Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
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UXUS97 KBOI 131305
SRGBOI
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Boise, Idaho
705 AM MDT Monday, October 13, 2025
This forecast is for Monday, October 13, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 55.5 F/13.1 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Fair
Maximum rate of lift........................ 200 ft/min (1.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 11038 ft MSL (8177 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 62.0 F/17.1 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1330 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... Broken/overcast opaque middle
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 7347 ft MSL (4486 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Tuesday 10/14...... Fair
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:57:18 / 19:04:35 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 11 hr 7 min 17 sec (667 min 17 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:30:56 MDT... 37.88 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 10/13/2025 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 7404 ft MSL (4543 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 9562 ft MSL (6701 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 10062 ft MSL (7201 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +1.6
K index......................... +22.9
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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40000 -48.7 -55.7 235 39 20 -2.2 -1.2 78.9 173.9 39.6 M M
38000 -49.8 -57.6 230 43 22 -0.7 -0.4 68.3 154.9 33.8 M M
36000 -50.2 -58.4 225 56 29 -0.7 -0.4 58.7 137.6 28.2 M M
34000 -50.6 -59.1 215 63 33 -0.7 -0.4 49.7 121.4 22.8 M M
32000 -50.0 -58.0 210 62 32 4.5 2.5 42.2 108.0 18.1 M M
30000 -47.0 -52.6 215 64 33 3.6 2.0 37.3 99.1 15.0 M M
28000 -43.7 -46.7 215 62 32 8.2 4.5 33.8 92.9 12.8 M M
26000 -39.0 -38.2 210 59 31 7.9 4.3 32.3 90.2 12.0 M M
24000 -35.1 -31.2 210 54 28 10.1 5.5 29.9 85.8 10.3 M M
22000 -30.1 -22.2 210 47 24 6.4 3.5 28.9 84.0 9.8 M M
20000 -26.1 -15.0 210 40 21 6.7 3.7 26.7 80.1 8.2 M M
18000 -22.1 -7.8 215 35 18 7.3 4.0 24.5 76.1 6.4 M M
16000 -17.2 1.0 210 31 16 7.0 3.8 22.6 72.8 4.9 M M
14000 -12.9 8.8 210 32 16 6.9 3.8 20.9 69.6 3.4 M M
12000 -9.2 15.4 185 27 14 2.6 1.4 18.6 65.5 1.4 M M
10000 -5.7 21.7 175 20 11 7.9 4.3 16.3 61.3 -0.9 502 2.6
9000 -2.9 26.8 170 20 10 9.3 5.1 16.1 61.0 -1.1 392 2.0
8000 -0.2 31.6 155 23 12 1.9 1.1 16.0 60.7 -1.2 278 1.4
7500 -0.3 31.5 150 18 9 6.2 3.4 14.3 57.8 -2.8 267 1.4
7000 0.7 33.3 140 13 7 6.7 3.7 13.9 57.0 -3.3 222 1.1
6500 1.7 35.1 140 11 5 6.7 3.7 13.4 56.1 -3.8 177 0.9
6000 2.7 36.9 175 6 3 6.6 3.6 13.0 55.3 -4.2 132 0.7
5500 3.8 38.8 210 6 3 8.5 4.6 12.6 54.6 -4.6 85 0.4
5000 5.1 41.2 220 7 3 8.5 4.7 12.4 54.3 -4.8 32 0.2
4750 5.8 42.4 225 7 4 8.8 4.9 12.3 54.1 -4.9 5 0.0
