327
UXUS97 KSLC 011228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.4 F/24.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1627 FT/MIN (8.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21735 FT MSL (16850 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 88.0 F/31.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 19060 FT MSL (14176 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 07/02..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:00:27 / 21:03:07 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 2 MIN 40 SEC (902 MIN 40 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:47 MDT... 71.07 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/01/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13556 FT MSL (8671 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18123 FT MSL (13238 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19841 FT MSL (14956 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.7
K INDEX......................... +15.9
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26000 -28.9 -20.0 230 30 16 6.9 3.8 35.5 95.9 3.4 M M
24000 -24.8 -12.6 225 27 14 7.2 3.9 33.5 92.3 1.9 M M
22000 -20.5 -4.9 230 22 11 7.2 3.9 31.6 88.9 0.3 M M
20000 -16.7 1.9 235 19 10 6.2 3.4 29.2 84.6 -1.8 1487 7.6
18000 -12.1 10.2 240 18 9 8.1 4.5 27.2 81.0 -3.7 1281 6.5
16000 -6.7 19.9 230 16 8 9.3 5.1 26.7 80.1 -4.3 1061 5.4
14000 -1.2 29.8 220 14 7 9.3 5.1 26.4 79.5 -4.7 836 4.2
12000 4.3 39.7 205 12 6 9.1 5.0 26.0 78.9 -5.2 613 3.1
10000 9.7 49.5 190 12 6 7.8 4.3 25.5 78.0 -5.7 393 2.0
9000 12.2 54.0 180 12 6 8.6 4.7 25.2 77.4 -6.1 286 1.5
8000 14.7 58.5 170 12 6 8.3 4.5 24.7 76.5 -6.7 184 0.9
7000 16.7 62.1 155 11 6 6.7 3.7 23.8 74.9 -7.6 93 0.5
6000 18.5 65.3 150 11 6 2.1 1.2 22.8 73.0 -8.8 9 0.0
5000 13.4 56.1 105 7 3 12.9 7.1 14.0 57.2 -17.7 127 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/01/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/01/2026 AT 1200 MDT
|
CAPE... +15.3 LI... +0.4 | CAPE... +30.7 LI... -0.2
CINH... -46.4 K INDEX... +15.3 | CINH... -6.2 K INDEX... +16.4
|
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26000 -29.3 -20.7 225 24 12 7.3 4.0 | -29.8 -21.6 210 24 12 7.5 4.1
24000 -25.1 -13.2 225 23 12 6.4 3.5 | -25.5 -13.9 210 21 11 6.6 3.6
22000 -21.3 -6.3 225 20 10 6.6 3.6 | -21.5 -6.7 215 17 9 6.8 3.7
20000 -17.3 0.9 225 17 9 6.9 3.8 | -16.8 1.8 210 15 8 7.3 4.0
18000 -12.2 10.0 215 15 8 8.6 4.7 | -12.1 10.2 200 16 8 8.7 4.8
16000 -6.6 20.1 215 15 8 9.6 5.3 | -6.6 20.1 200 16 8 9.4 5.1
14000 -1.0 30.2 210 15 8 9.2 5.1 | -1.0 30.2 200 17 9 9.4 5.2
12000 4.5 40.1 210 17 9 8.8 4.8 | 4.6 40.3 195 18 9 9.3 5.1
10000 9.6 49.3 200 19 10 7.1 3.9 | 10.1 50.2 195 19 10 7.6 4.2
9000 12.2 54.0 195 18 9 8.7 4.7 | 13.0 55.4 195 19 10 9.7 5.3
8000 14.6 58.3 185 17 9 7.7 4.2 | 15.9 60.6 195 19 10 10.0 5.5
7000 16.8 62.2 180 15 8 6.0 3.3 | 18.8 65.8 195 17 9 10.1 5.5
6000 18.7 65.7 170 13 7 7.7 4.2 | 21.7 71.1 190 16 8 10.2 5.6
5000 21.4 70.5 160 10 5 16.3 8.9 | 25.8 78.4 190 13 7 28.3 15.5
07/01/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/01/2026 AT 1800 MDT
|
CAPE... +58.9 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +37.4 LI... +0.1
CINH... -6.6 K INDEX... +16.1 | CINH... -8.0 K INDEX... +14.0
|
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26000 -30.2 -22.4 205 27 14 8.1 4.5 | -30.1 -22.2 225 23 12 8.1 4.5
24000 -25.5 -13.9 200 24 12 7.0 3.9 | -25.3 -13.5 215 24 12 7.8 4.3
22000 -21.3 -6.3 190 20 11 7.2 3.9 | -20.6 -5.1 205 25 13 7.9 4.3
20000 -16.0 3.2 185 18 9 8.1 4.5 | -15.2 4.6 200 24 12 8.0 4.4
18000 -11.0 12.2 185 18 9 8.7 4.8 | -10.3 13.5 195 20 11 8.7 4.8
16000 -5.5 22.1 185 17 9 9.2 5.1 | -4.8 23.4 200 18 9 9.5 5.2
14000 0.1 32.2 190 16 8 9.7 5.3 | 1.0 33.8 200 16 8 9.6 5.3
12000 5.8 42.4 195 14 7 9.7 5.3 | 6.7 44.1 205 14 7 9.5 5.2
10000 11.5 52.7 205 13 7 8.5 4.7 | 12.3 54.1 210 12 6 7.8 4.3
9000 14.5 58.1 210 13 6 10.2 5.6 | 15.3 59.5 210 11 6 9.8 5.4
8000 17.5 63.5 215 12 6 10.5 5.8 | 18.2 64.8 220 10 5 10.3 5.7
7000 20.4 68.7 220 11 6 10.2 5.6 | 21.0 69.8 225 8 4 9.9 5.4
6000 23.4 74.1 225 10 5 9.9 5.4 | 24.0 75.2 240 7 3 9.1 5.0
5000 29.3 84.7 235 7 4 12.9 7.1 | 28.9 84.0 255 5 2 14.8 8.1
________________________________________________________________________________
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.
042025
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page