Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

NOTE - The cause of unrepresentative data in this product during summer 2025 was identified and resolved on 9/17/2025. We apologize for the incovenience, and Thank members of the soaring community for alerting us about the problem.

Soaring Forecast for Southwest Ohio                                
                                                                   
Forecast Preparation Time/Date........00:10 GMT Sat Dec 27 2025                  
Upper Air Data Collection Time/Date...12:00 GMT Fri Dec 26 2025     
                                                                   
Forecast is based on upper air data collected at Wilmington, OH.   
Elevation 1060 feet.                                               
                                                                   
Height          Wind          Wind           Temp           Soaring
(ft AGL)        Direction     Speed(kts)     (Deg C)        Index  
3000            230           32             11             10.0
5000            230           31              7             12.0
7000            235           32              3             15.0
 
Temperature needed for lift to 3000 ft agl (Trigger Temp)..69 
 
Time at which trigger temperature will be reached..........Will Not Reach  
 
Maximum Temperature for the day............................49 Deg F
 
Maximum altitude of thermals...............................700 (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).........7
 
Implications of specific soaring indices:
-4 or Less............Excellent
-3....................Good
-2 or -1..............Fair
Zero or Greater.......Poor

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