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Soaring Forecast for Moriarty NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0721 MDT Tuesday April 14 2026
This forecast is for Tuesday, April 14, 2026:
If the trigger temperature of 57.3 F/14.1 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Good
Maximum rate of lift........................ 849 ft/min (4.3 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 16114 ft MSL (9792 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 67.0 F/19.9 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1045 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ Between 20 mph and 30 mph
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 11961 ft MSL (5639 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 04/15.... Excellent
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:32:48 / 19:35:36 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 13 hr 2 min 48 sec (782 min 48 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:04:12 MDT... 64.62 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/14/2026 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 11622 ft MSL (5300 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 13868 ft MSL (7546 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 14617 ft MSL (8295 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -0.6
K index......................... +7.5
Height Temperature Wind Wind Spd Lapse Rate ConvectionT Thermal Lift Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft deg C deg F Index fpm m/s
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50000 -61.1 -78.0 235 63 32 1.3 0.7 91.0 195.8 41.7 M M
45000 -59.2 -74.6 230 68 35 -0.4 -0.2 71.9 161.4 32.5 M M
40000 -60.9 -77.6 235 98 50 -1.0 -0.5 45.1 113.2 17.1 M M
38000 -58.1 -72.6 235 100 52 7.3 4.0 40.5 104.9 14.4 M M
36000 -53.7 -64.7 235 98 50 7.3 4.0 38.4 101.2 13.4 M M
34000 -49.3 -56.7 235 94 49 7.7 4.2 36.7 98.0 12.4 M M
32000 -44.7 -48.5 235 87 45 7.7 4.2 34.9 94.8 11.4 M M
30000 -39.6 -39.3 230 78 40 7.3 4.0 33.0 91.4 10.3 M M
29000 -37.4 -35.3 230 74 38 7.3 4.0 32.0 89.5 9.7 M M
28000 -35.3 -31.5 230 70 36 7.3 4.0 31.1 88.0 9.1 M M
27000 -33.1 -27.6 230 67 34 7.7 4.2 30.3 86.5 8.6 M M
26000 -30.8 -23.4 230 65 33 7.7 4.2 29.4 84.9 7.9 M M
25000 -28.5 -19.3 230 63 32 7.7 4.2 28.6 83.5 7.4 M M
24000 -26.2 -15.2 230 61 31 6.8 3.7 27.9 82.3 6.9 M M
23000 -24.3 -11.7 230 59 31 6.5 3.5 26.6 80.0 6.0 M M
22000 -22.4 -8.3 230 58 30 6.5 3.5 25.5 77.9 5.0 M M
21000 -20.4 -4.7 230 57 29 6.8 3.7 24.4 75.9 4.2 M M
20000 -18.4 -1.1 230 56 29 6.8 3.7 23.3 73.9 3.3 M M
19500 -17.4 0.7 230 55 29 6.8 3.7 22.8 73.0 2.9 M M
19000 -16.4 2.5 230 55 28 6.8 3.7 22.3 72.2 2.5 M M
18500 -15.4 4.3 230 55 28 6.8 3.7 21.9 71.3 2.1 M M
18000 -14.3 6.3 230 55 28 6.9 3.8 21.3 70.4 1.6 M M
17500 -13.3 8.1 230 55 28 6.9 3.8 20.9 69.6 1.2 M M
17000 -12.3 9.9 230 55 28 7.4 4.1 20.4 68.8 0.8 M M
16500 -10.7 12.7 230 55 28 7.4 4.1 19.8 67.7 0.2 M M
16000 -9.6 14.7 230 56 29 7.4 4.1 19.4 67.0 -0.2 828 4.2
15500 -8.5 16.7 230 56 29 7.4 4.0 19.1 66.3 -0.6 781 4.0
15000 -7.4 18.7 230 56 29 8.1 4.5 18.7 65.7 -0.9 732 3.7
14500 -6.2 20.8 230 57 29 8.1 4.4 18.5 65.2 -1.2 682 3.5
14000 -5.0 23.0 230 57 29 7.8 4.3 18.2 64.7 -1.5 632 3.2
13500 -3.9 25.0 230 57 29 7.8 4.3 17.8 64.1 -1.8 583 3.0
13000 -2.8 27.0 230 56 29 7.3 4.0 17.5 63.5 -2.1 535 2.7
12500 -1.7 28.9 230 55 28 7.1 3.9 17.1 62.8 -2.6 489 2.5
12000 -0.7 30.7 230 54 28 6.8 3.8 16.7 62.0 -3.0 443 2.2
11500 0.3 32.5 230 51 26 6.8 3.7 16.2 61.1 -3.5 399 2.0
11000 1.1 34.0 230 49 25 5.1 2.8 15.6 60.0 -4.2 360 1.8
10500 1.9 35.4 235 45 23 5.4 3.0 14.9 58.8 -4.9 323 1.6
10250 2.2 36.0 235 43 22 5.5 3.0 14.6 58.2 -5.3 304 1.5
10000 2.6 36.7 235 42 21 5.0 2.8 14.2 57.6 -5.6 286 1.5
9750 2.9 37.2 240 41 21 4.7 2.6 13.8 56.9 -6.1 269 1.4
9500 3.2 37.8 240 39 20 4.7 2.6 13.4 56.2 -6.5 252 1.3
9250 3.5 38.3 240 39 20 5.2 2.8 13.1 55.5 -7.0 236 1.2
9000 3.9 39.0 245 38 20 6.8 3.8 12.8 55.0 -7.3 216 1.1
8750 4.5 40.1 245 38 19 7.5 4.1 12.6 54.7 -7.5 193 1.0
8500 5.0 41.0 245 37 19 7.1 3.9 12.4 54.3 -7.7 170 0.9
8250 5.5 41.9 245 37 19 7.7 4.2 12.2 54.0 -7.9 146 0.7
8000 6.1 43.0 245 36 19 8.7 4.8 12.1 53.8 -8.1 121 0.6
7750 6.8 44.2 245 35 18 9.1 5.0 12.0 53.7 -8.2 93 0.5
7500 7.5 45.5 245 34 18 9.3 5.1 12.0 53.6 -8.2 65 0.3
7250 8.2 46.8 245 33 17 8.4 4.6 12.0 53.5 -8.3 38 0.2
7000 8.7 47.7 245 31 16 7.5 4.1 11.8 53.3 -8.5 13 0.1
6750 9.3 48.7 250 29 15 7.9 4.3 11.7 53.0 -8.6 M M
6500 9.8 49.6 250 25 13 4.9 2.7 11.4 52.6 -8.9 M M
6250 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
04/14/2026 at 0900 MDT | 04/14/2026 at 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.4 | CAPE... +2.9 LI... +3.7
CINH... -0.7 K Index... -11.8 | CINH... -0.2 K Index... -12.7
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Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft
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50000 -59.4 -74.9 235 56 29 0.9 0.5 | -59.1 -74.4 230 57 29 1.3 0.7
45000 -58.3 -72.9 225 72 37 -2.1 -1.2 | -57.3 -71.1 230 73 37 -1.5 -0.8
40000 -61.0 -77.8 225 99 51 -1.8 -1.0 | -59.2 -74.6 225 94 49 -1.3 -0.7
38000 -58.5 -73.3 225 101 52 7.4 4.0 | -57.4 -71.3 225 98 51 5.4 3.0
36000 -54.1 -65.4 230 96 50 7.4 4.0 | -54.2 -65.6 220 99 51 5.4 2.9
34000 -49.6 -57.3 230 92 48 8.0 4.4 | -50.5 -58.9 220 99 51 8.6 4.7
32000 -44.8 -48.6 225 88 45 8.0 4.4 | -44.7 -48.5 220 93 48 8.7 4.8
30000 -39.5 -39.1 225 82 42 7.4 4.0 | -39.9 -39.8 220 86 45 6.8 3.7
29000 -37.3 -35.1 225 79 41 7.4 4.0 | -37.9 -36.2 225 82 42 6.8 3.7
28000 -35.1 -31.2 225 76 39 7.4 4.1 | -35.8 -32.4 225 78 40 6.8 3.7
27000 -32.9 -27.2 225 73 37 7.3 4.0 | -33.8 -28.8 225 73 38 7.2 4.0
26000 -30.7 -23.3 225 70 36 7.3 4.0 | -31.6 -24.9 225 71 37 7.3 4.0
25000 -28.5 -19.3 225 67 34 7.3 4.0 | -29.4 -20.9 225 68 35 7.3 4.0
24000 -26.3 -15.3 225 64 33 7.1 3.9 | -27.2 -17.0 225 66 34 7.3 4.0
23000 -24.3 -11.7 225 63 33 6.9 3.8 | -25.0 -13.0 225 65 33 7.4 4.1
22000 -22.2 -8.0 225 62 32 6.9 3.8 | -22.8 -9.0 225 64 33 7.4 4.1
21000 -20.2 -4.4 225 62 32 6.8 3.7 | -20.6 -5.1 230 63 32 7.3 4.0
20000 -18.1 -0.6 225 60 31 6.8 3.7 | -18.5 -1.3 230 61 32 7.3 4.0
19500 -17.1 1.2 225 60 31 6.8 3.7 | -17.4 0.7 230 61 31 7.3 4.0
19000 -16.1 3.0 225 59 30 6.8 3.7 | -16.3 2.7 230 60 31 7.3 4.0
