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SPOT FORECAST FOR M RANGE...MN DEPT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 13.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY
TODAY, WHICH WILL LIMIT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO THE UPPER 50S AND LOW
60S. THERE IS A THREAT FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT GENERALLY, ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH. STILL,
SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS 3-4PM.
WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY MUCH OF THE DAY AT AROUND 10
MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /17600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/29300 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
TEMP............50 52 54 57 59 59 60 58 57 55 52 50
RH..............77 74 69 62 60 62 60 64 69 72 80 86
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 15 15 14 15 16 18 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 13 14 14 13 14 14 17 16 15 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (31200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
FORECASTER...DYE
REQUESTED BY...TIM NOTCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/13/26
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