975
UXUS97 KSLC 181227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 86.3 F/30.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1277 FT/MIN (6.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16603 FT MSL (11678 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 10006 FT MSL (5080 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 08/19.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:41:26 / 20:21:48 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 40 MIN 22 SEC (820 MIN 22 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:37 MDT... 61.28 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/18/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16142 FT MSL (11217 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16826 FT MSL (11901 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16829 FT MSL (11904 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.2
K INDEX......................... +28.8
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 -20.7 -5.3 275 32 16 6.8 3.7 44.0 111.2 7.9 M M
24000 -16.4 2.5 275 29 15 7.6 4.2 42.1 107.8 6.5 M M
22000 -11.4 11.5 285 28 15 6.8 3.7 40.4 104.7 5.1 M M
20000 -7.3 18.9 285 27 14 6.9 3.8 38.3 101.0 3.5 M M
18000 -3.6 25.5 285 25 13 6.4 3.5 36.0 96.8 1.4 M M
16000 0.3 32.5 280 23 12 8.0 4.4 34.2 93.6 -0.5 1017 5.2
14000 5.4 41.7 275 18 9 8.8 4.8 33.5 92.4 -1.3 807 4.1
12000 10.6 51.1 280 11 6 8.8 4.8 32.9 91.3 -1.9 591 3.0
10000 15.4 59.7 285 4 2 7.3 4.0 32.0 89.6 -2.9 388 2.0
9000 17.8 64.0 300 2 1 8.0 4.4 31.5 88.6 -3.5 286 1.5
8000 20.2 68.4 335 2 1 7.3 4.0 30.9 87.6 -4.1 185 0.9
7000 22.7 72.9 025 2 1 6.4 3.5 29.8 85.6 -5.2 73 0.4
6000 24.3 75.7 080 2 1 2.8 1.6 28.4 83.1 -6.7 M M
5000 19.7 67.5 105 5 3 -99.0 -54.3 21.1 69.9 -14.2 104 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/18/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/18/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +6.7 LI... -0.9 | CAPE... +117.3 LI... -1.6
CINH... -32.6 K INDEX... +29.4 | CINH... -31.3 K INDEX... +29.8
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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 -20.1 -4.2 270 43 22 7.5 4.1 | -20.1 -4.2 270 40 21 7.5 4.1
24000 -16.0 3.2 270 39 20 6.5 3.6 | -15.8 3.6 270 38 20 6.9 3.8
22000 -12.1 10.2 270 32 17 6.0 3.3 | -11.6 11.1 270 35 18 5.8 3.2
20000 -9.0 15.8 265 28 14 5.8 3.2 | -8.6 16.5 260 28 14 5.0 2.7
18000 -4.9 23.2 255 26 13 7.5 4.1 | -4.9 23.2 255 27 14 7.2 3.9
16000 -0.6 30.9 260 23 12 7.6 4.2 | -0.6 30.9 250 24 13 8.0 4.4
14000 4.4 39.9 265 20 10 9.0 5.0 | 4.4 39.9 255 21 11 8.9 4.9
12000 9.7 49.5 260 15 8 9.1 5.0 | 9.9 49.8 255 17 9 9.3 5.1
10000 14.8 58.6 245 11 6 7.9 4.4 | 15.1 59.2 245 12 6 7.6 4.2
9000 17.4 63.3 230 9 5 8.5 4.7 | 17.8 64.0 235 10 5 9.3 5.1
8000 19.7 67.5 210 7 4 7.7 4.2 | 20.4 68.7 230 8 4 8.7 4.8
7000 21.8 71.2 185 7 3 7.5 4.1 | 23.0 73.4 225 6 3 9.3 5.1
6000 23.5 74.3 175 7 3 5.8 3.2 | 25.7 78.3 230 5 3 10.5 5.8
5000 24.7 76.5 155 6 3 5.2 2.8 | 31.2 88.2 245 4 2 72.6 39.8
08/18/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/18/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +201.6 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +186.2 LI... -0.8
CINH... -25.4 K INDEX... +30.2 | CINH... -50.1 K INDEX... +28.8
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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 -20.0 -4.0 260 38 20 7.5 4.1 | -20.2 -4.4 270 38 19 7.6 4.2
24000 -15.7 3.7 265 37 19 6.9 3.8 | -15.8 3.6 270 36 18 7.2 4.0
22000 -11.6 11.1 265 34 17 6.3 3.4 | -11.5 11.3 265 32 17 6.8 3.7
20000 -7.8 18.0 255 29 15 5.8 3.2 | -7.2 19.0 260 29 15 6.6 3.6
18000 -4.5 23.9 245 25 13 8.3 4.5 | -3.3 26.1 250 26 14 7.0 3.9
16000 -0.1 31.8 240 23 12 7.6 4.2 | 1.0 33.8 245 22 11 7.9 4.3
14000 4.9 40.8 245 18 10 8.9 4.9 | 5.8 42.4 245 18 9 8.7 4.8
12000 10.3 50.5 250 15 8 9.3 5.1 | 11.1 52.0 255 15 8 9.0 5.0
10000 15.8 60.4 255 12 6 8.1 4.4 | 16.3 61.3 275 12 6 7.9 4.3
9000 18.7 65.7 265 10 5 9.3 5.1 | 19.1 66.4 290 10 5 9.1 5.0
8000 21.3 70.3 275 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 21.8 71.2 305 9 5 9.0 5.0
7000 24.0 75.2 295 7 4 9.6 5.2 | 24.4 75.9 315 9 4 9.0 5.0
6000 26.7 80.1 310 7 4 10.9 6.0 | 27.1 80.8 325 8 4 9.8 5.3
5000 32.2 90.0 320 7 4 73.6 40.4 | 29.9 85.8 330 8 4 11.1 6.1
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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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