18500 -15.0 5.0 225 59 30 6.8 3.7 | -15.2 4.6 230 59 31 7.0 3.9
18000 -14.0 6.8 225 59 30 6.7 3.7 | -13.7 7.3 230 58 30 6.8 3.8
17500 -12.5 9.5 225 58 30 6.7 3.7 | -12.6 9.3 230 57 29 6.6 3.6
17000 -11.5 11.3 230 58 30 6.6 3.6 | -11.7 10.9 230 56 29 6.4 3.5
16500 -10.5 13.1 230 58 30 6.6 3.6 | -10.7 12.7 230 54 28 6.3 3.5
16000 -9.6 14.7 230 58 30 6.6 3.6 | -9.8 14.4 230 53 27 5.7 3.2
15500 -8.6 16.5 230 58 30 6.7 3.7 | -9.0 15.8 235 51 26 6.2 3.4
15000 -7.6 18.3 230 58 30 6.6 3.6 | -8.4 16.9 235 48 25 1.2 0.7
14500 -6.6 20.1 230 57 29 6.7 3.7 | -8.3 17.1 235 43 22 1.7 0.9
14000 -5.6 21.9 230 55 29 6.4 3.5 | -8.0 17.6 235 39 20 4.0 2.2
13500 -4.7 23.5 235 53 27 6.3 3.5 | -7.4 18.7 235 34 18 4.6 2.5
13000 -3.8 25.2 235 51 26 6.0 3.3 | -6.8 19.8 240 30 16 7.4 4.1
12500 -3.0 26.6 235 48 25 5.9 3.2 | -5.4 22.3 240 29 15 9.0 4.9
12000 -2.1 28.2 235 44 23 5.7 3.1 | -4.1 24.6 240 28 15 9.7 5.3
11500 -1.4 29.5 240 40 21 5.7 3.1 | -2.6 27.3 240 28 15 10.5 5.7
11000 -0.7 30.7 240 37 19 4.3 2.4 | -1.3 29.7 240 28 15 8.1 4.5
10500 -0.2 31.6 245 32 17 4.2 2.3 | 0.1 32.2 245 28 14 9.6 5.3
10250 0.0 32.0 245 30 16 3.4 1.9 | 0.8 33.4 245 28 14 8.9 4.9
10000 0.3 32.5 250 28 14 5.8 3.2 | 1.5 34.7 245 28 14 8.7 4.8
9750 0.8 33.4 250 27 14 8.4 4.6 | 2.2 36.0 245 28 14 9.6 5.3
9500 1.4 34.5 250 26 14 7.4 4.1 | 2.9 37.2 245 28 14 9.1 5.0
9250 1.9 35.4 255 26 13 8.6 4.7 | 3.6 38.5 245 28 14 10.4 5.7
9000 2.6 36.7 255 25 13 9.8 5.4 | 4.4 39.9 250 28 14 10.9 6.0
8750 3.3 37.9 255 25 13 9.1 5.0 | 5.1 41.2 250 27 14 9.5 5.2
8500 4.0 39.2 255 25 13 8.5 4.6 | 5.8 42.4 250 27 14 8.9 4.9
8250 4.6 40.3 255 24 13 8.9 4.9 | 6.5 43.7 250 27 14 9.8 5.4
8000 5.3 41.5 255 24 12 9.3 5.1 | 7.3 45.1 250 27 14 10.8 5.9
7750 6.0 42.8 260 24 12 9.5 5.2 | 8.1 46.6 255 27 14 10.1 5.5
7500 6.7 44.1 260 24 12 9.6 5.2 | 8.8 47.8 255 26 14 9.4 5.2
7250 7.4 45.3 260 24 12 10.0 5.5 | 9.5 49.1 255 26 13 10.7 5.9
7000 8.2 46.8 260 23 12 10.6 5.8 | 10.4 50.7 255 25 13 12.3 6.8
6750 9.0 48.2 260 22 11 10.0 5.5 | 11.3 52.3 255 25 13 10.2 5.6
6500 9.8 49.6 260 21 11 12.3 6.8 | 12.1 53.8 255 23 12 15.7 8.6
6250 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
04/14/2026 at 1500 MDT | 04/14/2026 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +5.6 LI... +2.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.7
CINH... -0.2 K Index... +14.4 | CINH... -0.9 K Index... +14.9
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Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft
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50000 -58.9 -74.0 235 56 29 1.3 0.7 | -59.8 -75.6 235 54 28 0.3 0.1
45000 -57.1 -70.8 230 73 37 -1.4 -0.8 | -59.4 -74.9 230 62 32 1.0 0.6
40000 -58.8 -73.8 225 92 47 -1.2 -0.6 | -56.9 -70.4 225 81 42 1.5 0.8
38000 -57.5 -71.5 220 94 49 4.5 2.5 | -55.2 -67.4 225 87 45 3.8 2.1
36000 -54.8 -66.6 220 93 48 4.5 2.5 | -53.0 -63.4 225 91 47 3.8 2.1
34000 -51.4 -60.5 215 93 48 9.0 4.9 | -50.3 -58.5 220 94 48 7.3 4.0
32000 -45.3 -49.5 215 92 48 9.2 5.0 | -45.9 -50.6 220 88 46 7.3 4.0
30000 -40.1 -40.2 215 89 46 7.6 4.2 | -41.0 -41.8 220 83 43 7.4 4.1
29000 -37.8 -36.0 220 85 44 7.6 4.2 | -38.7 -37.7 220 82 42 7.4 4.1
28000 -35.5 -31.9 220 81 42 7.6 4.2 | -36.5 -33.7 220 81 42 7.4 4.1
27000 -33.3 -27.9 225 77 40 7.0 3.9 | -34.3 -29.7 220 80 41 7.7 4.2
26000 -31.2 -24.2 225 74 38 7.0 3.8 | -32.0 -25.6 220 77 40 7.7 4.2
25000 -29.1 -20.4 225 71 37 7.0 3.8 | -29.7 -21.5 225 75 38 7.7 4.2
24000 -27.0 -16.6 225 68 35 6.9 3.8 | -27.4 -17.3 225 72 37 7.1 3.9
23000 -25.0 -13.0 225 67 34 6.8 3.7 | -25.5 -13.9 225 69 36 6.2 3.4
22000 -23.0 -9.4 230 66 34 6.8 3.8 | -23.6 -10.5 225 67 34 6.2 3.4
21000 -21.0 -5.8 230 64 33 5.8 3.2 | -21.9 -7.4 225 63 33 4.6 2.5
20000 -19.3 -2.7 230 62 32 5.5 3.0 | -20.7 -5.3 225 53 27 4.1 2.2
19500 -18.5 -1.3 230 61 31 5.5 3.0 | -20.1 -4.2 225 48 24 4.1 2.3
19000 -17.7 0.1 235 60 31 5.4 3.0 | -19.5 -3.1 220 42 22 4.3 2.3
18500 -16.9 1.6 235 58 30 3.9 2.1 | -18.9 -2.0 220 37 19 5.7 3.1
18000 -16.4 2.5 235 50 26 2.6 1.4 | -17.9 -0.2 220 35 18 7.2 4.0
17500 -16.0 3.2 235 45 23 5.3 2.9 | -16.8 1.8 220 33 17 7.3 4.0
17000 -15.0 5.0 235 41 21 7.1 3.9 | -15.1 4.8 225 31 16 7.9 4.3
16500 -13.9 7.0 235 37 19 7.5 4.1 | -13.9 7.0 225 29 15 8.0 4.4
16000 -12.7 9.1 240 36 18 9.3 5.1 | -12.7 9.1 230 28 14 9.1 5.0
15500 -11.3 11.7 240 35 18 9.1 5.0 | -11.3 11.7 235 27 14 9.0 4.9
15000 -9.9 14.2 240 34 18 9.4 5.2 | -9.9 14.2 235 26 14 9.4 5.2
14500 -8.5 16.7 240 34 18 9.4 5.2 | -8.5 16.7 240 26 13 9.4 5.1
14000 -7.1 19.2 240 34 17 9.6 5.3 | -7.1 19.2 240 25 13 9.4 5.2
13500 -5.6 21.9 240 34 17 9.6 5.3 | -5.7 21.7 245 25 13 9.5 5.2
13000 -4.2 24.4 240 34 17 9.6 5.2 | -4.3 24.3 250 25 13 9.5 5.2
12500 -2.8 27.0 240 34 17 9.5 5.2 | -2.9 26.8 250 24 13 9.5 5.2
12000 -1.4 29.5 240 34 17 9.6 5.2 | -1.5 29.3 255 24 13 9.6 5.2
11500 0.1 32.2 240 34 17 9.6 5.3 | -0.0 32.0 260 24 13 9.6 5.3
11000 1.4 34.5 240 33 17 9.3 5.1 | 1.4 34.5 260 25 13 9.4 5.2
10500 2.9 37.2 245 33 17 9.9 5.4 | 2.8 37.0 265 25 13 10.0 5.5
10250 3.6 38.5 245 33 17 9.2 5.1 | 3.6 38.5 265 25 13 9.2 5.0
10000 4.3 39.7 245 33 17 9.2 5.1 | 4.2 39.6 265 25 13 9.1 5.0
9750 5.0 41.0 245 33 17 10.0 5.5 | 4.9 40.8 270 25 13 9.9 5.4
9500 5.8 42.4 245 33 17 9.5 5.2 | 5.7 42.3 270 26 13 9.4 5.2
9250 6.5 43.7 245 33 17 10.7 5.9 | 6.4 43.5 270 26 13 10.6 5.8
9000 7.3 45.1 245 32 17 10.6 5.8 | 7.2 45.0 270 26 13 10.6 5.8
8750 8.1 46.6 250 32 17 9.1 5.0 | 7.9 46.2 275 26 13 9.1 5.0
8500 8.7 47.7 250 32 16 8.9 4.9 | 8.6 47.5 275 26 14 9.0 5.0
8250 9.4 48.9 250 32 16 9.8 5.4 | 9.3 48.7 275 27 14 9.4 5.2
8000 10.2 50.4 250 32 16 11.2 6.1 | 10.0 50.0 275 27 14 10.0 5.5
7750 11.0 51.8 250 31 16 10.2 5.6 | 10.8 51.4 280 27 14 9.6 5.3
7500 11.7 53.1 250 31 16 8.9 4.9 | 11.5 52.7 280 27 14 9.1 5.0
7250 12.4 54.3 250 30 16 10.6 5.8 | 12.2 54.0 280 27 14 9.8 5.4
7000 13.3 55.9 250 29 15 12.7 6.9 | 12.9 55.2 280 26 14 10.8 5.9
6750 14.2 57.6 255 28 15 11.0 6.0 | 13.7 56.7 285 26 13 10.2 5.6
6500 15.1 59.2 255 26 14 16.3 8.9 | 14.5 58.1 285 23 12 11.3 6.2
6250 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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This product is issued once per day, at approximately 730 AM local
time. It is not continuously monitored nor updated after its initial
issuance.
