


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
483 UXUS97 KREV 201305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT WED AUG 20 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)..... 93 93 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 79 79 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 16900 16900 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1077 1107 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 12 16 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 7 17 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 7 4 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 3 3 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 9900/+18 10000 9900/+15 12000 9900/+09 14000 9905/+03 16000 9911/-02 18000 2227/-07 24000 2337/-18 30000 2251/-33 34000 2260/-43 39000 2259/-54 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: Date Time Temp Dewpt RH Wind (mph) (F) (F) | Dir Speed Gust 2025-08-20 05:20 51 1 12 | 034 5 9 2025-08-20 05:00 51 2 13 | 013 7 12 2025-08-20 04:50 52 15 12 | 002 7 13 2025-08-20 04:30 52 1 12 | 009 8 14 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: Date Time Temp RH Wind Dir Speed Gust 2025-08-20 0515 53 15 163 0 0 2025-08-20 0500 53 21 162 0 0 2025-08-20 0445 52 23 161 0 0 2025-08-20 0430 52 23 162 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM210000 33010G19KT P6SM FEW250 FM210600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM202200 31009KT P6SM FEW250 FM210300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 201120Z 2012/2112 12004KT P6SM SKC FM201400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM202200 31010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM210500 12004KT P6SM SCT250 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 93 to 98. Light winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM PDT SUNSET 747 PM PDT AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM PDT SUNSET 746 PM PDT