Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
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UXUS97 KBOI 221305
SRGBOI
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Boise, Idaho
605 AM MST Saturday, November 22, 2025
This forecast is for Saturday, November 22, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 52.8 F/11.6 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
Maximum rate of lift........................ 113 ft/min (0.6 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 5839 ft MSL (2978 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 51.0 F/11.0 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... None
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................. 3286 ft MSL (425 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Sunday 11/23....... Poor
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:48:16 / 17:13:55 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 25 min 38 sec (565 min 38 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:31:05 MST... 25.74 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 11/22/2025 at 0500 MST
Freezing level.................. 6585 ft MSL (3724 ft AGL)
Additional freezing levels...... 7238 ft MSL (4377 ft AGL)
9152 ft MSL (6291 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 13323 ft MSL (10462 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 6983 ft MSL (4122 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +13.2
K index......................... -12.3
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 -60.4 -76.7 350 32 16 -17.8 -9.8 58.7 137.6 30.8 M M
38000 -59.2 -74.6 330 25 13 3.2 1.7 51.6 124.8 27.0 M M
36000 -55.5 -67.9 330 17 9 8.9 4.9 48.3 119.0 25.6 M M
34000 -50.4 -58.7 355 13 7 7.3 4.0 47.3 117.1 25.5 M M
32000 -46.0 -50.8 360 10 5 7.8 4.3 45.2 113.4 24.7 M M
30000 -40.1 -40.2 320 6 3 9.7 5.3 44.3 111.8 24.8 M M
28000 -34.5 -30.1 320 3 2 9.2 5.1 43.9 111.1 25.1 M M
26000 -29.4 -20.9 010 10 5 7.7 4.3 43.0 109.5 25.0 M M
24000 -25.4 -13.7 345 13 7 4.7 2.6 40.8 105.4 23.8 M M
22000 -21.2 -6.2 315 10 5 7.6 4.2 38.8 101.8 22.7 M M
20000 -17.7 0.1 350 14 7 8.3 4.5 36.0 96.7 20.8 M M
18000 -14.0 6.8 345 10 5 7.4 4.0 33.4 92.2 19.1 M M
16000 -8.8 16.2 055 9 4 5.4 3.0 31.8 89.2 18.2 M M
14000 -6.1 21.0 335 7 4 7.4 4.1 28.3 83.0 15.4 M M
12000 -2.9 26.8 320 4 2 2.2 1.2 25.3 77.5 13.1 M M
10000 -0.8 30.6 240 16 8 1.2 0.7 21.2 70.2 9.6 M M
9000 0.2 32.4 250 15 8 3.5 1.9 19.1 66.5 7.8 M M
8000 1.0 33.8 240 10 5 -0.2 -0.1 17.0 62.5 5.7 M M
7500 0.4 32.7 250 10 5 -1.5 -0.8 15.0 59.0 3.8 M M
7000 -0.6 30.9 255 3 2 -3.2 -1.8 12.6 54.6 1.2 M M
6500 0.1 32.2 295 2 1 6.4 3.5 11.8 53.2 0.5 M M
6000 1.3 34.3 340 3 1 7.8 4.3 11.5 52.7 0.2 M M
5500 2.3 36.1 315 3 2 7.7 4.2 11.1 52.0 -0.2 87 0.4
5000 3.5 38.3 295 4 2 7.3 4.0 10.9 51.5 -0.5 37 0.2
4750 4.0 39.2 290 3 2 7.6 4.2 10.6 51.2 -0.7 13 0.1
4500 4.6 40.3 285 2 1 5.0 2.7 10.5 50.8 -0.8 M M