The information contained herein is based on numerical weather prediction
model data for the Moriarty Municipal Airport site in Moriarty, New Mexico at
North Latitude: 34.9781667 deg
West Longitude: 106.0000278 deg
Elevation: 6204.2 feet (1891.0 meters)
and may not be representative of other areas along and east of the Sandia
and Manzano Mountains. Note that some elevations in numerical weather
prediction models differ from actual station elevations, which can lead to
data which appear to be below ground. Erroneous data such as these should
not be used.
The content and format of this report as well as the issuance times are subject
to change without prior notice. Comments are welcome and should be directed
to one of the addresses or phone numbers shown at the bottom of this page.
DEFINITIONS:
CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) - An integrated measure of the
energy available for convective development, also known as the positive
area on a thermodynamic diagram. Units are Joules per kilogram. Larger
values are indicative of greater instability and the possibility of
stronger convective activity, including thunderstorms. Values around or
greater than 1000 suggest the possibility of severe weather should
convective activity develop.
CINH (Convective Inhibition) - An integrated measure of the amount of energy
needed to initiate convective activity, also known as the negative area on
a thermodynamic diagram. Units are Joules per kilogram. The more negative
this number, the more energy is required to initiate convection. This
inhibitive energy can be overcome through surface heating, cooling aloft,
lifting mechanisms (orographic, frontal, gravity waves, etc.)
Convective Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
average saturation mixing ratio in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass,
if heated sufficiently from below, will rise dry adiabatically until it
just becomes saturated. It estimates the base of cumulus clouds that are
produced by surface heating only.
Convection Temperature (ConvectionT) - The surface temperature required to make
the airmass dry adiabatic up to the given level. It can be considered a
"trigger temperature" for that level.
Freezing Level - The height where the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.
Height of Stable Layer - The height (between 12,000 and 18,000 feet above
mean sea level) where the smallest lapse rate exists. The location and
existence of this feature is important in the generation of mountain
waves.
K Index - A measure of stability which combines the temperature difference
between approximately 5,000 and 18,000 feet above the surface, the amount
of moisture at approximately 5,000 feet above the surface, and a measure
of the dryness at approximately 10,000 feet above the surface. Larger
positive numbers indicate more instability and a greater likelihood of
thunderstorm development. One interpretation of K index values regarding
soaring in the western United States is given in WMO Technical Note 158
and is reproduced in the following table:
below -10 no or weak thermals
-10 to 5 dry thermals or 1/8 cumulus with moderate thermals
5 to 15 good soaring conditions
15 to 20 good soaring conditions with occasional showers
20 to 30 excellent soaring conditions, but increasing
probability of showers and thunderstorms
above 30 more than 60 percent probability of thunderstorms
Lapse Rate - The change with height of the temperature. Negative values indicate
inversions.
Lifted Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
average dew point in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass and the forecast
maximum temperature must be lifted dry adiabatically to attain saturation.
Lifted Index (LI) - The difference between the environmental temperature at a
level approximately 18,000 feet above the surface and the temperature of
an air parcel lifted dry adiabatically from the surface to its lifted
condensation level and then pseudoadiabatically thereafter to this same
level. The parcel's initial temperature is the forecast maximum
temperature and its dew point is the average dew point in the lowest 4000
feet of the airmass. Negative values are indicative of instability with
positive values showing stable conditions.
Lift Rate - An experimental estimate of the strength of thermals. It is
computed the same way as the maximum rate of lift but uses the actual
level rather than the maximum height of thermals in the calculation.
Also, none of the empirical adjustments based on cloudiness and K-index
are applied to these calculations.
Maximum Height of Thermals - The height where the dry adiabat through the
forecast maximum temperature intersects the environmental temperature.
Maximum Rate of Lift - An estimate of the maximum strength of thermals. It
is computed from an empirical formula which combines the expected maximum
height of thermals with the difference in the environmental temperatures
between the maximum height of thermals and the temperature 4,000 feet
above the ground. After this computation, further empirical adjustments
are made based on the value of the K-index and the amount and opacity of
middle and high level cloudiness expected between the time of trigger
temperature and the time of overdevelopment.
Middle/High Clouds - The amount and opacity of middle (altostratus, altocumulus)
or high (cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus) clouds. Broken means that
between 60% and 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud, with overcast
conditions occurring when more than 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud.
Thin implies that the clouds are predominantly transparent, meaning that
some sunlight is reaching the ground, in contrast to opaque which suggests
that little sunlight is reaching the ground.
Potential Height of Wave - The minimum of the following two heights:
1. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
where the wind direction changes by 30 degrees or more
2. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
where the wind speed no longer increases with height
PVA/NVA - Positive vorticity advection (PVA)/negative vorticity advection (NVA)
on the 500 millibar isobaric surface (approximately 18,000 feet above mean
sea level). Weak PVA has been shown to assist in mountain wave soaring.
Soaring Window - The time between the time the trigger temperature is reached
and the time of overdevelopment.
Thermal Index - The difference between the environmental temperature and the
temperature at a particular level determined by following the dry adiabat
through the forecast maximum temperature up to that level. Negative values
are indicative of thermal lift.
Thermal Soaring Index - An adjective rating (for sailplanes) based on the
computed maximum rate of lift, and the wind speed and middle and high
cloud cover expected during the soaring window (the time of the trigger
temperature and the time of overdevelopment) according to the following:
Maximum rate of lift Adjective Rating
>= 800 fpm Excellent
>= 400 and < 800 fpm Good
>= 200 and < 400 fpm Fair
< 200 fpm Poor
Time of Overdevelopment - The time one or more of the following phenomena,
which essentially shut off thermal lift, is expected to occur:
1. formation of broken to overcast convective cloud cover
2. formation of scattered to numerous downbursts
3. initiation of widespread precipitation
Time of Trigger Temperature - The time the surface temperature is expected to
reach the trigger temperature.
Trigger Temperature - The surface temperature required to make the first 4000
feet of the atmosphere dry adiabatic.
Wave Soaring Index - An empirical, adjective rating (for sailplanes) which
attempts to combine a variety of phenomena important in mountain wave
soaring into a single index number. Objective points are assigned to
these phenomena: wind speed and direction at 14,000 ft MSL, the static
stability in the 12,000-18,000 ft MSL layer, the wind speed gradient above
the stable layer, jet stream location and frontal and upper trough
