786
UXUS97 KSLC 051228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 58.2 F/14.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 558 FT/MIN (2.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12478 FT MSL (7597 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 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................. 10135 FT MSL (5254 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 04/06....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:04:07 / 19:56:42 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 52 MIN 35 SEC (772 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:24 MDT... 54.86 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/05/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10405 FT MSL (5524 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17226 FT MSL (12345 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15253 FT MSL (10372 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.5
K INDEX......................... -9.7
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 -33.4 -28.1 290 18 9 8.1 4.4 31.4 88.5 9.4 M M
24000 -28.5 -19.3 290 18 9 8.1 4.5 30.2 86.4 8.7 M M
22000 -23.7 -10.7 295 16 8 8.1 4.5 29.0 84.2 7.8 M M
20000 -18.9 -2.0 300 15 8 7.8 4.3 27.6 81.7 6.9 M M
18000 -13.9 7.0 300 14 7 7.3 4.0 26.0 78.8 5.6 M M
16000 -9.8 14.4 290 11 5 6.4 3.5 24.0 75.1 3.9 M M
14000 -6.1 21.0 275 6 3 5.8 3.2 21.6 70.8 1.8 M M
12000 -2.7 27.1 210 2 1 5.8 3.2 18.9 66.1 -0.6 520 2.6
10000 0.7 33.3 135 4 2 6.5 3.6 16.5 61.7 -3.1 360 1.8
9000 2.3 36.1 125 5 2 6.6 3.6 15.2 59.4 -4.4 281 1.4
8000 4.2 39.6 110 5 2 5.8 3.2 14.2 57.5 -5.5 196 1.0
7000 5.8 42.4 100 5 3 5.0 2.7 13.9 55.3 -6.8 116 0.6
6000 7.3 45.1 095 4 2 3.6 2.0 11.5 52.7 -8.4 42 0.2
5000 3.3 37.9 115 3 2 -99.0 -54.3 4.0 39.2 -16.1 124 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/05/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/05/2026 AT 1200 MDT
|
CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.3
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -10.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -13.4
|
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 -33.4 -28.1 295 18 9 8.1 4.4 | -33.2 -27.8 280 16 8 8.0 4.4
24000 -28.5 -19.3 300 17 9 8.0 4.4 | -28.5 -19.3 290 14 7 8.1 4.4
22000 -23.7 -10.7 300 14 7 8.0 4.4 | -23.7 -10.7 295 10 5 8.0 4.4
20000 -18.3 -0.9 305 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -18.2 -0.8 295 7 4 8.1 4.4
18000 -13.7 7.3 305 11 6 7.6 4.2 | -13.5 7.7 290 6 3 7.7 4.2
16000 -9.5 14.9 300 8 4 6.5 3.6 | -9.3 15.3 275 4 2 6.7 3.7
14000 -5.9 21.4 280 4 2 5.5 3.0 | -5.4 22.3 225 4 2 5.8 3.2
12000 -2.6 27.3 200 3 2 5.7 3.1 | -2.1 28.2 190 6 3 5.7 3.1
10000 0.8 33.4 170 6 3 6.9 3.8 | 1.4 34.5 175 8 4 7.2 4.0
9000 2.5 36.5 160 7 3 6.6 3.6 | 3.2 37.8 165 8 4 7.7 4.2
8000 4.4 39.9 155 6 3 5.5 3.0 | 5.2 41.4 160 6 3 6.8 3.7
7000 6.0 42.8 140 5 2 5.5 3.0 | 7.0 44.6 155 4 2 8.5 4.7
6000 7.5 45.5 130 4 2 4.7 2.6 | 9.2 48.6 180 1 1 10.7 5.9
5000 7.2 45.0 115 3 2 -13.6 -7.4 | 11.8 53.2 235 1 0 13.9 7.6
04/05/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/05/2026 AT 1800 MDT
|
CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -8.2 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -8.2
|
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 -33.3 -27.9 280 14 7 8.1 4.4 | -33.6 -28.5 270 9 5 8.3 4.6
24000 -28.5 -19.3 285 11 6 8.1 4.4 | -28.6 -19.5 265 9 5 8.2 4.5
22000 -23.6 -10.5 270 8 4 8.1 4.4 | -23.7 -10.7 250 9 5 8.2 4.5
20000 -18.2 -0.8 250 7 4 8.1 4.4 | -18.9 -2.0 240 10 5 8.0 4.4
18000 -13.5 7.7 235 7 4 7.7 4.2 | -13.5 7.7 235 12 6 8.0 4.4
16000 -9.1 15.6 220 8 4 7.1 3.9 | -9.0 15.8 225 11 6 7.2 4.0
14000 -5.1 22.8 205 9 5 6.3 3.4 | -4.8 23.4 215 10 5 6.9 3.8
12000 -1.5 29.3 190 9 5 6.7 3.7 | -0.8 30.6 205 10 5 6.8 3.7
10000 2.4 36.3 170 9 5 7.6 4.1 | 3.4 38.1 175 8 4 8.4 4.6
9000 4.5 40.1 165 7 4 8.0 4.4 | 5.9 42.6 165 6 3 8.6 4.7
8000 6.8 44.2 155 4 2 7.9 4.3 | 8.3 46.9 160 4 2 8.3 4.6
7000 9.2 48.6 155 1 1 9.4 5.2 | 10.6 51.1 055 1 0 8.1 4.5
6000 11.6 52.9 315 2 1 10.7 5.9 | 12.3 54.1 345 4 2 8.4 4.6
5000 16.7 62.1 320 4 2 67.2 36.9 | 15.9 60.6 325 6 3 33.1 18.2
________________________________________________________________________________
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