Soaring Forecast - NWS Twin Cities

The Work Week will Begin with Unsettled Weather from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes

Unsettled weather is forecast to continue through the first half of the work week from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes as a frontal system moves through. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will be possible each day. Meanwhile, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the Southwest and California, with isolated flash flooding possible. Read More >

Soaring Forecast for the Twin Cities Area Prepared at 12:30 GMT Wed Sep 24 2025 Height Wind Wind Temp Soaring (ft AGL) Direction Speed(kts) (Deg C) Index 3000 035 09 12 -0.5 5000 025 16 8 2.0 7000 035 11 4 3.0 Temperature needed for lift to 3000 ft agl (Trigger Temp)..72 Time at which trigger temperature will be reached..........2 pm Maximum Temperature for the day............................74 Deg F Maximum altitude of thermals...............................3400 (ft agl) Height where cumulus will form.............................No Cu Expected (ft agl) Base of cumulus during the afternoon.......................No Cu Expected (ft agl) Total Sky Cover in Eighths (Oktas) (11 AM to 4 PM).........4 Implications of specific soaring indices: -4 or Less............Excellent -3....................Good -2 or -1..............Fair Zero or Greater.......Poor Forecast is based on Upper Air Data collected at Chanhassen, Minnesota. Elevation 943 feet. To: Princeton FSS, FAX, (763) 389-7143 Voice, (800) 642-6505 From: National Weather Service Chanhassen, Voice (952) 361-6671