4250 4.8 40.6 275 1 1 6.1 3.3 10.0 50.0 -1.3 M M
4000 5.4 41.7 350 1 1 8.4 4.6 9.9 49.9 -1.5 M M
3750 5.8 42.4 035 2 1 4.5 2.5 9.7 49.4 -1.8 M M
3500 6.2 43.2 085 2 1 6.3 3.5 9.3 48.7 -2.2 M M
3400 6.6 43.9 105 3 2 -2.0 -1.1 8.9 48.0 -2.5 M M
3300 6.6 43.9 105 3 2 -2.0 -1.1 8.9 48.0 -2.5 M M
3200 5.5 41.9 115 5 2 -27.8 -15.2 7.1 44.7 -4.3 M M
3100 5.5 41.9 115 5 2 -27.8 -15.2 7.1 44.7 -4.3 M M
3000 5.5 41.9 115 5 2 -27.8 -15.2 7.1 44.7 -4.3 M M
2900 3.4 38.1 120 6 3 -14.9 -8.2 4.2 39.6 -7.2 M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
11/22/2025 at 0800 MST | 11/22/2025 at 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.3 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +9.4
CINH... -0.1 K Index... +1.7 | CINH... -0.1 K Index... +1.1
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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 -60.3 -76.5 325 23 12 0.7 0.4 | -60.2 -76.4 300 15 8 0.7 0.4
38000 -57.5 -71.5 325 20 10 6.2 3.4 | -57.5 -71.5 295 12 6 5.9 3.3
36000 -53.8 -64.8 320 15 8 6.2 3.4 | -54.0 -65.2 290 8 4 5.9 3.3
34000 -49.8 -57.6 320 9 5 7.3 4.0 | -50.0 -58.0 275 5 2 7.6 4.2
32000 -45.5 -49.9 345 3 2 7.3 4.0 | -45.4 -49.7 210 4 2 7.6 4.2
30000 -40.9 -41.6 065 2 1 8.5 4.6 | -40.7 -41.3 190 6 3 8.4 4.6
28000 -35.8 -32.4 255 1 1 8.5 4.7 | -35.6 -32.1 205 7 4 8.4 4.6
26000 -31.1 -24.0 275 2 1 7.5 4.1 | -30.9 -23.6 210 8 4 7.6 4.2
24000 -26.1 -15.0 325 2 1 6.7 3.7 | -25.9 -14.6 215 7 4 6.7 3.7
22000 -22.1 -7.8 320 6 3 6.8 3.7 | -21.8 -7.2 260 6 3 6.8 3.7
20000 -18.0 -0.4 310 7 4 6.8 3.8 | -17.8 -0.0 280 8 4 6.7 3.7
18000 -13.9 7.0 305 7 3 6.6 3.6 | -13.8 7.2 285 9 5 6.4 3.5
16000 -10.1 13.8 315 4 2 6.1 3.3 | -9.9 14.2 290 7 3 6.7 3.7
14000 -6.5 20.3 325 1 1 5.7 3.1 | -6.0 21.2 250 4 2 5.7 3.1
12000 -3.2 26.2 290 2 1 4.0 2.2 | -2.7 27.1 210 5 3 3.7 2.0
10000 -1.5 29.3 235 5 2 3.1 1.7 | -1.3 29.7 215 10 5 2.5 1.4
9000 -0.6 30.9 235 7 3 4.0 2.2 | -0.5 31.1 220 10 5 3.6 2.0
8000 0.8 33.4 230 7 3 4.0 2.2 | 0.8 33.4 215 8 4 4.1 2.2
7500 1.5 34.7 220 6 3 4.2 2.3 | 1.3 34.3 205 7 4 3.3 1.8
7000 1.8 35.2 210 6 3 2.7 1.5 | 1.7 35.1 195 7 4 3.2 1.7
6500 2.2 36.0 190 5 3 2.3 1.3 | 2.0 35.6 185 8 4 2.1 1.2
6000 2.4 36.3 175 6 3 1.1 0.6 | 2.4 36.3 170 10 5 0.8 0.5
5500 2.3 36.1 145 6 3 -1.7 -0.9 | 2.1 35.8 155 11 5 -2.4 -1.3
5000 2.4 36.3 145 7 4 5.0 2.7 | 2.3 36.1 150 11 5 5.9 3.3
4750 2.8 37.0 145 7 4 6.2 3.4 | 2.7 36.9 145 11 6 7.0 3.8
4500 3.2 37.8 145 7 4 4.6 2.5 | 3.2 37.8 145 10 5 6.4 3.5
4250 3.5 38.3 145 7 4 2.5 1.4 | 3.7 38.7 150 9 5 6.4 3.5
4000 3.6 38.5 150 8 4 0.4 0.2 | 4.2 39.6 145 8 4 6.3 3.5
3750 3.8 38.8 150 8 4 5.2 2.9 | 4.7 40.5 145 8 4 6.6 3.6
3500 4.2 39.6 145 6 3 -1.2 -0.7 | 5.2 41.4 145 6 3 8.2 4.5
3400 4.2 39.6 145 6 3 -1.2 -0.7 | 5.2 41.4 145 6 3 8.2 4.5
3300 3.2 37.8 140 5 3 -24.9 -13.6 | 5.9 42.6 145 6 3 9.9 5.4
3200 3.2 37.8 140 5 3 -24.9 -13.6 | 5.9 42.6 145 6 3 9.9 5.4
