600
UXUS97 KSLC 261229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 50.8 F/10.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9435 FT MSL (4556 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 52.0 F/11.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1600 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 7090 FT MSL (2211 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 04/27....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:32:22 / 20:18:47 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 46 MIN 24 SEC (826 MIN 24 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:34 MDT... 62.36 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7940 FT MSL (3061 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8554 FT MSL (3675 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9021 FT MSL (4142 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.0
K INDEX......................... +22.8
HEIGHT TEMPERATURE WIND WIND SPD LAPSE RATE CONVECTIONT THERMAL LIFT RATE
FT MSL DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT DEG C DEG F INDEX FPM M/S
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26000 -37.7 -35.9 215 30 16 8.5 4.7 27.1 80.8 12.5 M M
24000 -32.6 -26.7 215 29 15 8.5 4.7 26.2 79.2 12.1 M M
22000 -28.0 -18.4 215 28 14 7.5 4.1 24.8 76.6 11.2 M M
20000 -23.0 -9.4 210 27 14 7.0 3.9 22.9 73.2 9.8 M M
18000 -18.9 -2.0 200 28 14 6.9 3.8 21.0 69.9 8.4 M M
16000 -14.9 5.2 200 27 14 6.6 3.6 19.0 66.2 6.7 M M
14000 -11.0 12.2 200 24 12 6.5 3.6 16.9 62.4 4.8 M M
12000 -7.3 18.9 205 23 12 6.2 3.4 14.7 58.4 2.8 M M
10000 -3.6 25.5 205 22 11 6.4 3.5 12.6 54.6 0.7 M M
9000 -1.8 28.8 200 21 11 6.2 3.4 11.4 52.5 -0.4 282 1.4
8000 -0.2 31.6 200 20 10 5.3 2.9 10.1 50.2 -1.8 204 1.0
7000 1.5 34.7 190 18 9 5.6 3.0 8.9 48.1 -3.0 123 0.6
6000 3.6 38.5 180 15 8 7.6 4.2 8.2 46.8 -3.8 30 0.2
5000 6.8 44.2 170 8 4 10.7 5.9 7.8 46.1 -4.3 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +32.5 LI... +1.1 | CAPE... +127.0 LI... +0.4
CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +24.0 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +24.4
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HEIGHT TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE | TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE
FT MSL DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT | DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT
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26000 -38.8 -37.8 200 18 9 8.7 4.8 | -39.4 -38.9 210 11 6 8.6 4.7
24000 -33.7 -28.7 215 17 9 8.7 4.8 | -34.3 -29.7 225 11 5 8.6 4.7
22000 -28.8 -19.8 220 19 10 7.9 4.3 | -29.3 -20.7 225 13 7 8.2 4.5
20000 -23.6 -10.5 220 22 12 7.5 4.1 | -23.9 -11.0 225 16 8 7.7 4.2
18000 -19.2 -2.6 220 25 13 7.2 3.9 | -19.4 -2.9 225 18 9 7.3 4.0
16000 -15.1 4.8 225 28 14 6.8 3.7 | -15.2 4.6 230 18 9 7.0 3.8
14000 -11.1 12.0 225 30 16 6.6 3.6 | -11.3 11.7 230 20 10 6.5 3.6
12000 -7.5 18.5 225 31 16 6.1 3.3 | -7.6 18.3 230 19 10 6.3 3.5
10000 -3.8 25.2 220 28 14 6.6 3.6 | -4.0 24.8 225 19 10 6.3 3.5
9000 -2.1 28.2 215 26 13 6.1 3.3 | -2.2 28.0 225 19 10 6.5 3.5
8000 -0.5 31.1 205 21 11 5.1 2.8 | -0.4 31.3 215 18 9 5.5 3.0
7000 1.1 34.0 190 17 9 5.1 2.8 | 1.5 34.7 210 15 8 6.6 3.6
6000 3.1 37.6 175 13 7 7.8 4.3 | 3.9 39.0 210 12 6 8.8 4.8
5000 6.9 44.4 160 8 4 14.5 7.9 | 8.2 46.8 210 7 4 15.9 8.7
04/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +80.8 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +85.6 LI... +1.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +23.9 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +21.0
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HEIGHT TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE | TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE
FT MSL DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT | DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT
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26000 -39.3 -38.7 235 12 6 8.8 4.9 | -39.3 -38.7 250 21 11 8.7 4.8
24000 -34.0 -29.2 235 12 6 8.9 4.9 | -34.1 -29.4 245 20 10 8.7 4.8
22000 -28.4 -19.1 235 12 6 8.3 4.5 | -28.3 -18.9 240 19 10 8.5 4.7
20000 -23.6 -10.5 235 13 7 7.7 4.2 | -23.5 -10.3 240 19 10 7.6 4.2
18000 -19.1 -2.4 240 15 8 7.4 4.1 | -19.0 -2.2 245 18 9 6.6 3.6
16000 -14.8 5.4 240 16 8 6.9 3.8 | -15.1 4.8 265 14 7 6.4 3.5
14000 -11.0 12.2 240 17 9 6.4 3.5 | -11.4 11.5 295 15 8 6.4 3.5
12000 -7.4 18.7 235 17 9 6.0 3.3 | -7.6 18.3 310 16 8 6.4 3.5
10000 -4.0 24.8 240 14 7 5.9 3.2 | -4.0 24.8 325 14 7 6.5 3.6
9000 -2.4 27.7 245 13 7 6.0 3.3 | -2.1 28.2 325 13 7 6.9 3.8
8000 -0.7 30.7 250 11 6 5.1 2.8 | -0.2 31.6 325 11 6 6.2 3.4
7000 0.6 33.1 265 9 4 4.8 2.7 | 1.3 34.3 310 7 3 5.9 3.2
6000 2.6 36.7 285 7 4 9.1 5.0 | 3.2 37.8 275 3 2 8.0 4.4
5000 6.2 43.2 300 6 3 2.1 1.1 | 7.1 44.8 235 2 1 5.8 3.2
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THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED ONCE PER DAY BY APPROXIMATELY 0600 MST/0700 MDT
(1300 UTC). THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED NOR UPDATED AFTER
THE INITIAL ISSUANCE.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON THE 1200 UTC RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION
AT THE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND/OR NUMERICAL WEATHER
PREDICTION MODEL DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIRPORT. THESE DATA MAY NOT BE
REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHER AREAS ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT. ERRONEOUS DATA SUCH AS
THESE SHOULD NOT BE USED.
THE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF THIS REPORT AS WELL AS THE ISSUANCE TIMES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
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