530
UXUS97 KSLC 081227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 28.5 F/-1.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 150 FT/MIN (0.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12530 FT MSL (7604 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 38.0 F/3.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 11230 FT MSL (6304 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 01/09....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:51:50 / 17:17:27 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 25 MIN 37 SEC (565 MIN 37 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:34:38 MST... 26.55 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/08/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8676 FT MSL (3750 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10897 FT MSL (5971 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +9.4
K INDEX......................... -14.8
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 -43.4 -46.1 355 74 38 7.4 4.1 22.5 72.5 14.9 M M
24000 -38.9 -38.0 355 70 36 7.5 4.1 20.7 69.3 13.8 M M
22000 -34.2 -29.6 355 66 34 6.8 3.7 18.4 65.2 12.3 M M
20000 -30.3 -22.5 360 62 32 6.0 3.3 16.1 61.0 10.7 M M
18000 -26.6 -15.9 005 58 30 7.3 4.0 13.6 56.6 8.8 M M
16000 -22.2 -8.0 005 55 28 7.2 3.9 12.0 53.6 7.6 M M
14000 -19.6 -3.3 350 43 22 1.5 0.8 8.3 47.0 4.5 M M
12000 -19.7 -3.5 335 25 13 -0.4 -0.2 1.9 35.4 -1.4 536 2.7
10000 -16.5 2.3 325 14 7 7.6 4.2 -0.9 30.4 -4.2 382 1.9
9000 -14.2 6.4 330 12 6 5.8 3.2 -1.5 29.3 -4.9 284 1.4
8000 -12.2 10.0 330 12 6 6.4 3.5 -2.4 27.7 -5.8 193 1.0
7000 -10.0 14.0 330 10 5 5.4 2.9 -3.8 25.2 -7.3 89 0.5
6000 -7.7 18.1 315 6 3 8.5 4.7 -4.4 24.1 -8.0 M M
5000 -4.7 23.5 310 4 2 25.3 13.9 -4.2 24.4 -8.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/08/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/08/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +35.3 LI... +0.9 | CAPE... +36.9 LI... +2.1
CINH... -4.1 K INDEX... +18.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +12.8
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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 -49.7 -57.5 240 42 22 3.6 2.0 | -48.9 -56.0 260 33 17 4.0 2.2
24000 -44.9 -48.8 245 38 20 8.6 4.7 | -44.5 -48.1 245 39 20 7.8 4.3
22000 -39.7 -39.5 250 33 17 8.5 4.7 | -39.8 -39.6 240 40 20 8.1 4.4
20000 -34.1 -29.4 260 26 14 8.1 4.4 | -34.3 -29.7 250 31 16 7.7 4.2
18000 -29.2 -20.6 265 22 11 7.9 4.3 | -29.7 -21.5 260 24 13 7.8 4.3
16000 -24.7 -12.5 265 18 9 7.8 4.3 | -25.0 -13.0 270 21 11 7.8 4.3
14000 -20.2 -4.4 270 16 8 7.2 4.0 | -20.7 -5.3 280 17 9 6.6 3.6
12000 -15.9 3.4 290 15 8 7.7 4.2 | -16.8 1.8 295 16 8 6.7 3.7
10000 -11.3 11.7 305 15 7 7.6 4.2 | -12.6 9.3 310 16 8 7.6 4.1
9000 -9.2 15.4 310 15 8 7.0 3.9 | -10.6 12.9 320 17 9 8.4 4.6
8000 -7.1 19.2 315 13 7 7.1 3.9 | -8.4 16.9 325 17 9 7.2 3.9
7000 -5.0 23.0 315 10 5 7.1 3.9 | -6.3 20.7 325 16 8 7.9 4.3
6000 -2.9 26.8 315 8 4 7.7 4.2 | -4.2 24.4 320 14 7 7.0 3.8
5000 -0.2 31.6 315 3 2 4.9 2.7 | -1.4 29.5 315 10 5 15.0 8.2
01/08/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/08/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +54.0 LI... +4.3 | CAPE... +58.0 LI... +5.0
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +8.5 | CINH... -4.2 K INDEX... +8.5
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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 -46.8 -52.2 295 33 17 6.0 3.3 | -46.3 -51.3 295 26 13 6.4 3.5
24000 -43.2 -45.8 265 36 19 6.0 3.3 | -41.8 -43.2 295 25 13 7.6 4.2
22000 -39.1 -38.4 250 42 21 7.8 4.3 | -37.4 -35.3 290 26 13 6.9 3.8
20000 -33.9 -29.0 245 41 21 7.5 4.1 | -32.9 -27.2 280 29 15 5.8 3.2
18000 -29.4 -20.9 250 35 18 6.9 3.8 | -29.4 -20.9 285 30 15 4.7 2.6
16000 -26.0 -14.8 265 26 13 5.5 3.0 | -27.8 -18.0 300 24 12 2.3 1.3
14000 -22.6 -8.7 285 21 11 6.0 3.3 | -24.2 -11.6 310 22 11 7.7 4.2
12000 -18.3 -0.9 300 18 9 7.7 4.2 | -19.4 -2.9 315 21 11 7.8 4.3
10000 -14.4 6.1 320 17 9 6.9 3.8 | -14.9 5.2 320 17 9 7.8 4.3
9000 -12.2 10.0 320 18 9 9.0 4.9 | -12.7 9.1 325 17 9 9.0 5.0
8000 -9.8 14.4 325 18 9 7.8 4.3 | -10.3 13.5 330 17 9 8.3 4.5
7000 -7.3 18.9 320 17 9 7.1 3.9 | -7.7 18.1 330 16 8 7.4 4.1
6000 -4.7 23.5 315 16 8 9.3 5.1 | -5.1 22.8 335 15 8 9.0 5.0
5000 -1.6 29.1 315 12 6 14.8 8.1 | -1.8 28.8 330 8 4 10.1 5.5
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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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