3100 3.2 37.8 140 5 3 -24.9 -13.6 | 5.9 42.6 145 6 3 9.9 5.4
3000 2.3 36.1 130 4 2 21.1 11.6 | 6.6 43.9 145 6 3 7.2 4.0
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
11/22/2025 at 1400 MST | 11/22/2025 at 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.0
CINH... -0.2 K Index... +0.2 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +1.2
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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 -61.0 -77.8 290 18 9 0.1 0.1 | -61.2 -78.2 295 18 9 -1.0 -0.6
38000 -58.0 -72.4 290 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -58.5 -73.3 295 14 7 6.6 3.6
36000 -54.2 -65.6 285 8 4 6.5 3.6 | -54.6 -66.3 290 8 4 6.6 3.6
34000 -50.0 -58.0 255 5 3 7.6 4.2 | -50.3 -58.5 260 5 3 7.8 4.3
32000 -45.4 -49.7 215 8 4 7.6 4.2 | -45.6 -50.1 235 8 4 7.8 4.3
30000 -40.7 -41.3 205 11 6 8.4 4.6 | -40.8 -41.4 230 11 5 8.3 4.6
28000 -35.6 -32.1 210 12 6 8.4 4.6 | -35.8 -32.4 235 12 6 8.3 4.6
26000 -30.9 -23.6 215 12 6 7.7 4.2 | -30.9 -23.6 240 12 6 8.3 4.5
24000 -25.8 -14.4 230 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -25.9 -14.6 240 12 6 7.3 4.0
22000 -21.6 -6.9 255 9 5 7.0 3.8 | -21.4 -6.5 260 10 5 6.8 3.7
20000 -17.3 0.9 270 9 5 7.2 3.9 | -17.4 0.7 265 10 5 6.6 3.6
18000 -13.2 8.2 275 10 5 6.3 3.4 | -13.6 7.5 265 10 5 6.1 3.3
16000 -9.4 15.1 270 9 5 6.8 3.7 | -9.8 14.4 270 10 5 7.0 3.9
14000 -5.5 22.1 250 6 3 5.6 3.0 | -5.8 21.6 265 8 4 6.1 3.4
12000 -2.5 27.5 235 9 4 2.9 1.6 | -2.9 26.8 250 9 5 3.3 1.8
10000 -1.3 29.7 235 11 6 2.9 1.6 | -1.3 29.7 245 10 5 3.6 2.0
9000 -0.4 31.3 230 10 5 4.4 2.4 | -0.1 31.8 235 10 5 4.5 2.5
8000 1.1 34.0 215 8 4 3.6 2.0 | 1.4 34.5 220 8 4 4.4 2.4
7500 1.9 35.4 200 8 4 5.5 3.0 | 2.2 36.0 210 8 4 5.4 2.9
7000 2.3 36.1 190 8 4 3.4 1.8 | 2.8 37.0 200 8 4 4.2 2.3
6500 2.7 36.9 180 8 4 3.1 1.7 | 3.4 38.1 190 7 4 4.4 2.4
6000 3.2 37.8 165 9 5 2.9 1.6 | 4.0 39.2 170 7 4 4.2 2.3
5500 3.5 38.3 150 9 5 2.6 1.4 | 4.6 40.3 155 8 4 4.6 2.5
5000 4.1 39.4 150 9 4 7.6 4.2 | 5.4 41.7 145 8 4 7.4 4.1
4750 4.7 40.5 150 9 4 8.4 4.6 | 6.0 42.8 150 8 4 7.9 4.3
4500 5.3 41.5 150 8 4 8.2 4.5 | 6.5 43.7 150 7 4 6.5 3.6
4250 6.0 42.8 150 8 4 9.7 5.3 | 6.9 44.4 150 6 3 7.6 4.2
4000 6.8 44.2 150 8 4 11.2 6.1 | 7.6 45.7 155 6 3 9.2 5.0
3750 7.6 45.7 150 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 8.2 46.8 160 6 3 8.0 4.4
3500 8.2 46.8 150 7 3 9.0 4.9 | 8.6 47.5 160 4 2 0.8 0.5
3400 8.2 46.8 150 7 3 9.0 4.9 | 8.6 47.5 160 4 2 0.8 0.5
3300 9.0 48.2 150 7 3 14.9 8.2 | 8.3 46.9 160 3 2 -8.9 -4.9
3200 9.0 48.2 150 7 3 14.9 8.2 | 8.3 46.9 160 3 2 -8.9 -4.9
3100 9.0 48.2 150 7 3 14.9 8.2 | 8.3 46.9 160 3 2 -8.9 -4.9
3000 9.9 49.8 150 7 3 2.7 1.5 | 8.0 46.4 160 3 1 7.8 4.3
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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Latitude: 43.56774
Longitude: -116.21089
Elevation: 2867 feet (874 meters)
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