movements.
042613
Soaring Forecast for Albuquerque NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0721 MDT Tuesday April 14 2026
This forecast is for Tuesday, April 14, 2026:
If the trigger temperature of 55.5 F/13.1 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
Maximum rate of lift........................ 941 ft/min (4.8 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 16872 ft MSL (11194 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 69.0 F/21.0 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1000 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 14113 ft MSL (8435 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 04/15.... Excellent
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:35:13 / 19:38:09 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 13 hr 2 min 56 sec (782 min 56 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:06:41 MDT... 64.54 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/14/2026 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 10158 ft MSL (4480 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 12015 ft MSL (6337 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 14396 ft MSL (8718 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -0.5
K index......................... +4.7
Height Temperature Wind Wind Spd Lapse Rate ConvectionT Thermal Lift Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft deg C deg F Index fpm m/s
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50000 -59.6 -75.3 235 54 28 2.1 1.2 96.3 205.4 43.8 M M
45000 -56.5 -69.7 235 65 33 -0.6 -0.3 78.9 174.1 35.9 M M
40000 -60.3 -76.5 235 98 50 -2.4 -1.3 48.5 119.2 18.5 M M
38000 -58.1 -72.6 235 102 53 7.0 3.8 42.9 109.3 15.2 M M
36000 -53.9 -65.0 235 102 53 7.0 3.8 40.5 104.9 13.9 M M
34000 -49.7 -57.5 235 100 51 7.3 4.0 38.4 101.2 12.8 M M
32000 -45.3 -49.5 235 91 47 7.3 4.0 36.3 97.4 11.6 M M
30000 -40.8 -41.4 235 83 43 7.8 4.3 34.6 94.3 10.6 M M
29000 -38.5 -37.3 235 80 41 7.8 4.3 33.8 92.8 10.1 M M
28000 -36.1 -33.0 235 78 40 7.8 4.3 33.1 91.5 9.7 M M
27000 -33.8 -28.8 235 76 39 7.5 4.1 32.5 90.5 9.3 M M
26000 -31.1 -24.0 230 74 38 7.2 3.9 31.1 88.0 8.4 M M
25000 -29.0 -20.2 230 73 37 7.2 3.9 30.2 86.3 7.7 M M
24000 -26.8 -16.2 230 71 37 6.7 3.7 29.3 84.7 7.1 M M
23000 -24.8 -12.6 230 70 36 6.6 3.6 28.0 82.5 6.1 M M
22000 -22.8 -9.0 235 68 35 6.6 3.6 26.9 80.5 5.3 M M
21000 -20.9 -5.6 235 66 34 6.2 3.4 25.8 78.5 4.4 M M
20000 -19.0 -2.2 235 63 33 6.3 3.4 24.5 76.2 3.4 M M
19500 -18.0 -0.4 235 62 32 6.3 3.4 23.9 75.1 2.9 M M
19000 -17.1 1.2 235 61 31 6.3 3.5 23.4 74.1 2.4 M M
18500 -16.2 2.8 235 60 31 5.9 3.2 22.8 73.0 1.9 M M
18000 -15.3 4.5 230 59 30 5.8 3.2 22.1 71.8 1.3 M M
17500 -14.4 6.1 230 58 30 5.8 3.2 21.4 70.6 0.7 M M
17000 -13.6 7.5 230 58 30 6.1 3.3 20.8 69.4 0.2 M M
16500 -12.7 9.1 230 57 30 6.0 3.3 20.1 68.3 -0.4 911 4.6
16000 -11.7 10.9 230 57 29 6.7 3.7 19.6 67.2 -0.9 868 4.4
15500 -10.7 12.7 230 56 29 6.7 3.7 19.1 66.3 -1.4 824 4.2
15000 -9.8 14.4 230 55 29 6.5 3.6 18.5 65.4 -1.9 780 4.0
14500 -8.9 16.0 230 52 27 6.6 3.6 18.0 64.4 -2.5 738 3.7
14000 -7.9 17.8 230 49 25 6.5 3.6 17.5 63.5 -3.1 695 3.5
13500 -7.1 19.2 230 44 23 6.4 3.5 16.9 62.5 -3.7 654 3.3
13000 -6.2 20.8 225 39 20 6.5 3.6 16.4 61.5 -4.3 613 3.1
12500 -5.3 22.5 225 35 18 6.5 3.6 15.9 60.6 -4.9 571 2.9
12000 -4.4 24.1 220 30 16 6.8 3.7 15.3 59.6 -5.4 528 2.7
11500 -3.3 26.1 220 28 14 7.7 4.2 15.0 58.9 -5.9 482 2.4
11000 -2.2 28.0 225 26 13 7.8 4.3 14.6 58.3 -6.3 434 2.2
10500 -1.0 30.2 225 27 14 8.1 4.4 14.4 57.9 -6.6 383 1.9
10250 -0.4 31.3 230 27 14 7.3 4.0 14.2 57.6 -6.7 359 1.8
10000 0.1 32.2 230 26 14 7.6 4.2 14.0 57.2 -7.0 336 1.7
9750 0.7 33.3 230 27 14 8.3 4.6 13.9 57.0 -7.1 310 1.6
9500 1.3 34.3 235 27 14 8.5 4.7 13.8 56.8 -7.2 284 1.4
9250 2.0 35.6 235 28 14 7.9 4.3 13.7 56.6 -7.3 258 1.3
9000 3.2 37.8 240 27 14 8.7 4.8 13.4 56.1 -7.6 207 1.1
8750 3.8 38.8 240 27 14 8.3 4.5 13.3 56.0 -7.8 181 0.9
8500 4.4 39.9 240 27 14 9.1 5.0 13.2 55.8 -7.9 155 0.8
8250 5.1 41.2 240 26 13 9.3 5.1 13.2 55.8 -7.9 126 0.6
8000 5.8 42.4 240 25 13 8.6 4.7 13.1 55.6 -8.0 99 0.5
7750 6.4 43.5 240 24 13 8.8 4.8 13.0 55.5 -8.1 72 0.4
7500 7.1 44.8 245 24 12 8.6 4.7 13.0 55.4 -8.2 45 0.2
7250 7.7 45.9 245 23 12 8.3 4.5 12.9 55.2 -8.4 20 0.1
7000 8.3 46.9 245 21 11 8.3 4.5 12.8 55.0 -8.5 M M
6750 8.9 48.0 245 20 10 8.2 4.5 12.6 54.8 -8.7 M M
6500 9.5 49.1 245 19 10 8.9 4.9 12.5 54.6 -8.8 M M
6250 10.1 50.2 240 17 9 7.3 4.0 12.5 54.4 -8.9 M M
6000 10.5 50.9 240 14 7 3.1 1.7 12.1 53.8 -9.3 M M
5750 10.9 51.6 240 11 6 11.0 6.0 11.8 53.2 -9.7 M M
5500 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
04/14/2026 at 0900 MDT | 04/14/2026 at 1200 MDT
|
CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8 | CAPE... +5.2 LI... +4.5
CINH... -0.7 K Index... -16.8 | CINH... -0.2 K Index... -1.0
|
Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50000 -59.8 -75.6 230 55 28 2.0 1.1 | -59.5 -75.1 230 55 28 1.2 0.7
45000 -56.9 -70.4 225 66 34 -0.6 -0.3 | -57.7 -71.9 230 68 35 0.3 0.2
40000 -59.5 -75.1 230 93 48 -1.6 -0.9 | -58.0 -72.4 225 85 44 -0.2 -0.1
38000 -57.5 -71.5 230 97 50 6.0 3.3 | -56.3 -69.3 225 90 46 4.4 2.4
36000 -53.9 -65.0 230 97 50 6.0 3.3 | -53.7 -64.7 220 94 48 4.4 2.4
34000 -49.9 -57.8 225 96 50 8.2 4.5 | -50.5 -58.9 220 95 49 7.9 4.3
32000 -44.9 -48.8 225 91 47 8.3 4.5 | -45.7 -50.3 220 90 47 8.0 4.4
30000 -40.1 -40.2 225 84 43 7.2 3.9 | -40.9 -41.6 220 86 44 7.9 4.3
29000 -38.0 -36.4 225 81 42 7.2 3.9 | -38.5 -37.3 225 83 43 7.9 4.3
28000 -35.8 -32.4 225 77 40 7.2 3.9 | -36.2 -33.2 225 80 41 7.9 4.3
27000 -33.6 -28.5 225 73 38 7.5 4.1 | -33.8 -28.8 225 77 40 7.6 4.2
26000 -31.3 -24.3 230 72 37 7.7 4.2 | -31.0 -23.8 225 74 38 7.3 4.0
25000 -28.4 -19.1 230 71 36 7.7 4.2 | -28.8 -19.8 225 72 37 7.3 4.0
24000 -26.2 -15.2 230 70 36 6.7 3.7 | -26.7 -16.1 225 69 36 7.1 3.9
23000 -24.2 -11.6 230 69 35 6.5 3.6 | -24.6 -12.3 230 68 35 7.0 3.8
22000 -22.3 -8.1 230 68 35 6.5 3.6 | -22.5 -8.5 230 68 35 7.0 3.9
21000 -20.4 -4.7 235 67 34 5.9 3.2 | -20.4 -4.7 230 66 34 6.2 3.4
20000 -18.6 -1.5 235 63 33 6.0 3.3 | -18.6 -1.5 230 65 33 6.3 3.4
19500 -17.7 0.1 235 62 32 6.0 3.3 | -17.6 0.3 230 64 33 6.3 3.4
19000 -16.8 1.8 235 60 31 6.0 3.3 | -16.7 1.9 235 63 32 6.3 3.4
18500 -15.9 3.4 235 58 30 6.1 3.4 | -15.7 3.7 235 62 32 6.2 3.4
18000 -14.9 5.2 235 57 29 6.2 3.4 | -14.8 5.4 235 61 31 6.2 3.4
17500 -14.0 6.8 235 55 28 6.3 3.4 | -13.9 7.0 235 59 31 6.1 3.4
17000 -13.0 8.6 235 54 28 6.5 3.6 | -13.0 8.6 235 58 30 5.9 3.2
16500 -12.1 10.2 235 53 27 6.5 3.6 | -12.1 10.2 235 56 29 6.2 3.4
16000 -11.1 12.0 235 53 27 6.3 3.5 | -11.4 11.5 235 54 28 2.6 1.4
15500 -10.2 13.6 235 52 27 6.4 3.5 | -11.0 12.2 235 50 26 2.8 1.5
15000 -9.2 15.4 235 51 26 5.6 3.1 | -10.7 12.7 235 46 24 2.2 1.2
14500 -8.4 16.9 235 50 26 5.3 2.9 | -10.5 13.1 235 39 20 2.2 1.2
14000 -7.6 18.3 235 49 25 4.8 2.7 | -10.3 13.5 235 33 17 4.6 2.5
13500 -7.0 19.4 230 47 24 4.4 2.4 | -9.2 15.4 235 31 16 7.5 4.1
13000 -6.4 20.5 230 44 23 4.7 2.6 | -8.1 17.4 235 28 15 8.1 4.4
12500 -5.7 21.7 230 41 21 5.2 2.9 | -6.8 19.8 235 27 14 9.3 5.1
12000 -5.0 23.0 230 38 20 5.8 3.2 | -5.4 22.3 235 26 14 9.3 5.1
11500 -4.1 24.6 225 35 18 7.1 3.9 | -4.0 24.8 235 26 13 9.4 5.2
11000 -3.1 26.4 225 32 17 7.5 4.1 | -2.6 27.3 235 26 13 9.4 5.2
10500 -2.0 28.4 225 30 16 8.2 4.5 | -1.2 29.8 235 25 13 9.4 5.1
10250 -1.4 29.5 225 29 15 6.9 3.8 | -0.5 31.1 235 25 13 9.1 5.0
10000 -1.0 30.2 225 28 14 6.9 3.8 | 0.2 32.4 235 25 13 9.6 5.3
9750 -0.4 31.3 230 27 14 7.7 4.2 | 1.0 33.8 235 25 13 10.1 5.6
9500 0.1 32.2 230 26 13 7.8 4.3 | 2.5 36.5 235 24 12 9.2 5.0
9250 0.7 33.3 235 25 13 7.4 4.0 | 3.1 37.6 240 24 12 8.8 4.8
9000 1.2 34.2 235 25 13 8.0 4.4 | 3.8 38.8 240 23 12 9.8 5.4
8750 2.5 36.5 240 24 12 8.5 4.7 | 4.6 40.3 240 23 12 9.4 5.1
8500 3.2 37.8 240 24 12 9.7 5.3 | 5.3 41.5 240 23 12 10.1 5.5
8250 4.0 39.2 245 24 12 10.1 5.5 | 6.1 43.0 240 22 12 10.3 5.7
8000 4.7 40.5 245 23 12 9.1 5.0 | 6.8 44.2 240 22 11 9.8 5.4
7750 5.4 41.7 245 23 12 9.6 5.3 | 7.5 45.5 240 22 11 10.1 5.5
7500 6.1 43.0 245 23 12 8.6 4.7 | 8.3 46.9 240 21 11 9.6 5.3
