FNUS73 KMPX 241041 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Leif Mountains North Rx...OTHER National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 541 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on April 24. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... Although it is still breezy this morning, high pressure coming in from the Dakotas will result in a gradual decrease in the northwest wind speeds through the day. Given the passage of the cold front Thursday, we have a cooler, though dry airmass in place. Given the lack of rain over the last couple of weeks in western MN, we're likely to see the atmosphere mix out aggressively today, with minimum afternoon humdities possibly falling into the 15-20% range. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Temperature.........46 at ignition...Max 58. RH..................46 percent at ignition...Min 27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 14 mph at ignition...otherwise Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good /51500 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...excellent /68400 knot-ft/. Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 21 mph. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............46 49 52 54 55 57 57 58 57 57 54 49 RH..............46 40 36 31 31 29 29 27 29 29 32 37 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT wind spd..14 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 8 7 6 20 FT wind gust.18 18 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 13 10 9 Mix hgt (kft)...2.8 3.4 3.9 4.5 5.0 5.6 6.1 6.5 5.9 4.8 0.6 0.7 Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW N N Transp wind spd.21 20 18 16 15 13 13 12 10 8 7 6 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of rain showers after 3 am. Temperature.........Min 40. RH..................Max 73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the north 5 to 7 mph early in the evening, then shifting to the east 5 to 6 mph after 3 am shifting to the southwest after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....Good (53400 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (2800 knot-ft) late in the night. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 10 mph shifting to the north around 6 mph late in the evening, then shifting to the east around 7 mph overnight shifting to the south 8 to 10 mph overnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Slight chance of rain showers early in the morning, then chance of rain showers. Temperature.........Max 55. RH..................Min 48 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the west 6 to 7 mph late in the morning, then shifting to the south 7 to 8 mph early in the afternoon shifting to the southeast around 9 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3700 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to fair (20800 knot-ft) in theafternoon. Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 8 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 7 to 9 mph early in the afternoon, then shifting to the northeast around 9 mph late in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Griesinger Requested by...Ben Carlson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2611563.0/MPX .DELDT 04/24/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL eric.chien@tnc.org,benjamin.carlson@tnc.org