935
UXUS97 KSLC 271228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 87.5 F/30.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1511 FT/MIN (7.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20451 FT MSL (15525 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 15476 FT MSL (10550 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 08/28....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:50:18 / 20:08:15 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 17 MIN 56 SEC (797 MIN 56 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:17 MDT... 58.41 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15774 FT MSL (10848 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16962 FT MSL (12036 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18220 FT MSL (13294 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.9
K INDEX......................... +23.1
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 -20.2 -4.4 240 31 16 7.3 4.0 44.3 111.7 6.7 M M
24000 -16.5 2.3 240 34 17 5.2 2.9 41.6 106.9 4.6 M M
22000 -13.5 7.7 240 37 19 5.5 3.0 38.4 101.2 2.0 M M
20000 -10.2 13.6 240 38 19 5.6 3.1 35.4 95.8 -0.6 1472 7.5
18000 -6.0 21.2 240 35 18 8.3 4.6 33.7 92.6 -2.2 1287 6.5
16000 -0.7 30.7 235 30 15 9.6 5.3 33.1 91.6 -2.9 1070 5.4
14000 4.8 40.6 230 26 13 9.4 5.2 32.8 91.0 -3.3 846 4.3
12000 10.4 50.7 225 22 11 9.1 5.0 32.5 90.4 -3.6 619 3.1
10000 15.8 60.4 225 20 10 8.1 4.4 32.1 89.7 -4.1 397 2.0
9000 18.4 65.1 220 19 10 8.8 4.8 31.8 89.2 -4.4 289 1.5
8000 21.6 70.9 215 17 9 8.6 4.7 31.4 88.4 -5.0 157 0.8
7000 23.6 74.5 200 17 9 6.7 3.7 30.5 86.9 -6.0 67 0.3
6000 24.3 75.7 180 14 7 0.5 0.3 28.4 83.1 -8.3 17 0.1
5000 22.3 72.1 140 7 3 -65.2 -35.8 23.7 74.7 -13.2 46 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +201.9 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +524.8 LI... -2.4
CINH... -101.4 K INDEX... +26.5 | CINH... -20.1 K INDEX... +28.1
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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 -22.7 -8.9 255 18 9 7.5 4.1 | -23.0 -9.4 235 16 8 7.2 3.9
24000 -18.4 -1.1 255 18 9 7.0 3.8 | -18.7 -1.7 235 14 7 7.3 4.0
22000 -14.3 6.3 255 18 9 7.2 3.9 | -14.4 6.1 235 13 7 7.3 4.0
20000 -10.0 14.0 255 17 9 7.4 4.1 | -10.3 13.5 230 14 7 7.3 4.0
18000 -4.9 23.2 250 14 7 8.4 4.6 | -5.1 22.8 225 14 7 8.8 4.8
16000 0.2 32.4 245 11 6 9.1 5.0 | 0.3 32.5 225 13 7 9.4 5.1
14000 5.7 42.3 225 10 5 9.3 5.1 | 5.8 42.4 220 12 6 9.5 5.2
12000 11.1 52.0 215 9 5 9.0 4.9 | 11.3 52.3 215 12 6 9.2 5.0
10000 16.2 61.2 205 9 5 7.7 4.2 | 16.6 61.9 205 11 6 8.1 4.5
9000 18.7 65.7 200 9 5 8.5 4.7 | 19.4 66.9 205 11 6 9.4 5.2
8000 21.0 69.8 190 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 22.0 71.6 205 10 5 9.1 5.0
7000 23.1 73.6 180 9 5 6.2 3.4 | 24.8 76.6 200 9 5 9.6 5.3
6000 24.8 76.6 170 9 4 6.7 3.7 | 27.6 81.7 205 8 4 10.3 5.7
5000 26.1 79.0 160 7 4 4.3 2.4 | 33.3 91.9 205 6 3 82.1 45.0
08/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +446.7 LI... -2.0 | CAPE... +323.5 LI... -1.8
CINH... -8.7 K INDEX... +29.8 | CINH... -68.3 K INDEX... +28.6
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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 -22.1 -7.8 215 21 11 7.2 3.9 | -21.6 -6.9 235 27 14 7.1 3.9
24000 -18.0 -0.4 210 19 10 6.9 3.8 | -17.5 0.5 225 23 12 6.8 3.7
22000 -14.0 6.8 210 17 9 7.4 4.0 | -13.5 7.7 215 20 10 7.1 3.9
20000 -9.5 14.9 210 16 8 7.7 4.2 | -9.3 15.3 210 17 9 7.5 4.1
18000 -4.4 24.1 210 15 8 8.3 4.5 | -4.2 24.4 210 15 8 8.5 4.7
16000 0.6 33.1 210 14 7 9.0 4.9 | 1.0 33.8 210 14 7 9.2 5.1
14000 6.2 43.2 215 14 7 9.5 5.2 | 6.6 43.9 215 13 6 9.5 5.2
12000 11.9 53.4 220 13 6 9.6 5.3 | 12.2 54.0 220 10 5 9.4 5.1
10000 17.5 63.5 220 10 5 9.1 5.0 | 17.4 63.3 240 8 4 7.5 4.1
9000 20.5 68.9 225 10 5 10.3 5.7 | 20.3 68.5 250 7 4 9.3 5.1
8000 23.4 74.1 230 9 5 9.8 5.4 | 22.8 73.0 260 8 4 8.5 4.7
7000 26.3 79.3 240 8 4 9.7 5.3 | 25.2 77.4 265 8 4 7.6 4.2
6000 29.1 84.4 250 7 4 10.0 5.5 | 27.5 81.5 270 9 5 8.1 4.4
5000 34.5 94.1 265 6 3 75.1 41.2 | 31.3 88.3 265 6 3 44.6 24.5
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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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