


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
591 UXUS97 KREV 181305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT MON AUG 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)..... 90 85 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 75 72 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 15200 16700 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 816 1011 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 25 30 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 21 32 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 4 2 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 3 0 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2407/+16 10000 2208/+13 12000 2110/+07 14000 2113/+02 16000 2117/-02 18000 2230/-06 24000 2229/-20 30000 2134/-37 34000 2141/-45 39000 2157/-53 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: Date Time Temp Dewpt RH Wind (mph) (F) (F) | Dir Speed Gust 2025-08-18 05:20 45 36 69 | 333 7 16 2025-08-18 05:00 45 36 70 | 333 7 14 2025-08-18 04:50 45 39 72 | 314 7 11 2025-08-18 04:30 46 36 68 | 312 8 18 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: Date Time Temp RH Wind Dir Speed Gust 2025-08-18 0515 47 58 162 0 0 2025-08-18 0500 47 64 163 0 0 2025-08-18 0445 47 68 162 0 0 2025-08-18 0430 47 69 162 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM182000 20007KT P6SM FEW200 FM182200 28012G21KT P6SM FEW200 FM190400 32007KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM181900 25006KT P6SM SKC FM182200 27009G18KT P6SM FEW200 FM190300 32005KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 181120Z 1812/1912 12004KT P6SM SKC FM181900 26005KT P6SM SKC FM182200 26013G22KT P6SM FEW200 FM190300 27006KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 93. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 615 AM PDT SUNSET 750 PM PDT AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 616 AM PDT SUNSET 749 PM PDT