969
UXUS97 KSLC 291228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 52.4 F/11.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1508 FT/MIN (7.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22004 FT MSL (17126 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 74.0 F/23.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0830 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................. 18214 FT MSL (13335 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 06/30...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:59:29 / 21:03:18 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 3 MIN 49 SEC (903 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:23 MDT... 71.22 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/29/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8622 FT MSL (3744 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9324 FT MSL (4446 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14060 FT MSL (9181 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -6.4
K INDEX......................... +17.0
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 -33.8 -28.8 310 20 10 3.2 1.8 32.3 90.1 7.0 M M
24000 -31.9 -25.4 310 18 9 3.1 1.7 27.3 81.2 3.2 M M
22000 -28.6 -19.5 285 14 7 5.2 2.8 23.2 73.8 -0.2 1499 7.6
20000 -24.7 -12.5 270 13 7 8.0 4.4 21.0 69.8 -2.1 1321 6.7
18000 -19.9 -3.8 270 14 7 8.2 4.5 19.8 67.7 -3.2 1119 5.7
16000 -15.2 4.6 265 15 8 7.0 3.8 18.5 65.3 -4.4 920 4.7
14000 -11.3 11.7 265 18 9 6.4 3.5 16.5 61.6 -6.5 742 3.8
12000 -7.6 18.3 270 20 10 6.8 3.7 14.2 57.6 -8.8 571 2.9
10000 -3.2 26.2 275 17 9 7.4 4.1 12.8 55.0 -10.5 383 1.9
9000 -1.0 30.2 275 14 7 8.4 4.6 12.2 54.0 -11.3 284 1.4
8000 1.3 34.3 270 10 5 7.9 4.3 11.6 52.8 -12.1 188 1.0
7000 3.3 37.9 255 7 4 6.8 3.7 10.8 51.4 -13.1 97 0.5
6000 5.4 41.7 210 6 3 6.2 3.4 10.0 49.9 -14.1 6 0.0
5000 7.7 45.9 160 5 3 5.4 3.0 8.8 47.8 -15.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/29/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/29/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +19.8 LI... +5.8 | CAPE... +0.8 LI... +5.9
CINH... -3.8 K INDEX... +10.5 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +9.1
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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 -32.2 -26.0 320 29 15 7.3 4.0 | -30.1 -22.2 260 16 8 8.2 4.5
24000 -27.8 -18.0 310 31 16 7.4 4.0 | -25.2 -13.4 255 23 12 7.4 4.0
22000 -22.8 -9.0 305 30 16 7.5 4.1 | -21.0 -5.8 255 27 14 7.1 3.9
20000 -18.2 -0.8 305 30 15 7.7 4.2 | -16.7 1.9 255 29 15 7.1 3.9
18000 -13.8 7.2 305 29 15 6.9 3.8 | -12.1 10.2 260 28 15 6.8 3.7
16000 -10.3 13.5 300 29 15 4.4 2.4 | -8.3 17.1 265 25 13 5.9 3.2
14000 -8.2 17.2 305 27 14 2.8 1.5 | -5.7 21.7 280 21 11 3.0 1.6
12000 -6.4 20.5 285 20 10 4.1 2.3 | -4.5 23.9 280 17 9 3.5 1.9
10000 -3.0 26.6 270 16 8 7.1 3.9 | -1.1 30.0 255 12 6 7.2 3.9
9000 -0.6 30.9 265 14 7 8.9 4.9 | 1.4 34.5 245 10 5 9.2 5.0
8000 1.9 35.4 255 11 6 8.6 4.7 | 4.2 39.6 240 9 5 9.8 5.4
7000 4.3 39.7 230 9 5 7.9 4.3 | 7.1 44.8 245 8 4 9.9 5.4
6000 6.6 43.9 200 9 5 8.3 4.5 | 10.0 50.0 250 7 3 10.5 5.8
5000 11.0 51.8 185 7 4 51.9 28.4 | 12.9 55.2 255 6 3 11.9 6.5
06/29/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/29/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.4
CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +12.4 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +13.1
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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 -29.9 -21.8 230 20 10 7.9 4.3 | -30.2 -22.4 240 36 18 7.9 4.3
24000 -25.2 -13.4 240 26 14 7.1 3.9 | -25.5 -13.9 235 35 18 7.6 4.2
22000 -21.0 -5.8 245 30 16 7.1 3.9 | -20.9 -5.6 240 33 17 7.7 4.2
20000 -16.7 1.9 250 32 17 7.3 4.0 | -16.6 2.1 240 30 15 7.0 3.8
18000 -12.1 10.2 250 31 16 6.3 3.5 | -12.0 10.4 245 27 14 6.8 3.7
16000 -8.3 17.1 255 28 15 6.1 3.4 | -8.0 17.6 250 25 13 6.8 3.7
14000 -5.0 23.0 255 22 11 5.1 2.8 | -4.0 24.8 250 20 11 7.0 3.8
12000 -2.1 28.2 250 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -0.0 32.0 240 15 8 7.4 4.1
10000 2.2 36.0 240 10 5 7.0 3.9 | 4.5 40.1 235 10 5 7.4 4.0
9000 4.7 40.5 240 7 4 8.9 4.9 | 7.1 44.8 240 7 4 8.6 4.7
8000 7.4 45.3 250 5 3 9.2 5.1 | 9.7 49.5 255 5 2 8.2 4.5
7000 10.3 50.5 265 4 2 9.6 5.2 | 12.3 54.1 290 3 2 9.3 5.1
6000 13.1 55.6 295 4 2 10.8 5.9 | 15.0 59.0 330 3 2 10.4 5.7
5000 17.3 63.1 320 4 2 34.4 18.9 | 18.8 65.8 345 4 2 24.5 13.5
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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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