Waconia DNR acess

Current conditions at 1/13 4:53 PM - MNPLS/FLYING CLD - 24 km away.
Wind: 16 kt gusting 25 kt Clouds: overcast at 3300 ft Temp: 4°C Pressure: 1003 hPa

December 6, 2025
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Wind Forecast

Jan-13
Tuesday
13-January
 1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
Speed (knots)
18
17
19
Temp F           39 36 32
Precip (mm/3hr)          
Cloud Cover
Pressure 97 97.2 97.5
Snow Depth (cm)          
Jan-14
Wednesday
14-January
 1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots)
20
20
17
14
13
11
7
6
Temp F 23 19 16 12 16 18 12 7
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Pressure 97.9 98.3 98.7 99 99.1 99 99 99
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Jan-15
Thursday
15-January
 1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots)
3
3
5
10
14
12
10
18
Temp F 1 -2 -2 3 18 23 28 34
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.7 0.2 0.4
Cloud Cover
Pressure 98.9 98.7 98.4 98 97.5 97 96.7 96.5
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Jan-16
Friday
16-January
 1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots)
18
17
16
16
23
21
19
17
Temp F 32 32 32 30 19 16 10 7
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.7 0.7 0.1
Cloud Cover
Pressure 96.6 96.8 96.9 97.1 97.4 97.6 97.9 98
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Jan-17
Saturday
17-January
 1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots)
15
14
14
15
16
16
13
11
Temp F 5 3 3 3 7 7 5 1
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Pressure 98.1 98.2 98.2 98.4 98.6 98.8 99 99.1
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Jan-18
Sunday
18-January
 1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
Speed (knots)
8
6
Temp F -6 32 32          
Precip (mm/3hr)          
Cloud Cover
Pressure 98.9 98.7 98.4
Snow Depth (cm)          
 

Current Observations from sourced from NOAA Aviation Weather Center (AWC). Forecasts based on MSC’s GDPS (GEM-Global) model

 

Nearby Stations

Conditions at nearby stations.

Name - ICAO Date Wind Speed Direction Conditions (Km)
MNPLS/FLYING CLD - KFCM 13-Jan 4:53 PM 16
 
 Wind: 16 kt gusting 25 kt Clouds: overcast at 3300 ft Temp: 4°C Pressure: 1003 hPa 23.5
GLENCOE - KGYL 13-Jan 4:55 PM 16
 
 Wind: 16 kt gusting 20 kt Clouds: scattered at 3600 ft Temp: 3°C Pressure: 1004 hPa 28.2
BUFFALO MUNI - KCFE 13-Jan 4:55 PM 14
 
 Wind: 14 kt Clouds: few at 2400 ft; overcast at 3100 ft Temp: 4°C Pressure: 1003 hPa 33.5
MNPLS/CRYSTAL - KMIC 13-Jan 4:53 PM 13
 
 Wind: 13 kt gusting 27 kt Clouds: overcast at 3200 ft Temp: 4°C Pressure: 1002 hPa 38.8
MINNEAPOLIS - KMSP 13-Jan 4:53 PM 16
 
 Wind: 16 kt gusting 22 kt Clouds: broken at 3000 ft; overcast at 3500 ft Temp: 4°C Pressure: 1003 hPa 41.6
MAPLE LAKE - KMGG 13-Jan 4:48 PM 14
 
 Wind: 14 kt Clouds: overcast at 3100 ft Temp: 4°C Pressure: 1004 hPa 43.8
HUTCHINSON - KHCD 13-Jan 4:55 PM 12
 
 Wind: 12 kt Clouds: scattered at 3200 ft Temp: 2°C Pressure: 1005 hPa 49.3

Spot Details


Parking lot right by the clearing where you can launch your kite.  This can be a very busy lake at times with boats and jet-ski's galore, so if you are a newbie be very careful.  There are always plenty of windurfers and kitesurfers there if the wind is above 12mph.  The parking lot can fill quickly on weekends, but there is space to park on the grass along the main road.

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