


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
875 UXUS97 KREV 171305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT THU JUL 17 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 97 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 82 80 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 17600 17300 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1188 1089 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 15 15 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 17 22 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 4 5 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 2 1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2710/+18 10000 2508/+15 12000 2405/+09 14000 2106/+03 16000 2008/-02 18000 2013/-08 24000 2114/-21 30000 2520/-33 34000 2524/-41 39000 2524/-51 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: Date Time Temp Dewpt RH Wind (mph) (F) (F) | Dir Speed Gust 2025-07-17 05:00 53 22 30 | 349 10 15 2025-07-17 04:50 53 32 34 | 339 8 13 2025-07-17 04:30 53 32 33 | 336 9 13 2025-07-17 04:20 53 33 34 | 343 10 14 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: Date Time Temp RH Wind Dir Speed Gust 2025-07-17 0515 50 61 161 0 0 2025-07-17 0500 51 58 162 0 0 2025-07-17 0445 52 54 162 0 0 2025-07-17 0430 52 58 162 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 171121Z 1712/1812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM172000 20007KT P6SM SKC FM172200 28018G26KT P6SM SKC FM180600 31007KT P6SM SKC FM180800 24003KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 171121Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM172100 27013G21KT P6SM SKC FM180500 VRB04KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 171121Z 1712/1812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM172100 28013G23KT P6SM FEW120 FEW250 FM180500 12006KT P6SM SKC FM180900 12003KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 546 AM PDT SUNSET 824 PM PDT JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 547 AM PDT SUNSET 823 PM PDT