Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026

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.

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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:        TODAY     YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F).....     96          98
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     83          83
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16200       18000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1026        1380
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     29          26
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     29          30
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      2           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  3009/+19
10000 9906/+16
12000 9900/+11
14000 9902/+05
16000 9905/+00
18000 1814/-05
24000 1518/-15
30000 1722/-30
34000 1727/-40
39000 1529/-51

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2026-07-20    05:20      56    41     57    | 233   10   15
2026-07-20    05:00      56    41     57    | 232    8   14
2026-07-20    04:50      55    40     57    | 227    9   13
2026-07-20    04:30      56    41     56    | 223    6   11

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2026-07-20 0515   56   51   360      0      1
2026-07-20 0500   56   52   360      0      1
2026-07-20 0445   56   53   360      0      1
2026-07-20 0430   56   53   360      0      1

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 201121Z 2012/2112 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100
     FM201900 26007KT P6SM BKN100
     FM202300 28013G23KT P6SM VCSH OVC100 PROB30 2100/2105 5SM
      -SHRA
     FM210500 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH OVC100
     FM211000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 201121Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
     FM202000 28010G18KT P6SM BKN100
     FM202300 25009G17KT P6SM VCSH OVC100 PROB30 2100/2104 5SM
      -SHRA
     FM210400 VRB04KT P6SM OVC100

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 201121Z 2012/2112 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100
     FM202100 28009G16KT P6SM BKN100
     FM202200 27012G22KT P6SM VCSH OVC100 PROB30 2023/2103 5SM
      -SHRA
     FM210300 VRB05KT P6SM OVC100

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs 90 to 95. Light winds becoming northwest
around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE   548 AM PDT   SUNSET   822 PM PDT
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE   549 AM PDT   SUNSET   821 PM PDT