Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT SEP 19 2026

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.

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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:        TODAY     YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F).....     80          75
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     65          61
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  12900       14800
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    597         804
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     16          21
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     15          25
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8           6
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      7           4

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+10
10000 9903/+08
12000 3108/+04
14000 3108/+00
16000 3109/-04
18000 3110/-08
24000 3118/-22
30000 2815/-39
34000 2722/-49
39000 2739/-53

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2026-09-19    05:20      40    25     54    | 042   14   22
2026-09-19    05:00      40    25     55    | 039   15   22
2026-09-19    04:50      40    29     54    | 040   12   19
2026-09-19    04:30      40    25     54    | 038   13   21

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM192100 08007KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM192100 08008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 191120Z 1912/2012 12005KT P6SM SKC
     FM192100 36008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 AMD NOT SKED

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs 78 to 83. Light winds becoming east around 10 mph
in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE   644 AM PDT   SUNSET   701 PM PDT
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE   645 AM PDT   SUNSET   659 PM PDT