670
UXUS97 KSLC 191228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 87.1 F/30.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1363 FT/MIN (6.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17936 FT MSL (13057 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 99.0 F/37.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 14721 FT MSL (9842 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 07/20....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:12:59 / 20:55:23 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 42 MIN 24 SEC (882 MIN 24 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:11 MDT... 68.68 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/19/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16792 FT MSL (11913 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15106 FT MSL (10227 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16381 FT MSL (11502 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.7
K INDEX......................... +26.9
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
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26000 -17.2 1.0 235 14 7 5.6 3.1 48.1 118.5 8.5 M M
24000 -13.8 7.2 240 11 6 6.1 3.3 45.2 113.3 6.3 M M
22000 -10.2 13.6 250 9 4 6.4 3.5 42.6 108.8 4.2 M M
20000 -5.7 21.7 250 4 2 6.7 3.7 40.1 104.2 2.1 M M
18000 -2.1 28.2 350 2 1 6.2 3.4 37.8 100.1 -0.0 1162 5.9
16000 1.8 35.2 020 5 3 7.3 4.0 35.8 96.5 -2.0 987 5.0
14000 6.2 43.2 030 6 3 8.0 4.4 34.5 94.0 -3.5 795 4.0
12000 10.9 51.6 015 6 3 8.2 4.5 33.4 92.1 -4.7 595 3.0
10000 15.7 60.3 360 5 2 7.8 4.3 32.4 90.3 -5.9 392 2.0
9000 18.3 64.9 360 3 2 8.8 4.8 32.1 89.8 -6.3 286 1.5
8000 20.4 68.7 010 1 0 7.9 4.3 31.4 88.6 -7.1 191 1.0
7000 22.5 72.5 155 2 1 6.5 3.6 30.7 87.3 -8.0 100 0.5
6000 24.1 75.4 160 5 3 2.3 1.3 29.5 85.1 -9.4 22 0.1
5000 21.7 71.1 115 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 23.5 74.2 -15.5 56 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/19/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/19/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +173.8 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +219.5 LI... -1.6
CINH... -106.3 K INDEX... +25.3 | CINH... -28.3 K INDEX... +26.1
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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 -17.2 1.0 230 14 7 6.2 3.4 | -17.2 1.0 220 13 6 5.9 3.3
24000 -13.7 7.3 240 10 5 5.8 3.2 | -13.7 7.3 220 9 4 6.1 3.3
22000 -10.3 13.5 270 6 3 6.4 3.5 | -10.1 13.8 225 4 2 6.3 3.4
20000 -5.9 21.4 295 5 2 6.7 3.7 | -5.9 21.4 280 2 1 6.3 3.5
18000 -2.0 28.4 335 4 2 6.5 3.6 | -2.0 28.4 015 3 1 6.7 3.7
16000 2.0 35.6 005 7 3 7.6 4.2 | 2.0 35.6 030 6 3 7.4 4.0
14000 6.5 43.7 020 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 6.6 43.9 030 7 4 8.2 4.5
12000 11.2 52.2 030 6 3 8.2 4.5 | 11.4 52.5 035 6 3 8.8 4.8
10000 15.9 60.6 040 5 2 7.7 4.2 | 16.5 61.7 040 4 2 8.2 4.5
9000 18.4 65.1 055 3 2 8.7 4.8 | 19.2 66.6 025 2 1 9.2 5.1
8000 20.6 69.1 095 2 1 7.8 4.3 | 21.7 71.1 350 2 1 8.9 4.9
7000 22.7 72.9 150 3 2 7.1 3.9 | 24.5 76.1 320 2 1 9.4 5.2
6000 24.4 75.9 165 5 3 6.3 3.5 | 27.3 81.1 310 3 1 9.6 5.3
5000 28.6 83.5 165 5 2 53.5 29.4 | 33.3 91.9 310 4 2 92.2 50.6
07/19/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/19/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +150.3 LI... -1.3 | CAPE... +64.6 LI... -1.5
CINH... -32.1 K INDEX... +26.9 | CINH... -39.5 K INDEX... +29.0
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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 -16.9 1.6 225 13 6 5.7 3.2 | -16.6 2.1 220 13 7 6.2 3.4
24000 -13.5 7.7 215 9 4 6.0 3.3 | -13.0 8.6 220 9 5 5.9 3.2
22000 -9.9 14.2 200 5 2 6.3 3.5 | -9.6 14.7 220 5 2 6.1 3.4
20000 -5.6 21.9 225 1 1 6.5 3.5 | -5.5 22.1 290 1 0 6.2 3.4
18000 -1.6 29.1 070 2 1 7.6 4.2 | -1.5 29.3 050 3 2 7.7 4.2
16000 2.8 37.0 075 6 3 7.9 4.3 | 3.1 37.6 060 8 4 8.3 4.6
14000 7.7 45.9 070 7 3 8.8 4.8 | 8.0 46.4 050 10 5 8.8 4.8
12000 12.8 55.0 045 5 3 8.8 4.8 | 13.4 56.1 040 9 5 9.4 5.2
10000 17.8 64.0 015 5 2 7.6 4.2 | 18.7 65.7 025 8 4 7.5 4.1
9000 20.7 69.3 350 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 21.5 70.7 005 7 4 8.5 4.7
8000 23.3 73.9 335 7 3 8.6 4.7 | 24.2 75.6 350 7 4 8.8 4.8
7000 25.9 78.6 325 9 4 9.1 5.0 | 26.7 80.1 335 6 3 8.8 4.8
6000 28.6 83.5 320 10 5 10.9 6.0 | 29.3 84.7 325 7 4 10.0 5.5
5000 34.9 94.8 320 10 5 96.7 53.1 | 33.0 91.4 320 7 4 22.3 12.2
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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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