Soaring Forecast - NWS Twin Cities

Monsoons Return to the Southwest U.S.; Potential Atlantic Tropical System Interaction

In Arizona and New Mexico, heavy to excessive rainfall from monsoon thunderstorms may bring isolated flash and urban flooding Thursday into Sunday. The close proximity of Tropical Storm Humberto and a tropical wave (AL94) could lead to interaction between them, and details of their long-range track and intensity forecasts, and any potential impacts, are more uncertain than usual. 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