7250 6.7 44.1 250 23 12 9.2 5.0 | 9.0 48.2 245 21 11 10.1 5.5
7000 7.4 45.3 250 22 12 10.6 5.8 | 9.8 49.6 245 21 11 10.8 5.9
6750 8.2 46.8 250 22 11 10.3 5.6 | 10.6 51.1 245 20 10 10.9 6.0
6500 9.0 48.2 250 22 11 9.2 5.0 | 11.4 52.5 245 20 10 9.9 5.4
6250 9.7 49.5 255 21 11 12.2 6.7 | 12.3 54.1 245 19 10 15.9 8.7
6000 10.9 51.6 255 19 10 20.2 11.1 | 13.9 57.0 245 17 9 28.9 15.8
5750 12.1 53.8 255 17 9 5.2 2.9 | 15.6 60.1 245 16 8 5.0 2.7
5500 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
04/14/2026 at 1500 MDT | 04/14/2026 at 1800 MDT
|
CAPE... +15.6 LI... +0.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.1
CINH... -0.2 K Index... +15.8 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +14.4
|
Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50000 -59.7 -75.5 235 54 28 2.1 1.2 | -59.5 -75.1 230 47 24 1.6 0.9
45000 -56.6 -69.9 230 62 32 0.7 0.4 | -57.1 -70.8 225 55 28 1.6 0.9
40000 -56.6 -69.9 225 82 42 -0.0 -0.0 | -54.5 -66.1 225 81 42 1.7 0.9
38000 -55.6 -68.1 225 88 45 2.9 1.6 | -53.5 -64.3 225 87 45 1.7 0.9
36000 -53.8 -64.8 220 92 48 2.9 1.6 | -52.5 -62.5 225 91 47 1.7 0.9
34000 -51.3 -60.3 220 95 49 8.1 4.4 | -50.9 -59.6 225 93 48 6.7 3.7
32000 -46.3 -51.3 220 90 46 8.3 4.5 | -46.9 -52.4 225 88 45 6.6 3.6
30000 -41.4 -42.5 220 85 44 7.9 4.3 | -42.8 -45.0 225 83 43 7.6 4.2
29000 -39.0 -38.2 225 83 43 7.9 4.3 | -40.5 -40.9 225 82 42 7.6 4.2
28000 -36.6 -33.9 225 82 42 7.9 4.3 | -38.3 -36.9 225 81 42 7.6 4.2
27000 -34.3 -29.7 225 80 41 7.5 4.1 | -36.0 -32.8 225 80 41 7.6 4.2
26000 -32.2 -26.0 225 77 40 6.8 3.8 | -33.7 -28.7 225 78 40 7.5 4.1
25000 -29.6 -21.3 230 74 38 6.9 3.8 | -30.9 -23.6 230 74 38 7.5 4.1
24000 -27.6 -17.7 230 72 37 6.8 3.7 | -28.7 -19.7 230 72 37 6.6 3.6
23000 -25.6 -14.1 230 70 36 6.7 3.7 | -26.9 -16.4 230 67 35 5.9 3.2
22000 -23.6 -10.5 230 68 35 6.7 3.7 | -25.2 -13.4 230 62 32 5.9 3.2
21000 -21.8 -7.2 230 65 33 3.3 1.8 | -23.4 -10.1 225 57 29 5.7 3.1
20000 -20.8 -5.4 230 57 29 3.4 1.8 | -21.7 -7.1 220 46 24 5.7 3.2
19500 -20.4 -4.7 230 53 27 3.4 1.8 | -20.9 -5.6 215 42 21 5.8 3.2
19000 -19.9 -3.8 230 49 25 3.3 1.8 | -20.1 -4.2 210 37 19 5.8 3.2
18500 -19.3 -2.7 230 45 23 5.7 3.1 | -19.2 -2.6 205 34 17 6.9 3.8
18000 -18.4 -1.1 230 41 21 6.4 3.5 | -18.1 -0.6 205 33 17 7.2 4.0
17500 -17.4 0.7 230 37 19 6.9 3.8 | -17.0 1.4 210 31 16 7.3 4.0
17000 -16.3 2.7 230 34 18 8.4 4.6 | -16.0 3.2 215 30 15 7.3 4.0
16500 -15.0 5.0 230 32 16 8.3 4.6 | -14.9 5.2 220 28 15 7.1 3.9
16000 -13.8 7.2 230 30 16 9.1 5.0 | -13.7 7.3 225 27 14 8.9 4.9
15500 -12.4 9.7 235 29 15 9.0 5.0 | -12.4 9.7 230 26 14 8.8 4.8
15000 -11.0 12.2 235 28 14 9.3 5.1 | -11.0 12.2 235 26 13 9.4 5.2
14500 -9.6 14.7 235 27 14 9.4 5.2 | -9.6 14.7 240 25 13 9.6 5.3
14000 -8.2 17.2 235 27 14 9.5 5.2 | -8.1 17.4 245 25 13 9.6 5.3
13500 -6.8 19.8 235 26 14 9.5 5.2 | -6.7 19.9 250 25 13 9.5 5.2
13000 -5.4 22.3 235 26 13 9.5 5.2 | -5.3 22.5 250 25 13 9.5 5.2
12500 -3.9 25.0 240 26 13 9.5 5.2 | -3.9 25.0 255 25 13 9.4 5.1
12000 -2.5 27.5 240 26 13 9.5 5.2 | -2.4 27.7 260 25 13 9.4 5.1
11500 -1.1 30.0 240 25 13 9.5 5.2 | -1.0 30.2 260 26 13 9.4 5.2
11000 0.4 32.7 240 25 13 9.6 5.3 | 0.4 32.7 265 26 13 9.5 5.2
10500 1.8 35.2 240 25 13 9.6 5.2 | 1.8 35.2 265 26 13 9.6 5.3
10250 2.5 36.5 245 25 13 9.1 5.0 | 2.5 36.5 265 26 14 9.9 5.4
10000 3.2 37.8 245 25 13 9.4 5.1 | 3.3 37.9 270 26 14 9.9 5.4
9750 3.9 39.0 245 25 13 9.7 5.3 | 4.0 39.2 270 27 14 9.8 5.4
9500 4.7 40.5 245 24 13 9.8 5.4 | 4.8 40.6 270 27 14 9.8 5.4
9250 6.1 43.0 250 24 12 9.2 5.0 | 5.5 41.9 270 27 14 9.4 5.1
9000 6.8 44.2 250 24 12 9.6 5.2 | 6.2 43.2 270 27 14 9.1 5.0
8750 7.5 45.5 250 24 12 9.1 5.0 | 6.9 44.4 275 27 14 9.3 5.1
8500 8.2 46.8 250 24 12 10.7 5.9 | 8.2 46.8 275 28 14 10.3 5.6
8250 9.0 48.2 255 24 12 11.0 6.0 | 9.1 48.4 275 28 14 10.5 5.8
8000 9.8 49.6 255 24 12 9.6 5.3 | 9.8 49.6 275 28 14 9.3 5.1
7750 10.5 50.9 255 24 12 10.1 5.6 | 10.5 50.9 280 28 14 9.9 5.4
7500 11.3 52.3 255 24 12 9.3 5.1 | 11.2 52.2 280 28 15 8.8 4.8
7250 12.0 53.6 260 24 12 9.8 5.4 | 11.9 53.4 280 28 15 9.2 5.0
7000 12.7 54.9 260 23 12 10.8 5.9 | 12.6 54.7 280 28 14 10.4 5.7
6750 13.5 56.3 260 23 12 10.6 5.8 | 13.4 56.1 280 28 14 10.1 5.6
6500 14.3 57.7 260 23 12 10.4 5.7 | 14.1 57.4 280 27 14 10.0 5.5
6250 15.3 59.5 260 22 11 16.9 9.3 | 14.9 58.8 285 27 14 12.6 6.9
6000 17.0 62.6 265 20 10 28.5 15.6 | 16.1 61.0 285 24 12 17.4 9.6
5750 18.7 65.7 265 19 10 7.6 4.2 | 17.2 63.0 285 21 11 8.6 4.7
5500 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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It is not continuously monitored nor updated after its initial
issuance.
The information contained herein is based on rawinsonde observation and/or
numerical weather prediction model data taken at the Albuquerque International
Sunport site in Albuquerque, New Mexico at
North Latitude: 35.03806 deg
West Longitude: 106.62194 deg
Elevation: 5298.6 feet (1615 meters)
and may not be representative of other areas, especially along and east of
the Sandia and Manzano Mountains. Note that some elevations in numerical weather
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data which appear to be below ground. Erroneous data such as these should
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The content and format of this report as well as the issuance times are subject
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DEFINITIONS:
CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) - An integrated measure of the
energy available for convective development, also known as the positive
area on a thermodynamic diagram. Units are Joules per kilogram. Larger
values are indicative of greater instability and the possibility of
stronger convective activity, including thunderstorms. Values around or
greater than 1000 suggest the possibility of severe weather should
convective activity develop.
CINH (Convective Inhibition) - An integrated measure of the amount of energy
needed to initiate convective activity, also known as the negative area on
a thermodynamic diagram. Units are Joules per kilogram. The more negative
this number, the more energy is required to initiate convection. This
inhibitive energy can be overcome through surface heating, cooling aloft,
lifting mechanisms (orographic, frontal, gravity waves, etc.)
Convective Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
average saturation mixing ratio in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass,
if heated sufficiently from below, will rise dry adiabatically until it
just becomes saturated. It estimates the base of cumulus clouds that are
produced by surface heating only.
Convection Temperature (ConvectionT) - The surface temperature required to make
the airmass dry adiabatic up to the given level. It can be considered a
"trigger temperature" for that level.
Freezing Level - The height where the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.
Height of Stable Layer - The height (between 12,000 and 18,000 feet above
mean sea level) where the smallest lapse rate exists. The location and
existence of this feature is important in the generation of mountain
waves.
K Index - A measure of stability which combines the temperature difference
between approximately 5,000 and 18,000 feet above the surface, the amount
of moisture at approximately 5,000 feet above the surface, and a measure
of the dryness at approximately 10,000 feet above the surface. Larger
positive numbers indicate more instability and a greater likelihood of
thunderstorm development. One interpretation of K index values regarding
soaring in the western United States is given in WMO Technical Note 158
and is reproduced in the following table:
below -10 no or weak thermals
-10 to 5 dry thermals or 1/8 cumulus with moderate thermals
5 to 15 good soaring conditions
15 to 20 good soaring conditions with occasional showers
20 to 30 excellent soaring conditions, but increasing
probability of showers and thunderstorms
above 30 more than 60 percent probability of thunderstorms
Lapse Rate - The change with height of the temperature. Negative values indicate
inversions.
