


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
280 UXUS97 KREV 051305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT FRI SEP 5 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)..... 90 91 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 78 77 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 16500 15300 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1095 909 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 18 33 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 20 28 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 2 0 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... -1 -1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2707/+16 10000 2606/+13 12000 2605/+07 14000 2406/+01 16000 2308/-05 18000 2312/-11 24000 1922/-24 30000 1832/-40 34000 1839/-49 39000 2029/-54 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: Date Time Temp Dewpt RH Wind (mph) (F) (F) | Dir Speed Gust Run: 2025-09-05 05:51 AM SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: Date Time Temp RH Wind Dir Speed Gust 2025-09-05 0515 53 55 162 0 0 2025-09-05 0500 53 54 162 0 0 2025-09-05 0445 54 51 162 0 0 2025-09-05 0430 54 49 163 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM052200 29011G18KT P6SM FEW110 SCT250 FM060400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW120 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM SCT110 SCT250 FM052200 27010G18KT P6SM FEW110 SCT250 FM060300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW120 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM052200 27012G20KT P6SM FEW110 SCT250 FM060400 12005KT P6SM FEW120 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .SATURDAY...Sunny. Patchy smoke through the day. Highs 83 to 88. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 5 2025.....SUNRISE 631 AM PDT SUNSET 723 PM PDT SEPTEMBER 6 2025.....SUNRISE 632 AM PDT SUNSET 722 PM PDT