Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
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UXUS97 KSLC 031227
SRGSLC
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Salt Lake City, Utah
527 AM MST Wednesday, December 3, 2025
This forecast is for Wednesday, December 3, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 39.9 F/4.4 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Fair
Maximum rate of lift........................ 270 ft/min (1.4 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 8953 ft MSL (4028 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 40.0 F/4.9 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1300 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................. 7068 ft MSL (2142 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Thursday 12/04..... Fair
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:35:15 / 17:00:26 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 25 min 11 sec (565 min 11 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:17:50 MST... 26.88 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 12/03/2025 at 0500 MST
Freezing level.................. Entire airmass below 32 F / 0 C
Convective condensation level... 12323 ft MSL (7398 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 10215 ft MSL (5290 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +11.0
K index......................... -15.2
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 -38.3 -36.9 340 34 18 6.4 3.5 27.3 81.2 17.9 M M
24000 -34.5 -30.1 335 30 15 6.5 3.6 24.9 76.8 16.3 M M
22000 -29.0 -20.2 335 29 15 8.5 4.7 23.5 74.3 15.6 M M
20000 -24.5 -12.1 335 28 14 6.8 3.7 22.0 71.6 14.7 M M
18000 -20.5 -4.9 340 26 14 6.0 3.3 19.9 67.8 13.2 M M
16000 -17.1 1.2 340 25 13 4.4 2.4 17.0 62.5 11.0 M M
14000 -14.9 5.2 335 20 11 3.9 2.1 13.0 55.3 7.6 M M
12000 -11.9 10.6 320 16 8 5.0 2.8 9.8 49.7 4.9 M M
10000 -9.0 15.8 310 11 6 4.9 2.7 6.7 44.1 2.0 M M
9000 -7.9 17.8 305 8 4 3.3 1.8 5.0 40.9 0.3 M M
8000 -6.7 19.9 295 4 2 4.0 2.2 3.2 37.8 -1.5 216 1.1
7000 -4.7 23.5 210 1 1 6.0 3.3 1.6 34.8 -3.2 120 0.6
6000 -4.3 24.3 175 4 2 2.5 1.4 -0.9 30.4 -5.7 77 0.4
5000 -2.3 27.9 170 4 2 -1.8 -1.0 -1.8 28.7 -6.8 M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
12/03/2025 at 0800 MST | 12/03/2025 at 1100 MST
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CAPE... +0.8 LI... +2.6 | CAPE... +4.0 LI... +3.0
CINH... -4.7 K Index... +15.6 | CINH... -9.1 K Index... +11.4
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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 -46.4 -51.5 360 21 11 6.1 3.3 | -45.3 -49.5 010 30 16 5.8 3.2
24000 -42.4 -44.3 005 15 8 6.6 3.6 | -41.7 -43.1 010 25 13 6.0 3.3
22000 -37.8 -36.0 010 12 6 8.4 4.6 | -36.8 -34.2 010 19 10 8.0 4.4
20000 -32.2 -26.0 015 11 6 8.3 4.6 | -32.0 -25.6 015 15 8 8.1 4.5
18000 -27.2 -17.0 025 14 7 8.0 4.4 | -27.2 -17.0 025 14 7 7.8 4.3
16000 -22.6 -8.7 025 16 8 7.6 4.1 | -22.5 -8.5 035 17 9 7.6 4.2
14000 -18.4 -1.1 020 17 9 6.7 3.7 | -18.2 -0.8 035 18 10 7.1 3.9
12000 -14.7 5.5 030 15 8 6.4 3.5 | -14.3 6.3 040 15 8 6.9 3.8
10000 -10.4 13.3 040 14 7 7.2 4.0 | -10.0 14.0 050 13 7 7.0 3.8
9000 -8.3 17.1 040 13 7 8.8 4.8 | -7.9 17.8 050 13 6 7.2 3.9
8000 -6.2 20.8 035 11 6 5.6 3.1 | -6.0 21.2 045 12 6 4.9 2.7
7000 -4.3 24.3 025 9 5 6.4 3.5 | -4.1 24.6 040 9 5 5.6 3.1
6000 -2.8 27.0 010 7 3 4.0 2.2 | -2.5 27.5 005 6 3 6.2 3.4
5000 -1.2 29.8 350 2 1 -1.5 -0.8 | 1.3 34.3 330 5 3 43.6 23.9
12/03/2025 at 1400 MST | 12/03/2025 at 1700 MST
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CAPE... +10.9 LI... +3.1 | CAPE... +1.4 LI... +3.8
CINH... -2.7 K Index... +7.7 | CINH... -4.7 K Index... -0.7
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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 -41.8 -43.2 020 53 27 3.7 2.0 | -38.5 -37.3 025 57 29 5.3 2.9
24000 -39.6 -39.3 015 37 19 3.7 2.0 | -35.4 -31.7 025 49 25 5.3 2.9
22000 -35.7 -32.3 015 25 13 6.8 3.7 | -33.1 -27.6 020 36 19 3.2 1.7
20000 -31.5 -24.7 010 20 10 7.8 4.3 | -30.5 -22.9 015 24 12 6.6 3.6
18000 -26.8 -16.2 015 15 8 7.4 4.1 | -26.1 -15.0 005 18 9 7.0 3.8
16000 -22.4 -8.3 025 12 6 7.3 4.0 | -21.9 -7.4 005 16 8 6.9 3.8
14000 -18.2 -0.8 040 13 7 7.0 3.8 | -17.8 -0.0 010 13 7 7.1 3.9
12000 -14.2 6.4 035 14 7 6.6 3.6 | -13.8 7.2 025 13 7 6.2 3.4
10000 -10.1 13.8 040 11 6 7.0 3.8 | -9.9 14.2 030 13 7 7.2 3.9
9000 -7.8 18.0 040 11 6 8.7 4.8 | -7.7 18.1 035 12 6 7.9 4.4
8000 -5.7 21.7 030 10 5 5.1 2.8 | -5.7 21.7 025 10 5 4.7 2.6
7000 -3.6 25.5 360 8 4 7.2 4.0 | -3.5 25.7 005 9 5 6.7 3.7
6000 -1.6 29.1 335 7 4 7.5 4.1 | -1.5 29.3 350 8 4 5.8 3.2
5000 2.8 37.0 320 6 3 55.3 30.4 | 0.8 33.4 320 5 2 -1.3 -0.7
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