Lifted Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
average dew point in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass and the forecast
maximum temperature must be lifted dry adiabatically to attain saturation.
Lifted Index (LI) - The difference between the environmental temperature at a
level approximately 18,000 feet above the surface and the temperature of
an air parcel lifted dry adiabatically from the surface to its lifted
condensation level and then pseudoadiabatically thereafter to this same
level. The parcel's initial temperature is the forecast maximum
temperature and its dew point is the average dew point in the lowest 4000
feet of the airmass. Negative values are indicative of instability with
positive values showing stable conditions.
Lift Rate - An experimental estimate of the strength of thermals. It is
computed the same way as the maximum rate of lift but uses the actual
level rather than the maximum height of thermals in the calculation.
Also, none of the empirical adjustments based on cloudiness and K-index
are applied to these calculations.
Maximum Height of Thermals - The height where the dry adiabat through the
forecast maximum temperature intersects the environmental temperature.
Maximum Rate of Lift - An estimate of the maximum strength of thermals. It
is computed from an empirical formula which combines the expected maximum
height of thermals with the difference in the environmental temperatures
between the maximum height of thermals and the temperature 4,000 feet
above the ground. After this computation, further empirical adjustments
are made based on the value of the K-index and the amount and opacity of
middle and high level cloudiness expected between the time of trigger
temperature and the time of overdevelopment.
Middle/High Clouds - The amount and opacity of middle (altostratus, altocumulus)
or high (cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus) clouds. Broken means that
between 60% and 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud, with overcast
conditions occurring when more than 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud.
Thin implies that the clouds are predominantly transparent, meaning that
some sunlight is reaching the ground, in contrast to opaque which suggests
that little sunlight is reaching the ground.
Potential Height of Wave - The minimum of the following two heights:
1. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
where the wind direction changes by 30 degrees or more
2. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
where the wind speed no longer increases with height
PVA/NVA - Positive vorticity advection (PVA)/negative vorticity advection (NVA)
on the 500 millibar isobaric surface (approximately 18,000 feet above mean
sea level). Weak PVA has been shown to assist in mountain wave soaring.
Soaring Window - The time between the time the trigger temperature is reached
and the time of overdevelopment.
Thermal Index - The difference between the environmental temperature and the
temperature at a particular level determined by following the dry adiabat
through the forecast maximum temperature up to that level. Negative values
are indicative of thermal lift.
Thermal Soaring Index - An adjective rating (for sailplanes) based on the
computed maximum rate of lift, and the wind speed and middle and high
cloud cover expected during the soaring window (the time of the trigger
temperature and the time of overdevelopment) according to the following:
Maximum rate of lift Adjective Rating
>= 800 fpm Excellent
>= 400 and < 800 fpm Good
>= 200 and < 400 fpm Fair
< 200 fpm Poor
Time of Overdevelopment - The time one or more of the following phenomena,
which essentially shut off thermal lift, is expected to occur:
1. formation of broken to overcast convective cloud cover
2. formation of scattered to numerous downbursts
3. initiation of widespread precipitation
Time of Trigger Temperature - The time the surface temperature is expected to
reach the trigger temperature.
Trigger Temperature - The surface temperature required to make the first 4000
feet of the atmosphere dry adiabatic.
Wave Soaring Index - An empirical, adjective rating (for sailplanes) which
attempts to combine a variety of phenomena important in mountain wave
soaring into a single index number. Objective points are assigned to
these phenomena: wind speed and direction at 14,000 ft MSL, the static
stability in the 12,000-18,000 ft MSL layer, the wind speed gradient above
the stable layer, jet stream location and frontal and upper trough
movements.
042613
Soaring Forecast for Santa Fe NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0722 MDT Tuesday April 14 2026
This forecast is for Tuesday, April 14, 2026:
If the trigger temperature of 52.3 F/11.3 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Good
Maximum rate of lift........................ 767 ft/min (3.9 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 15525 ft MSL (9072 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 62.0 F/17.1 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1000 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 12704 ft MSL (6251 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 04/15.... Excellent
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:32:30 / 19:36:40 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 13 hr 4 min 10 sec (784 min 10 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:04:35 MDT... 63.99 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/14/2026 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 10192 ft MSL (3739 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 11903 ft MSL (5450 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 13593 ft MSL (7139 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +0.1
K index......................... -2.4
Height Temperature Wind Wind Spd Lapse Rate ConvectionT Thermal Lift Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft deg C deg F Index fpm m/s
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50000 -59.6 -75.3 235 54 28 2.0 1.1 93.3 199.9 44.6 M M
45000 -56.6 -69.9 230 64 33 -0.4 -0.2 75.8 168.5 36.7 M M
40000 -59.7 -75.5 240 94 48 -2.0 -1.1 46.7 116.0 20.0 M M
38000 -57.7 -71.9 240 98 50 6.4 3.5 41.0 105.7 16.7 M M
36000 -53.9 -65.0 235 98 50 6.4 3.5 38.0 100.5 15.1 M M
34000 -50.0 -58.0 235 95 49 7.2 4.0 35.6 96.1 13.7 M M
32000 -45.6 -50.1 235 89 46 7.3 4.0 33.4 92.2 12.4 M M
30000 -41.1 -42.0 235 83 42 8.0 4.4 31.7 89.1 11.5 M M
29000 -38.8 -37.8 235 81 42 8.0 4.4 31.0 87.7 11.0 M M
28000 -36.4 -33.5 230 79 41 8.0 4.4 30.3 86.6 10.6 M M
27000 -34.0 -29.2 230 77 40 7.5 4.1 29.8 85.6 10.3 M M
26000 -31.4 -24.5 230 75 39 6.9 3.8 28.3 82.9 9.3 M M
25000 -29.4 -20.9 230 73 38 6.9 3.8 27.3 81.1 8.6 M M
24000 -27.3 -17.1 225 72 37 7.0 3.8 26.3 79.4 7.9 M M
23000 -25.2 -13.4 230 70 36 7.0 3.8 25.2 77.4 7.1 M M
22000 -23.1 -9.6 230 68 35 7.0 3.8 24.3 75.7 6.4 M M
21000 -21.0 -5.8 230 66 34 6.4 3.5 23.3 73.9 5.6 M M
20000 -19.1 -2.4 230 64 33 6.4 3.5 22.1 71.7 4.6 M M
19500 -18.1 -0.6 230 62 32 6.4 3.5 21.5 70.7 4.2 M M
19000 -17.2 1.0 230 61 31 6.4 3.5 21.0 69.7 3.7 M M
18500 -16.2 2.8 230 60 31 6.0 3.3 20.4 68.7 3.3 M M
18000 -15.3 4.5 230 59 30 5.9 3.2 19.7 67.5 2.7 M M
17500 -14.5 5.9 230 58 30 5.9 3.3 19.1 66.3 2.1 M M
17000 -13.5 7.7 230 57 29 6.4 3.5 18.5 65.2 1.6 M M
16500 -12.6 9.3 230 56 29 6.3 3.5 17.9 64.2 1.1 M M
16000 -11.7 10.9 230 55 29 6.4 3.5 17.3 63.2 0.6 M M
15500 -10.7 12.7 230 55 28 6.5 3.5 16.8 62.2 0.0 M M
15000 -9.8 14.4 230 54 28 6.6 3.6 16.3 61.3 -0.5 727 3.7
14500 -8.8 16.2 230 53 27 6.8 3.7 15.7 60.3 -1.0 683 3.5
14000 -7.8 18.0 235 51 26 6.8 3.7 15.3 59.5 -1.5 639 3.2
13500 -6.9 19.6 235 49 25 6.7 3.7 14.8 58.6 -2.0 596 3.0
13000 -5.9 21.4 235 47 24 6.7 3.7 14.3 57.7 -2.5 553 2.8
12500 -5.0 23.0 235 44 23 6.5 3.6 13.8 56.8 -3.1 511 2.6
12000 -4.1 24.6 235 41 21 6.6 3.6 13.2 55.8 -3.7 469 2.4
11500 -3.2 26.2 235 38 20 7.1 3.9 12.8 55.0 -4.2 425 2.2
11000 -1.6 29.1 240 34 17 7.8 4.3 12.2 53.9 -4.9 357 1.8
10500 -0.5 31.1 240 32 16 7.9 4.3 11.9 53.4 -5.2 307 1.6
10250 0.1 32.2 240 31 16 8.0 4.4 11.8 53.2 -5.4 283 1.4
