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UXUS97 KREV 031305
SRGREV
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2026
THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.
THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED.
FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.
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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 75 73
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 64 66
EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 18000 16400
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1299 1062
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 30 25
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 29 32
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... -1 0
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 0 -2
AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000 9900/+06
10000 9906/+03
12000 1119/-01
14000 1120/-06
16000 1121/-12
18000 1122/-18
24000 1020/-29
30000 1024/-47
34000 1120/-55
39000 2022/-54
SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH)
(F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST
2026-05-03 05:20 38 26 62 | 056 21 25
2026-05-03 05:00 38 26 63 | 049 21 25
2026-05-03 04:50 38 29 62 | 031 20 27
2026-05-03 04:30 38 26 61 | 027 24 32
SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND
DIR SPEED GUST
2026-05-03 0515 40 67 092 20 30
2026-05-03 0500 40 69 098 20 28
2026-05-03 0445 40 69 094 17 25
2026-05-03 0430 40 72 103 19 28
RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 031141Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
FM031900 09012KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
FM032200 21012KT 5SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 0322/0403
18020G35KT 2SM TSRA BKN030CB
FM040300 27009KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN080
FM040600 27003KT P6SM BKN090
CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 031141Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 BKN180
FM031900 09012KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
FM032100 21012KT 5SM -SHRA BKN050 PROB30 0321/0403 18020G35KT
2SM TSRA BKN030CB
FM040300 35009KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN080
FM040800 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 031141Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 BKN180
FM031900 09012KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
FM032000 21012KT 5SM -SHRA BKN050 PROB30 0320/0402 18020G35KT
2SM TSRA BKN030CB
FM040200 11006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN080
FM040700 11005KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
MONDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 57 TO 62. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM PDT SUNSET 755 PM PDT
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM PDT SUNSET 756 PM PDT
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