will range from the mid-40s to lower 60s.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/

Issued at 554 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026

Isolated rain showers in the wake of a cold front will move southeast through the area this morning. With there being far less certainty that they will affect the TAF sites, they were removed from the forecast. During the mid- to late morning, IFR/MVFR ceilings will move into the area. These will gradually break up this afternoon as high pressure builds across the region.

CLIMATE

Issued at 230 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026

La Crosse, WI...

AT 456 PM ON MARCH 21, THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 83 DEGREES AT LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 75 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1911 AND 2022. THIS WAS ONLY THE 16TH MARCH DAY IN WHICH THE TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED OR EXCEEDED 80 DEGREES IN MARCH. THERE HAVE ONLY 8 MARCH DAYS WHICH HAVE BEEN 83 DEGREES OR WARMER. THE ONLY MARCH DAYS WHICH WERE WARMER WAS MARCH 28 2025 WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES AND MARCH 29, 1986 WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES.

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN 80 DEGREES OR WARMER SINCE OCTOBER 5.

Rochester, MN...

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES. THIS SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 70 DEGREES IN 1918. THIS WAS 6TH EARLIEST DATE IN THE YEAR FOR A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES OR WARMER. THE EARLIEST DATE WAS MARCH 7 WHEN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS ALSO 75 DEGREES. THE WARMEST MARCH TEMPERATURE WAS 82 DEGREES ON MARCH 24, 1910.

ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

WI...None. MN...None. IA...None.