10000 0.7 33.3 240 31 16 8.7 4.7 11.7 53.0 -5.5 257 1.3
9750 1.4 34.5 240 30 15 9.0 4.9 11.6 52.9 -5.6 230 1.2
9500 2.0 35.6 240 29 15 8.8 4.8 11.5 52.7 -5.7 204 1.0
9250 2.7 36.9 240 29 15 9.3 5.1 11.5 52.6 -5.8 177 0.9
9000 3.4 38.1 245 28 14 9.3 5.1 11.4 52.6 -5.9 148 0.8
8750 4.0 39.2 245 27 14 8.8 4.8 11.4 52.5 -6.0 121 0.6
8500 4.7 40.5 245 26 14 9.0 4.9 11.3 52.4 -6.0 95 0.5
8250 5.3 41.5 245 26 13 9.1 5.0 11.3 52.3 -6.1 67 0.3
8000 6.0 42.8 245 25 13 7.9 4.3 11.2 52.2 -6.2 41 0.2
7750 6.5 43.7 245 22 11 7.0 3.8 11.0 51.8 -6.5 18 0.1
7500 7.0 44.6 245 19 10 7.0 3.9 10.8 51.4 -6.7 M M
7250 7.5 45.5 245 16 8 5.8 3.2 10.6 51.0 -7.0 M M
7000 7.9 46.2 240 12 6 7.0 3.8 10.3 50.5 -7.3 M M
6750 8.3 46.9 240 9 5 2.6 1.4 10.0 50.0 -7.6 M M
6500 7.2 45.0 225 3 2 -45.0 -24.7 8.1 46.6 -9.5 M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
04/14/2026 at 0900 MDT | 04/14/2026 at 1200 MDT
|
CAPE... +0.1 LI... +3.9 | CAPE... +9.8 LI... +4.7
CINH... -0.7 K Index... -16.9 | CINH... -0.2 K Index... -7.2
|
Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50000 -59.2 -74.6 235 53 27 1.7 1.0 | -59.3 -74.7 235 53 28 1.8 1.0
45000 -56.6 -69.9 230 68 35 -0.4 -0.2 | -56.6 -69.9 230 71 36 0.1 0.1
40000 -59.7 -75.5 230 95 49 -2.0 -1.1 | -58.7 -73.7 225 90 46 -1.4 -0.7
38000 -57.8 -72.0 230 99 51 6.2 3.4 | -57.2 -71.0 225 94 48 4.8 2.7
36000 -54.1 -65.4 230 100 51 6.2 3.4 | -54.3 -65.7 225 95 49 4.8 2.7
34000 -50.1 -58.2 230 99 51 7.8 4.3 | -50.9 -59.6 220 96 49 8.0 4.4
32000 -45.4 -49.7 225 92 47 7.9 4.3 | -46.0 -50.8 220 91 47 8.2 4.5
30000 -40.7 -41.3 225 86 44 7.5 4.1 | -41.2 -42.2 220 87 45 7.8 4.3
29000 -38.4 -37.1 225 83 43 7.5 4.1 | -38.9 -38.0 225 84 43 7.8 4.3
28000 -36.2 -33.2 225 80 41 7.5 4.1 | -36.5 -33.7 225 81 42 7.8 4.3
27000 -33.3 -27.9 225 76 39 7.7 4.2 | -33.6 -28.5 225 77 40 7.6 4.2
26000 -31.0 -23.8 225 76 39 7.7 4.2 | -31.3 -24.3 225 76 39 7.6 4.2
25000 -28.7 -19.7 225 75 39 7.7 4.2 | -29.0 -20.2 225 74 38 7.6 4.2
24000 -26.5 -15.7 230 74 38 6.8 3.8 | -26.7 -16.1 225 72 37 7.3 4.0
23000 -24.6 -12.3 230 72 37 6.4 3.5 | -24.7 -12.5 225 71 37 7.0 3.8
22000 -22.7 -8.9 230 71 36 6.4 3.5 | -22.6 -8.7 230 70 36 7.0 3.8
21000 -20.8 -5.4 230 69 35 5.7 3.1 | -20.5 -4.9 230 68 35 6.1 3.4
20000 -19.1 -2.4 230 65 33 5.7 3.1 | -18.7 -1.7 230 66 34 6.1 3.3
19500 -18.2 -0.8 230 63 32 5.7 3.1 | -17.8 -0.0 230 65 33 6.1 3.3
19000 -17.3 0.9 230 61 31 5.7 3.1 | -16.9 1.6 230 64 33 6.1 3.3
18500 -16.4 2.5 230 59 30 6.1 3.3 | -16.0 3.2 230 62 32 6.1 3.4
18000 -15.5 4.1 230 57 30 6.2 3.4 | -15.0 5.0 230 61 31 6.2 3.4
17500 -14.6 5.7 230 56 29 6.3 3.5 | -14.1 6.6 230 60 31 6.1 3.4
17000 -13.6 7.5 230 55 28 6.6 3.6 | -13.2 8.2 230 58 30 5.9 3.2
16500 -12.6 9.3 230 54 28 6.6 3.6 | -12.3 9.9 230 57 29 6.1 3.3
16000 -11.6 11.1 230 53 27 6.3 3.5 | -11.6 11.1 230 54 28 3.0 1.6
15500 -10.7 12.7 235 52 27 6.3 3.4 | -11.2 11.8 235 50 26 2.7 1.5
15000 -9.7 14.5 235 52 27 5.6 3.1 | -10.9 12.4 235 46 23 2.7 1.5
14500 -9.0 15.8 235 50 26 5.2 2.8 | -10.6 12.9 235 40 21 2.7 1.5
14000 -8.2 17.2 235 49 25 5.0 2.7 | -10.3 13.5 240 35 18 3.7 2.0
13500 -7.6 18.3 235 48 24 4.7 2.6 | -9.5 14.9 240 32 17 6.2 3.4
13000 -6.9 19.6 235 46 24 5.0 2.7 | -8.6 16.5 245 29 15 6.6 3.6
12500 -6.1 21.0 235 43 22 5.8 3.2 | -7.4 18.7 245 28 15 9.5 5.2
12000 -5.4 22.3 235 41 21 6.1 3.3 | -6.0 21.2 245 28 14 9.3 5.1
11500 -4.5 23.9 235 37 19 6.9 3.8 | -3.9 25.0 245 27 14 9.1 5.0
11000 -3.0 26.6 240 32 16 8.0 4.4 | -2.5 27.5 245 27 14 9.6 5.2
10500 -1.8 28.8 245 29 15 8.4 4.6 | -1.1 30.0 245 26 14 9.7 5.3
10250 -1.1 30.0 245 29 15 9.5 5.2 | -0.4 31.3 245 26 14 9.5 5.2
10000 -0.4 31.3 245 28 14 9.5 5.2 | 0.3 32.5 245 26 13 9.4 5.2
9750 0.3 32.5 245 28 14 8.9 4.9 | 1.1 34.0 245 26 13 9.6 5.3
9500 0.9 33.6 245 27 14 8.9 4.9 | 1.8 35.2 245 26 13 9.4 5.2
9250 1.6 34.9 250 27 14 9.3 5.1 | 2.5 36.5 245 26 13 9.9 5.4
9000 2.3 36.1 250 27 14 9.6 5.3 | 3.2 37.8 245 26 13 10.0 5.5
8750 3.0 37.4 250 26 13 9.5 5.2 | 4.0 39.2 245 26 13 9.6 5.3
8500 3.7 38.7 250 26 13 9.5 5.2 | 4.7 40.5 245 26 13 9.6 5.3
8250 4.5 40.1 250 25 13 9.6 5.2 | 5.4 41.7 245 25 13 10.4 5.7
8000 5.2 41.4 250 25 13 9.8 5.4 | 6.2 43.2 245 25 13 10.9 6.0
7750 5.9 42.6 250 25 13 9.9 5.4 | 7.0 44.6 245 25 13 10.7 5.9
7500 6.6 43.9 255 24 12 9.9 5.4 | 7.8 46.0 245 24 13 10.7 5.9
7250 7.4 45.3 255 23 12 10.2 5.6 | 8.6 47.5 245 24 12 11.2 6.1
7000 8.1 46.6 255 23 12 9.3 5.1 | 9.5 49.1 245 23 12 9.5 5.2
6750 8.9 48.0 255 21 11 12.0 6.6 | 10.3 50.5 245 22 12 15.8 8.7
6500 10.6 51.1 255 18 9 40.6 22.3 | 13.1 55.6 245 19 10 74.9 41.1
04/14/2026 at 1500 MDT | 04/14/2026 at 1800 MDT
|
CAPE... +28.0 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.1
CINH... -0.2 K Index... +16.5 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +13.7
|
Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50000 -59.6 -75.3 235 53 27 2.3 1.3 | -59.2 -74.6 235 48 25 0.8 0.5
45000 -56.2 -69.2 235 65 33 0.6 0.3 | -57.9 -72.2 230 58 30 1.4 0.8
40000 -57.3 -71.1 225 83 43 -0.7 -0.4 | -54.9 -66.8 225 79 41 1.9 1.0
38000 -56.2 -69.2 220 89 46 3.5 1.9 | -53.7 -64.7 225 86 44 2.1 1.1
36000 -54.1 -65.4 220 93 48 3.5 1.9 | -52.5 -62.5 225 90 47 2.1 1.1
34000 -51.3 -60.3 220 95 49 8.3 4.5 | -50.7 -59.3 225 93 48 6.6 3.6
32000 -46.3 -51.3 220 92 47 8.3 4.6 | -46.9 -52.4 220 89 46 6.4 3.5
30000 -41.4 -42.5 220 89 46 8.0 4.4 | -42.9 -45.2 220 85 44 7.9 4.3
29000 -39.0 -38.2 220 87 45 8.0 4.4 | -40.5 -40.9 220 84 43 7.9 4.3
28000 -36.6 -33.9 225 84 43 7.9 4.4 | -38.2 -36.8 225 82 42 7.9 4.3
27000 -33.7 -28.7 225 82 42 7.0 3.8 | -35.8 -32.4 225 81 41 7.8 4.3
26000 -31.6 -24.9 225 79 41 6.9 3.8 | -33.1 -27.6 225 77 40 7.3 4.0
25000 -29.5 -21.1 225 77 40 7.0 3.8 | -30.9 -23.6 230 75 38 7.3 4.0
24000 -27.5 -17.5 230 75 39 6.9 3.8 | -28.7 -19.7 230 72 37 6.9 3.8
23000 -25.4 -13.7 230 73 38 6.9 3.8 | -26.8 -16.2 230 69 36 6.3 3.5
22000 -23.3 -9.9 230 71 37 7.0 3.8 | -24.9 -12.8 230 66 34 6.3 3.5
21000 -21.5 -6.7 230 69 35 3.4 1.9 | -23.1 -9.6 230 62 32 5.8 3.2
20000 -20.6 -5.1 230 62 32 3.0 1.6 | -21.4 -6.5 225 55 28 5.7 3.1
19500 -20.2 -4.4 230 59 31 3.0 1.6 | -20.6 -5.1 225 52 27 5.7 3.1
19000 -19.7 -3.5 230 56 29 3.0 1.7 | -19.8 -3.6 220 49 25 5.7 3.1
18500 -19.3 -2.7 230 53 27 4.1 2.3 | -18.9 -2.0 215 46 24 5.9 3.2
18000 -18.6 -1.5 230 48 25 4.8 2.6 | -18.0 -0.4 220 42 22 6.0 3.3
17500 -17.9 -0.2 230 43 22 5.0 2.8 | -17.2 1.0 220 38 20 6.0 3.3
17000 -16.9 1.6 230 40 21 8.1 4.4 | -16.2 2.8 225 35 18 6.4 3.5
16500 -15.7 3.7 230 38 20 7.8 4.3 | -15.3 4.5 230 32 16 6.2 3.4
16000 -14.6 5.7 230 36 19 8.6 4.7 | -14.2 6.4 235 30 16 8.4 4.6
15500 -13.3 8.1 235 35 18 8.7 4.7 | -13.0 8.6 240 30 15 8.6 4.7
15000 -12.0 10.4 235 33 17 9.0 4.9 | -11.7 10.9 240 29 15 8.9 4.9
14500 -10.6 12.9 235 32 17 9.2 5.0 | -10.3 13.5 245 29 15 9.2 5.0
14000 -9.2 15.4 235 31 16 9.2 5.0 | -8.9 16.0 250 29 15 9.2 5.1
13500 -7.9 17.8 240 31 16 9.1 5.0 | -7.5 18.5 250 28 15 9.3 5.1
13000 -6.5 20.3 240 31 16 9.2 5.1 | -6.1 21.0 255 28 14 9.4 5.1
12500 -5.1 22.8 240 30 16 9.5 5.2 | -4.7 23.5 255 28 14 9.5 5.2
12000 -3.7 25.3 240 30 15 9.5 5.2 | -3.2 26.2 255 28 14 9.5 5.2
11500 -2.3 27.9 240 30 15 9.3 5.1 | -1.8 28.8 260 28 14 9.3 5.1
11000 -0.2 31.6 245 29 15 9.4 5.2 | 0.4 32.7 260 28 14 9.6 5.3
10500 1.3 34.3 245 29 15 9.5 5.2 | 1.8 35.2 260 28 15 9.6 5.3
10250 2.0 35.6 250 29 15 9.9 5.4 | 2.5 36.5 265 28 15 10.1 5.5
10000 2.7 36.9 250 28 15 9.8 5.4 | 3.3 37.9 265 29 15 9.8 5.4
9750 3.4 38.1 250 28 15 9.7 5.3 | 4.0 39.2 265 29 15 9.5 5.2
9500 4.2 39.6 255 28 15 9.8 5.4 | 4.7 40.5 265 29 15 9.5 5.2
9250 4.9 40.8 255 28 14 9.4 5.2 | 5.4 41.7 265 29 15 9.7 5.3
9000 5.6 42.1 255 28 14 9.5 5.2 | 6.1 43.0 270 29 15 9.8 5.4
8750 6.3 43.3 255 28 14 10.0 5.5 | 6.9 44.4 270 29 15 9.7 5.3
8500 7.1 44.8 260 28 14 9.7 5.3 | 7.6 45.7 270 29 15 9.7 5.3
8250 7.8 46.0 260 27 14 10.2 5.6 | 8.3 46.9 270 29 15 9.9 5.4
8000 8.6 47.5 260 27 14 10.6 5.8 | 9.1 48.4 270 29 15 10.1 5.5
7750 9.4 48.9 260 27 14 10.4 5.7 | 9.8 49.6 270 28 15 10.0 5.5
7500 10.1 50.2 260 26 13 10.7 5.9 | 10.6 51.1 275 28 14 10.1 5.5
7250 11.0 51.8 265 26 13 10.7 5.9 | 11.3 52.3 275 27 14 9.7 5.3
7000 11.9 53.4 265 25 13 17.0 9.3 | 12.1 53.8 275 27 14 12.0 6.6
6750 13.6 56.5 265 23 12 27.9 15.3 | 13.2 55.8 275 24 12 16.5 9.1