4500 6.4 43.5 230 8 4 7.6 4.1 12.2 54.0 -5.0 M M
4250 6.9 44.4 230 5 3 7.5 4.1 12.0 53.6 -5.3 M M
4000 7.4 45.3 240 2 1 4.1 2.3 11.8 53.2 -5.5 M M
3750 7.5 45.5 285 1 0 1.8 1.0 11.2 52.1 -6.2 M M
3500 7.6 45.7 335 1 1 0.2 0.1 10.6 51.1 -6.8 M M
3400 7.4 45.3 355 2 1 -1.1 -0.6 9.7 49.5 -7.7 M M
3300 7.4 45.3 355 2 1 -1.1 -0.6 9.7 49.5 -7.7 M M
3200 7.6 45.7 005 2 1 8.3 4.5 9.2 48.6 -8.3 M M
3100 7.6 45.7 005 2 1 8.3 4.5 9.2 48.6 -8.3 M M
3000 7.6 45.7 005 2 1 8.3 4.5 9.2 48.6 -8.3 M M
2900 8.2 46.8 010 3 2 1.6 0.9 9.1 48.4 -8.5 M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
10/13/2025 at 0900 MDT | 10/13/2025 at 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +0.3 LI... +1.1
CINH... -0.1 K Index... +23.2 | CINH... -2.8 K Index... +22.1
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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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40000 -48.3 -54.9 220 39 20 2.0 1.1 | -48.6 -55.5 215 41 21 1.9 1.0
38000 -47.7 -53.9 220 44 23 -1.6 -0.9 | -47.9 -54.2 215 46 24 -0.9 -0.5
36000 -48.7 -55.7 215 51 26 -1.7 -0.9 | -48.5 -55.3 210 54 28 -1.0 -0.5
34000 -49.7 -57.5 215 58 30 -2.0 -1.1 | -49.1 -56.4 210 60 31 -0.6 -0.4
32000 -48.6 -55.5 210 63 32 2.6 1.4 | -47.8 -54.0 210 63 32 2.5 1.4
30000 -47.0 -52.6 210 67 35 2.2 1.2 | -46.3 -51.3 210 66 34 2.9 1.6
28000 -43.7 -46.7 210 64 33 6.1 3.3 | -42.7 -44.9 205 64 33 6.3 3.5
26000 -39.4 -38.9 205 58 30 7.5 4.1 | -38.9 -38.0 205 62 32 6.8 3.7
24000 -34.9 -30.8 205 54 28 7.5 4.1 | -34.9 -30.8 200 56 29 6.8 3.7
22000 -30.5 -22.9 200 49 25 7.2 4.0 | -30.0 -22.0 200 49 25 7.5 4.1
20000 -26.3 -15.3 200 45 23 6.6 3.6 | -25.7 -14.3 200 44 23 6.9 3.8
18000 -22.4 -8.3 205 41 21 7.1 3.9 | -21.6 -6.9 200 41 21 7.1 3.9
16000 -18.0 -0.4 205 36 18 7.4 4.1 | -17.5 0.5 200 37 19 6.7 3.7
14000 -13.6 7.5 205 28 14 7.5 4.1 | -13.4 7.9 195 31 16 7.0 3.8
12000 -9.1 15.6 200 23 12 7.5 4.1 | -9.0 15.8 190 22 11 8.3 4.6
10000 -4.8 23.4 175 20 10 7.5 4.1 | -3.8 25.2 175 19 10 9.0 5.0
9000 -2.2 28.0 160 18 9 6.7 3.7 | -1.4 29.5 165 18 9 7.7 4.2
8000 -0.4 31.3 145 18 9 5.9 3.2 | 1.0 33.8 150 17 9 5.9 3.3
7500 0.6 33.1 145 18 10 7.5 4.1 | 1.9 35.4 145 18 9 7.4 4.1
7000 1.6 34.9 140 19 10 6.1 3.4 | 2.9 37.2 140 18 9 5.2 2.8
6500 2.7 36.9 135 20 10 9.4 5.2 | 3.7 38.7 130 18 9 6.3 3.4
6000 4.0 39.2 135 19 10 6.5 3.6 | 4.3 39.7 130 13 7 2.3 1.2
5500 5.1 41.2 130 18 9 6.9 3.8 | 4.8 40.6 130 10 5 6.6 3.6
5000 5.8 42.4 135 13 6 4.0 2.2 | 5.9 42.6 135 7 4 8.1 4.4
4750 6.0 42.8 135 9 5 2.9 1.6 | 6.4 43.5 135 6 3 4.7 2.6
4500 6.2 43.2 135 7 3 2.4 1.3 | 6.7 44.1 135 4 2 6.4 3.5
4250 6.4 43.5 130 4 2 3.3 1.8 | 7.5 45.5 140 4 2 11.8 6.5
4000 6.6 43.9 110 1 1 2.9 1.6 | 8.2 46.8 145 3 2 8.6 4.7
3750 6.8 44.2 350 1 0 1.9 1.1 | 8.8 47.8 150 2 1 8.2 4.5
3500 6.8 44.2 000 0 0 1.1 0.6 | 9.5 49.1 155 2 1 11.3 6.2
3400 6.8 44.2 000 0 0 1.1 0.6 | 9.5 49.1 155 2 1 11.3 6.2
3300 6.9 44.4 000 0 0 1.6 0.9 | 10.4 50.7 160 2 1 12.5 6.9
