Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
896
UXUS97 KSLC 191227
SRGSLC
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Salt Lake City, Utah
527 AM MST Wednesday, November 19, 2025
This forecast is for Wednesday, November 19, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 51.3 F/10.7 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Good
Maximum rate of lift........................ 590 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 12517 ft MSL (7590 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 58.0 F/14.9 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1030 MST
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................. 9743 ft MSL (4817 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Thursday 11/20..... Fair
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:20:08 / 17:06:28 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 46 min 21 sec (586 min 21 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:13:18 MST... 29.50 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 11/19/2025 at 0500 MST
Freezing level.................. 8454 ft MSL (3527 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 9655 ft MSL (4728 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 10981 ft MSL (6054 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -1.5
K index......................... +23.9
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 -39.1 -38.4 170 26 13 8.1 4.4 24.8 76.6 8.1 M M
24000 -34.3 -29.7 170 23 12 8.0 4.4 23.5 74.3 7.3 M M
22000 -29.2 -20.6 175 22 11 8.6 4.7 22.5 72.5 6.6 M M
20000 -24.2 -11.6 185 19 10 8.2 4.5 21.6 70.8 5.9 M M
18000 -19.4 -2.9 185 16 8 7.6 4.2 20.5 68.8 5.0 M M
16000 -15.1 4.8 185 12 6 6.9 3.8 18.8 65.8 3.5 M M
14000 -11.2 11.8 175 11 5 6.5 3.6 16.7 62.1 1.7 M M
12000 -7.5 18.5 185 7 4 6.3 3.5 14.5 58.0 -0.5 552 2.8
10000 -3.8 25.2 165 3 2 6.9 3.8 12.3 54.2 -2.6 381 1.9
9000 -1.6 29.1 165 2 1 8.2 4.5 11.6 52.8 -3.5 288 1.5
8000 1.4 34.5 170 3 1 8.5 4.7 11.0 51.8 -4.1 159 0.8
7000 3.7 38.7 165 4 2 7.3 4.0 10.3 50.6 -4.8 62 0.3
6000 5.8 42.4 160 5 2 6.3 3.5 9.5 49.1 -5.7 M M
5000 5.7 42.3 135 3 2 3.7 2.0 6.7 44.0 -8.7 M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
11/19/2025 at 0800 MST | 11/19/2025 at 1100 MST
|
CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +8.8 LI... +1.1
CINH... -0.0 K Index... +23.3 | CINH... -1.9 K Index... +23.7
|
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 -38.1 -36.6 215 39 20 8.9 4.9 | -38.1 -36.6 210 37 19 8.7 4.8
24000 -32.8 -27.0 210 36 18 9.0 4.9 | -32.9 -27.2 210 35 18 8.8 4.8
22000 -27.4 -17.3 210 29 15 8.0 4.4 | -27.5 -17.5 210 32 17 8.0 4.4
20000 -22.8 -9.0 210 24 13 7.5 4.1 | -22.9 -9.2 210 29 15 7.5 4.1
18000 -18.5 -1.3 215 22 12 6.6 3.6 | -18.5 -1.3 205 25 13 7.3 4.0
16000 -14.8 5.4 220 20 10 6.7 3.7 | -14.4 6.1 210 20 10 6.4 3.5
14000 -10.7 12.7 220 17 9 7.4 4.1 | -10.6 12.9 210 17 9 6.6 3.6
12000 -6.4 20.5 220 14 7 7.1 3.9 | -6.7 19.9 200 15 8 6.6 3.6
10000 -2.3 27.9 205 10 5 6.6 3.6 | -3.1 26.4 190 13 7 5.6 3.1
9000 -0.1 31.8 200 9 5 8.6 4.7 | -1.2 29.8 185 12 6 7.5 4.1
8000 2.2 36.0 190 9 5 7.8 4.3 | 0.9 33.6 190 11 6 8.4 4.6
7000 4.6 40.3 185 8 4 6.5 3.6 | 3.4 38.1 190 12 6 7.5 4.1
6000 6.6 43.9 175 8 4 5.8 3.2 | 5.8 42.4 190 10 5 8.9 4.9
5000 5.3 41.5 120 5 2 -99.0 -54.3 | 10.0 50.0 190 7 3 41.7 22.9
11/19/2025 at 1400 MST | 11/19/2025 at 1700 MST
|
CAPE... +50.0 LI... +0.6 | CAPE... +39.2 LI... +0.8
CINH... -5.5 K Index... +22.1 | CINH... -8.2 K Index... +21.5
|
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 -37.8 -36.0 215 35 18 9.0 4.9 | -38.1 -36.6 215 33 17 8.4 4.6
24000 -32.5 -26.5 220 33 17 9.0 5.0 | -33.1 -27.6 215 30 15 8.4 4.6
22000 -27.7 -17.9 220 30 16 8.0 4.4 | -28.1 -18.6 220 28 14 8.4 4.6
20000 -23.1 -9.6 220 28 15 7.2 4.0 | -23.3 -9.9 220 27 14 7.7 4.2
18000 -18.4 -1.1 215 27 14 6.8 3.7 | -18.3 -0.9 220 26 13 7.3 4.0
16000 -14.3 6.3 215 25 13 7.1 3.9 | -14.2 6.4 220 25 13 6.8 3.7
14000 -10.3 13.5 210 22 11 6.9 3.8 | -10.3 13.5 210 21 11 6.4 3.5
12000 -6.3 20.7 210 19 10 6.8 3.8 | -6.5 20.3 205 17 9 6.7 3.7
10000 -2.2 28.0 200 16 8 6.0 3.3 | -2.3 27.9 200 15 7 6.9 3.8
9000 -0.4 31.3 190 14 7 7.7 4.2 | -0.1 31.8 200 13 7 8.9 4.9
8000 1.7 35.1 185 11 6 7.7 4.2 | 2.3 36.1 195 11 6 8.4 4.6
7000 4.1 39.4 180 9 4 9.0 5.0 | 4.7 40.5 195 8 4 8.1 4.4
6000 6.6 43.9 180 8 4 9.9 5.5 | 7.0 44.6 185 7 4 7.8 4.3
5000 10.9 51.6 185 5 3 5.6 3.1 | 8.8 47.8 175 4 2 -2.0 -1.1
________________________________________________________________________________
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