


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
887 UXUS97 KREV 171305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025 THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA. THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED. FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 68 60 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 64 53 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1255 PM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 9100 11800 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 213 504 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... -6 9 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 5 2 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 13 9 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 10 8 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 3506/+08 10000 3510/+06 12000 3518/+04 14000 3520/+00 16000 3522/-05 18000 3528/-10 24000 3526/-22 30000 3532/-39 34000 3434/-47 39000 3338/-54 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: Date Time Temp Dewpt RH Wind (mph) (F) (F) | Dir Speed Gust 2025-10-17 05:00 40 -11 10 | 014 27 30 2025-10-17 04:50 39 5 12 | 021 23 28 2025-10-17 04:30 39 -8 12 | 027 28 32 2025-10-17 04:20 39 5 12 | 022 24 27 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: Date Time Temp RH Wind Dir Speed Gust RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB05KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM180000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM172100 08007KT P6SM FEW220 FM180200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 171120Z 1712/1812 11005KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM171500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW220 FM180000 33006KT P6SM SKC FM180400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Light winds. SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM PDT SUNSET 617 PM PDT OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM PDT SUNSET 615 PM PDT