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LA CROSSE, Wisc. — The National Weather Service (NWS) office in La Crosse, will be hosting a public open house on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will be a fun, free, rain-or-shine event for the whole family with the theme, "Unleash Your Inner Meteorologist!" In addition to guided office tours to showcase NWS forecast and warning services and equipment, the event will also feature plenty of outdoor activities and games for all ages. Additionally, there will be several raffles throughout the day for weather-related prizes. Visitors can get an up close look at fire trucks, sheriff squad and incident command vehicles, a highway snow plow, and other unique rigs. WAFER Food Pantry will also be collecting voluntary non-perishable food donations to support the greater La Crosse community. "We are so excited to be planning this open house event to promote weather safety and the life-saving work that the National Weather Service and our partner agencies do each day in our local communities," said Mike Kurz, warning coordination meteorologist at NWS La Crosse. "We want our open house visitors to meet our dedicated NWS staff and see first hand how we create the forecast and issue severe weather warnings for their community." Directions to NWS La Crosse and further open house details can be found at weather.gov/arx/openhouse24. The National Weather Service's La Crosse Forecast Office is the primary source of weather data, forecasts and warnings for over 900,000 people in 28 counties across portions of western and central Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa. Become a part of the exclusive circle! Subscribe to the newsletter for free and gain access to special offers, bonus content and insider perks.

Support your local businesses

Unleash Your Inner Meteorologist at Upcoming Open House Event