


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
382 UXUS97 KREV 161305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT THU OCT 16 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)..... 61 53 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 53 48 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1255 PM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 11800 11600 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 504 498 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 9 26 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 2 26 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 9 5 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 8 3 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 0207/+02 10000 0212/+01 12000 0221/+00 14000 0123/-04 16000 0125/-08 18000 132/-13 24000 0253/-26 30000 0278/-40 34000 0275/-48 39000 0149/-54 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: Date Time Temp Dewpt RH Wind (mph) (F) (F) | Dir Speed Gust 2025-10-16 05:30 28 28 100 | 018 13 15 2025-10-16 05:20 28 28 100 | 022 12 14 2025-10-16 05:00 28 28 100 | 026 12 13 2025-10-16 04:50 27 27 100 | 023 5 8 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: Date Time Temp RH Wind Dir Speed Gust RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM161900 04004KT P6SM SKC FM170300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM161900 04004KT P6SM SKC FM170200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 161250Z 1613/1712 12004KT 6SM BR FEW050 TEMPO 1613/1615 1SM BR BKN050 FM161500 VRB01KT P6SM SKC FM161900 35004KT P6SM SKC FM170300 11004KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 62 to 67. Light winds. SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 711 AM PDT SUNSET 618 PM PDT OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM PDT SUNSET 617 PM PDT