6500 15.3 59.5 270 21 11 8.3 4.6 | 14.2 57.6 275 21 11 8.3 4.6
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time. It is not continuously monitored nor updated after its initial
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The information contained herein is based on numerical weather prediction
model data for the Santa Fe County Municipal Airport site in Santa Fe, New Mexico at
North Latitude: 35.61097 deg
West Longitude: 106.61097 deg
Elevation: 6279.5 feet (1936.0 meters)
and may not be representative of other areas along and east of the Sandia
and Manzano Mountains. Note that some elevations in numerical weather
prediction models differ from actual station elevations, which can lead to
data which appear to be below ground. Erroneous data such as these should
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DEFINITIONS:
CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) - An integrated measure of the
energy available for convective development, also known as the positive
area on a thermodynamic diagram. Units are Joules per kilogram. Larger
values are indicative of greater instability and the possibility of
stronger convective activity, including thunderstorms. Values around or
greater than 1000 suggest the possibility of severe weather should
convective activity develop.
CINH (Convective Inhibition) - An integrated measure of the amount of energy
needed to initiate convective activity, also known as the negative area on
a thermodynamic diagram. Units are Joules per kilogram. The more negative
this number, the more energy is required to initiate convection. This
inhibitive energy can be overcome through surface heating, cooling aloft,
lifting mechanisms (orographic, frontal, gravity waves, etc.)
Convective Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
average saturation mixing ratio in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass,
if heated sufficiently from below, will rise dry adiabatically until it
just becomes saturated. It estimates the base of cumulus clouds that are
produced by surface heating only.
Convection Temperature (ConvectionT) - The surface temperature required to make
the airmass dry adiabatic up to the given level. It can be considered a
"trigger temperature" for that level.
Freezing Level - The height where the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.
Height of Stable Layer - The height (between 12,000 and 18,000 feet above
mean sea level) where the smallest lapse rate exists. The location and
existence of this feature is important in the generation of mountain
waves.
K Index - A measure of stability which combines the temperature difference
between approximately 5,000 and 18,000 feet above the surface, the amount
of moisture at approximately 5,000 feet above the surface, and a measure
of the dryness at approximately 10,000 feet above the surface. Larger
positive numbers indicate more instability and a greater likelihood of
thunderstorm development. One interpretation of K index values regarding
soaring in the western United States is given in WMO Technical Note 158
and is reproduced in the following table:
below -10 no or weak thermals
-10 to 5 dry thermals or 1/8 cumulus with moderate thermals
5 to 15 good soaring conditions
15 to 20 good soaring conditions with occasional showers
20 to 30 excellent soaring conditions, but increasing
probability of showers and thunderstorms
above 30 more than 60 percent probability of thunderstorms
Lapse Rate - The change with height of the temperature. Negative values indicate
inversions.
Lifted Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
average dew point in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass and the forecast
maximum temperature must be lifted dry adiabatically to attain saturation.
Lifted Index (LI) - The difference between the environmental temperature at a
level approximately 18,000 feet above the surface and the temperature of
an air parcel lifted dry adiabatically from the surface to its lifted
condensation level and then pseudoadiabatically thereafter to this same
level. The parcel's initial temperature is the forecast maximum
temperature and its dew point is the average dew point in the lowest 4000
feet of the airmass. Negative values are indicative of instability with
positive values showing stable conditions.
Lift Rate - An experimental estimate of the strength of thermals. It is
computed the same way as the maximum rate of lift but uses the actual
level rather than the maximum height of thermals in the calculation.
Also, none of the empirical adjustments based on cloudiness and K-index
are applied to these calculations.
Maximum Height of Thermals - The height where the dry adiabat through the
forecast maximum temperature intersects the environmental temperature.
Maximum Rate of Lift - An estimate of the maximum strength of thermals. It
is computed from an empirical formula which combines the expected maximum
height of thermals with the difference in the environmental temperatures
between the maximum height of thermals and the temperature 4,000 feet
above the ground. After this computation, further empirical adjustments
are made based on the value of the K-index and the amount and opacity of
middle and high level cloudiness expected between the time of trigger
temperature and the time of overdevelopment.
Middle/High Clouds - The amount and opacity of middle (altostratus, altocumulus)
or high (cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus) clouds. Broken means that
between 60% and 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud, with overcast
conditions occurring when more than 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud.
Thin implies that the clouds are predominantly transparent, meaning that
some sunlight is reaching the ground, in contrast to opaque which suggests
that little sunlight is reaching the ground.
Potential Height of Wave - The minimum of the following two heights:
1. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
where the wind direction changes by 30 degrees or more
2. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
where the wind speed no longer increases with height
PVA/NVA - Positive vorticity advection (PVA)/negative vorticity advection (NVA)
on the 500 millibar isobaric surface (approximately 18,000 feet above mean
sea level). Weak PVA has been shown to assist in mountain wave soaring.
Soaring Window - The time between the time the trigger temperature is reached
and the time of overdevelopment.
Thermal Index - The difference between the environmental temperature and the
temperature at a particular level determined by following the dry adiabat
through the forecast maximum temperature up to that level. Negative values
are indicative of thermal lift.
Thermal Soaring Index - An adjective rating (for sailplanes) based on the
computed maximum rate of lift, and the wind speed and middle and high
cloud cover expected during the soaring window (the time of the trigger
temperature and the time of overdevelopment) according to the following:
Maximum rate of lift Adjective Rating
>= 800 fpm Excellent
>= 400 and < 800 fpm Good
>= 200 and < 400 fpm Fair
< 200 fpm Poor
Time of Overdevelopment - The time one or more of the following phenomena,
which essentially shut off thermal lift, is expected to occur:
1. formation of broken to overcast convective cloud cover
2. formation of scattered to numerous downbursts
3. initiation of widespread precipitation
Time of Trigger Temperature - The time the surface temperature is expected to
reach the trigger temperature.
Trigger Temperature - The surface temperature required to make the first 4000
feet of the atmosphere dry adiabatic.
Wave Soaring Index - An empirical, adjective rating (for sailplanes) which
attempts to combine a variety of phenomena important in mountain wave
soaring into a single index number. Objective points are assigned to
these phenomena: wind speed and direction at 14,000 ft MSL, the static
stability in the 12,000-18,000 ft MSL layer, the wind speed gradient above
the stable layer, jet stream location and frontal and upper trough
movements.
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