982
UXUS97 KSLC 211227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 73.1 F/22.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1136 FT/MIN (5.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17957 FT MSL (13077 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 87.0 F/31.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 14246 FT MSL (9366 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 06/22....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:56:42 / 21:02:43 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 6 MIN 1 SEC (906 MIN 1 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:42 MDT... 71.58 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/21/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13742 FT MSL (8862 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15640 FT MSL (10760 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16530 FT MSL (11650 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.7
K INDEX......................... +8.4
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 -27.1 -16.8 270 32 16 7.4 4.1 37.5 99.5 5.5 M M
24000 -22.5 -8.5 275 29 15 8.4 4.6 36.0 96.8 4.4 M M
22000 -17.5 0.5 275 30 15 8.3 4.6 35.0 95.0 3.7 M M
20000 -12.8 9.0 275 34 17 6.6 3.6 32.8 91.0 1.9 M M
18000 -8.9 16.0 275 38 20 6.6 3.6 30.6 87.1 -0.0 1132 5.8
16000 -4.4 24.1 275 37 19 7.7 4.2 29.2 84.5 -1.4 938 4.8
14000 -0.4 31.3 285 28 15 6.5 3.6 27.3 81.1 -3.3 759 3.9
12000 3.7 38.7 295 21 11 8.2 4.5 25.7 78.3 -5.1 575 2.9
10000 8.4 47.1 315 15 8 5.9 3.2 24.5 76.0 -6.4 376 1.9
9000 10.5 50.9 330 14 7 6.7 3.7 23.7 74.7 -7.2 282 1.4
8000 12.4 54.3 335 13 6 6.4 3.5 22.8 73.0 -8.3 196 1.0
7000 14.1 57.4 345 9 5 6.5 3.6 21.7 71.0 -9.7 117 0.6
6000 16.1 61.0 350 5 3 6.1 3.3 20.8 69.4 -10.7 28 0.1
5000 15.3 59.5 135 1 1 13.1 7.2 16.4 61.5 -15.3 16 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/21/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/21/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +29.5 LI... +1.2 | CAPE... +202.6 LI... 0.0
CINH... -45.0 K INDEX... +11.2 | CINH... -21.5 K INDEX... +13.3
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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 -27.1 -16.8 270 31 16 7.7 4.2 | -26.7 -16.1 280 28 15 7.9 4.4
24000 -22.5 -8.5 270 29 15 7.9 4.3 | -22.0 -7.6 280 27 14 7.4 4.1
22000 -17.7 0.1 275 30 15 7.9 4.3 | -17.6 0.3 280 27 14 7.4 4.1
20000 -12.8 9.0 280 32 16 7.1 3.9 | -12.9 8.8 280 28 14 6.9 3.8
18000 -9.0 15.8 285 34 17 6.2 3.4 | -9.0 15.8 280 28 14 6.4 3.5
16000 -4.9 23.2 285 30 16 7.0 3.9 | -5.0 23.0 285 24 12 7.3 4.0
14000 -1.0 30.2 295 22 11 7.3 4.0 | -0.9 30.4 295 14 7 7.4 4.1
12000 3.5 38.3 305 16 8 8.0 4.4 | 3.8 38.8 315 9 5 8.4 4.6
10000 8.0 46.4 325 10 5 5.9 3.2 | 8.7 47.7 320 6 3 6.9 3.8
9000 10.1 50.2 340 8 4 6.8 3.7 | 11.2 52.2 320 4 2 7.7 4.2
8000 12.0 53.6 355 6 3 7.3 4.0 | 13.6 56.5 320 4 2 7.9 4.4
7000 13.9 57.0 350 4 2 6.9 3.8 | 15.9 60.6 310 5 2 9.0 4.9
6000 16.0 60.8 325 3 2 10.0 5.5 | 18.3 64.9 310 6 3 11.5 6.3
5000 18.6 65.5 310 3 2 11.9 6.5 | 21.3 70.3 310 6 3 14.7 8.0
06/21/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/21/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +30.0 LI... +1.2 | CAPE... +0.3 LI... +2.4
CINH... -11.8 K INDEX... +9.8 | CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... +9.8
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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 -25.8 -14.4 280 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -25.0 -13.0 270 27 14 7.1 3.9
24000 -21.5 -6.7 280 23 12 7.3 4.0 | -20.7 -5.3 265 24 13 7.3 4.0
22000 -17.1 1.2 275 23 12 7.3 4.0 | -16.3 2.7 265 24 12 7.3 4.0
20000 -12.5 9.5 275 23 12 6.8 3.7 | -11.7 10.9 270 25 13 6.8 3.7
18000 -8.4 16.9 280 23 12 6.9 3.8 | -7.7 18.1 275 26 13 7.1 3.9
16000 -4.3 24.3 280 20 10 7.6 4.2 | -3.3 26.1 280 23 12 7.7 4.2
14000 0.3 32.5 280 15 7 7.6 4.1 | 1.3 34.3 285 19 10 8.1 4.4
12000 4.9 40.8 285 8 4 8.7 4.8 | 6.2 43.2 285 13 7 8.3 4.6
10000 10.0 50.0 295 6 3 6.9 3.8 | 11.1 52.0 285 8 4 7.1 3.9
9000 12.7 54.9 300 6 3 8.4 4.6 | 13.9 57.0 285 6 3 8.8 4.9
8000 15.4 59.7 305 7 3 8.5 4.6 | 16.6 61.9 300 5 3 8.9 4.9
7000 18.0 64.4 310 7 4 8.9 4.9 | 19.2 66.6 315 5 2 9.2 5.0
6000 20.6 69.1 315 8 4 11.0 6.0 | 21.8 71.2 325 5 3 10.1 5.6
5000 24.9 76.8 315 8 4 33.5 18.4 | 26.9 80.4 335 5 3 6.7 3.7
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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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