3200 6.9 44.4 000 0 0 1.6 0.9 | 10.4 50.7 160 2 1 12.5 6.9
3100 6.9 44.4 000 0 0 1.6 0.9 | 10.4 50.7 160 2 1 12.5 6.9
3000 7.0 44.6 000 0 0 0.3 0.2 | 11.3 52.3 160 2 1 11.9 6.5
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
10/13/2025 at 1500 MDT | 10/13/2025 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +3.3 LI... +1.1 | CAPE... +12.6 LI... +0.4
CINH... -16.8 K Index... +21.9 | CINH... -32.3 K Index... +23.2
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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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40000 -48.9 -56.0 215 41 21 1.6 0.9 | -48.4 -55.1 210 40 21 2.1 1.1
38000 -48.3 -54.9 210 48 25 -0.8 -0.5 | -47.8 -54.0 210 46 24 -0.9 -0.5
36000 -48.8 -55.8 210 55 28 -0.8 -0.5 | -48.4 -55.1 210 53 27 -0.9 -0.5
34000 -49.3 -56.7 210 62 32 0.0 0.0 | -48.9 -56.0 210 60 31 0.1 0.1
32000 -47.7 -53.9 210 65 34 2.9 1.6 | -47.6 -53.7 210 63 33 2.3 1.3
30000 -46.0 -50.8 210 68 35 4.0 2.2 | -46.2 -51.2 205 67 34 4.2 2.3
28000 -41.8 -43.2 205 65 34 7.2 3.9 | -41.8 -43.2 205 64 33 7.5 4.1
26000 -37.6 -35.7 205 62 32 6.7 3.7 | -37.4 -35.3 205 60 31 6.9 3.8
24000 -33.1 -27.6 205 57 29 6.7 3.7 | -32.7 -26.9 205 53 27 6.9 3.8
22000 -29.1 -20.4 200 50 26 6.8 3.7 | -28.6 -19.5 200 47 24 6.9 3.8
20000 -25.0 -13.0 200 43 22 6.8 3.8 | -24.5 -12.1 200 41 21 7.1 3.9
18000 -21.0 -5.8 200 36 19 6.3 3.5 | -20.3 -4.5 195 32 17 6.9 3.8
16000 -17.0 1.4 195 31 16 7.3 4.0 | -16.2 2.8 190 27 14 6.9 3.8
14000 -12.6 9.3 185 27 14 7.4 4.0 | -11.9 10.6 190 23 12 7.5 4.1
12000 -8.4 16.9 175 23 12 7.0 3.9 | -7.5 18.5 175 21 11 7.7 4.2
10000 -3.5 25.7 165 18 9 9.2 5.0 | -2.4 27.7 145 18 9 8.4 4.6
9000 -0.8 30.6 155 16 8 9.2 5.1 | 0.1 32.2 135 17 9 8.2 4.5
8000 2.5 36.5 135 15 8 7.8 4.3 | 3.2 37.8 135 13 7 7.9 4.3
7500 3.5 38.3 130 14 7 6.9 3.8 | 4.4 39.9 135 11 6 8.3 4.5
7000 4.4 39.9 125 11 6 4.7 2.6 | 5.5 41.9 135 8 4 6.4 3.5
6500 5.1 41.2 125 8 4 5.7 3.1 | 6.4 43.5 135 5 3 7.2 4.0
6000 5.9 42.6 120 5 2 5.1 2.8 | 7.4 45.3 125 2 1 6.3 3.4
5500 6.9 44.4 110 2 1 9.1 5.0 | 8.4 47.1 340 1 1 8.0 4.4
5000 8.1 46.6 025 1 0 7.2 4.0 | 9.6 49.3 320 3 2 8.4 4.6
4750 8.7 47.7 335 1 1 10.0 5.5 | 10.2 50.4 320 4 2 8.4 4.6
4500 9.5 49.1 340 1 1 11.1 6.1 | 10.9 51.6 320 4 2 8.9 4.9
4250 10.2 50.4 330 1 1 9.5 5.2 | 11.6 52.9 315 4 2 9.4 5.1
4000 11.0 51.8 320 1 1 8.7 4.8 | 12.2 54.0 315 4 2 9.1 5.0
3750 11.6 52.9 315 2 1 8.8 4.8 | 12.9 55.2 310 5 2 8.3 4.5
3500 12.3 54.1 310 2 1 11.8 6.5 | 13.5 56.3 310 5 2 7.6 4.2
3400 12.3 54.1 310 2 1 11.8 6.5 | 13.5 56.3 310 5 2 7.6 4.2
3300 13.2 55.8 310 2 1 12.0 6.6 | 14.1 57.4 305 4 2 8.0 4.4
3200 13.2 55.8 310 2 1 12.0 6.6 | 14.1 57.4 305 4 2 8.0 4.4
3100 13.2 55.8 310 2 1 12.0 6.6 | 14.1 57.4 305 4 2 8.0 4.4
3000 14.1 57.4 310 2 1 13.3 7.3 | 14.6 58.3 305 4 2 6.9 3.8
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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Longitude: -116.21089
Elevation: 2867 feet (874 meters)
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