


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
820 UXUS97 KREV 181305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT FRI JUL 18 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)..... 96 95 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 77 82 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 18000 17600 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1374 1188 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 3 15 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 11 17 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 4 4 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 1 2 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2911/+18 10000 2810/+15 12000 2809/+09 14000 2510/+03 16000 2411/-03 18000 2414/-09 24000 2721/-21 30000 2722/-35 34000 2721/-42 39000 2519/-50 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: Date Time Temp Dewpt RH Wind (mph) (F) (F) | Dir Speed Gust 2025-07-18 05:20 51 0 12 | 009 13 19 2025-07-18 05:00 51 0 12 | 013 14 20 2025-07-18 04:50 50 16 15 | 014 13 17 2025-07-18 04:30 50 1 13 | 012 15 20 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: Date Time Temp RH Wind Dir Speed Gust 2025-07-18 0515 52 40 163 0 0 2025-07-18 0500 52 42 162 0 0 2025-07-18 0445 52 40 162 0 0 2025-07-18 0430 53 39 162 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 181140Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM182100 29012G20KT P6SM SKC FM182300 29016G25KT P6SM SKC FM190700 VRB04KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 181140Z 1812/1912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM182000 27012G19KT P6SM SKC FM190400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 181140Z 1812/1912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM182100 29010G20KT P6SM SKC FM182200 28017G26KT P6SM SKC FM190300 28011G19KT P6SM SKC FM190500 12005KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. West winds 10 to 15 mph. SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 547 AM PDT SUNSET 823 PM PDT JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 548 AM PDT SUNSET 823 PM PDT