Soaring NV - Minden Sailplane Instruction and Rentals

SoaringNV uses several different weather sites for sources of information on current and forecast conditions. Take a look at these:

For an animated radar and satellite composite of northern California, Nevada and Utah over the past several hours, try Accuweather.com

For a 300 Mb Jet Stream analysis and forecast, try SFSU's Jetstream site
What you should look for here is the jet stream flowing perpendicular to the border between California and Nevada, right where that border takes a 45 degree bend to the east (right on Lake Tahoe).

Further jet stream analysis is available at GGweather.com - click here for 700 Mb and here for 250 Mb.
Look for wind speed and direction where the 120 degrees west longitude line intersects the 40 degrees north latitude line. The tell-tale 45 degree state boundary line is just below that point. Wind speeds over 30 Kts and directions between 210 and 310 are indicative of mountain wave conditions.

Many soaring pilots use Skew-T soundings for information on strength and height of lift, based on balloon soundings. A good Skew-T source for the Minden area (actually, from Reno) is available at from Unisys.com

Finally, the National Weather Service posts a daily soaring forecast for Reno at 7:00 am Pacific time.

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