Soaring Guidance
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Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Boise, Idaho
606 AM MST Sunday, November 16, 2025

This forecast is for Sunday, November 16, 2025:

If the trigger temperature of 68.5 F/20.3 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 0 ft/min (0.0 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 5270 ft MSL (2409 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 64.0 F/18.2 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... None
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................. 4794 ft MSL (1933 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Monday 11/17....... Poor

Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available

Remarks...

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:40:44 / 17:18:38 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 37 min 54 sec (577 min 54 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:29:41 MST... 27.13 degrees

Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 11/16/2025 at 0500 MST

Freezing level.................. 10716 ft MSL (7855 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 12135 ft MSL (9274 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 9326 ft MSL (6465 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +6.5
K index......................... +27.7

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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 40000  -59.6 -75.3   220   35   18   3.5   1.9   59.3 138.8    26.7      M    M
 38000  -58.9 -74.0   220   45   23   0.8   0.4   51.4 124.5    22.2      M    M
 36000  -56.7 -70.1   205   34   18  10.4   5.7   45.9 114.7    19.1      M    M
 34000  -51.0 -59.8   180   27   14  10.0   5.5   45.8 114.4    19.5      M    M
 32000  -45.7 -50.3   180   15    8   8.7   4.8   45.1 113.1    19.5      M    M
 30000  -39.8 -39.6   175   13    7   9.0   4.9   44.1 111.5    19.4      M    M
 28000  -34.4 -29.9   170   16    8   7.8   4.3   43.5 110.3    19.3      M    M
 26000  -29.7 -21.5   180   15    8   7.6   4.2   42.1 107.7    18.7      M    M
 24000  -25.3 -13.5   160   15    8   6.2   3.4   40.3 104.5    17.7      M    M
 22000  -21.2  -6.2   155   14    7   5.8   3.2   38.1 100.6    16.3      M    M
 20000  -17.3   0.9   125   13    7   7.2   3.9   35.9  96.6    14.8      M    M
 18000  -13.3   8.1   150   16    8   4.8   2.7   33.8  92.9    13.2      M    M
 16000   -9.1  15.6   160   15    8   6.2   3.4   31.2  88.1    11.1      M    M
 14000   -5.8  21.6   170   21   11   5.1   2.8   28.4  83.1     8.8      M    M
 12000   -2.5  27.5   160   22   11   6.9   3.8   25.8  78.4     6.5      M    M
 10000    1.2  34.2   145   23   12   5.8   3.2   23.6  74.5     4.5      M    M
  9000    3.5  38.3   145   17    9   8.5   4.7   23.0  73.4     3.9      M    M
  8000    6.0  42.8   160   18    9   7.0   3.9   22.6  72.7     3.6      M    M
  7500    7.0  44.6   155   20   10   6.9   3.8   22.0  71.7     3.0      M    M
  7000    7.9  46.2   165   20   10   6.9   3.8   21.6  70.8     2.6      M    M
  6500    8.9  48.0   155   23   12   5.5   3.0   21.0  69.9     2.1      M    M
  6000    9.8  49.6   145   27   14   5.8   3.2   20.4  68.7     1.6      M    M
  5500   10.8  51.4   140   22   12   6.6   3.6   19.9  67.7     1.1      M    M
  5000    9.3  48.7   140   19   10 -16.4  -9.0   16.9  62.4    -1.8    120  0.6
  4750    8.9  48.0   130   13    7  -0.0  -0.0   15.7  60.2    -2.9    125  0.6
  4500    9.1  48.4   125   10    5   1.7   1.0   15.1  59.1    -3.5    112  0.6
  4250    9.3  48.7   140   12    6   4.7   2.6   14.5  58.1    -4.1    100  0.5
  4000    9.8  49.6   150   15    8   6.7   3.7   14.3  57.7    -4.3     77  0.4
  3750   10.3  50.5   155   15    8   8.5   4.7   14.0  57.3    -4.5     55  0.3
  3500   10.8  51.4   150   13    7  -0.6  -0.3   13.8  56.8    -4.8     32  0.2
  3400   10.2  50.4   140   11    6  -8.3  -4.6   12.5  54.5    -6.1     44  0.2
  3300   10.2  50.4   140   11    6  -8.3  -4.6   12.5  54.5    -6.1     44  0.2
  3200   10.1  50.2   135    9    5   8.2   4.5   11.7  53.0    -6.9     39  0.2
  3100   10.1  50.2   135    9    5   8.2   4.5   11.7  53.0    -6.9     39  0.2
  3000   10.1  50.2   135    9    5   8.2   4.5   11.7  53.0    -6.9     39  0.2
  2900   10.2  50.4   120    8    4 -19.1 -10.5   11.2  52.1    -7.6     28  0.1

 * * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *

           11/16/2025 at 0800 MST          |       11/16/2025 at 1100 MST
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       -0.3        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +0.1
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +27.5        | CINH...     0.0    K Index... +24.7
                                           |
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 40000 -57.1 -70.8  215  37 19  -0.8  -0.5 | -57.2 -71.0  200  30 16  -0.9  -0.5
 38000 -55.8 -68.4  210  34 18   4.3   2.3 | -55.8 -68.4  195  29 15   5.0   2.7
 36000 -53.2 -63.8  210  27 14   4.3   2.4 | -52.8 -63.0  190  24 12   5.0   2.7
 34000 -50.2 -58.4  200  20 11   7.8   4.3 | -49.6 -57.3  185  19 10   7.3   4.0
 32000 -45.6 -50.1  180  18  9   7.7   4.2 | -45.2 -49.4  190  16  8   7.2   4.0
 30000 -40.9 -41.6  160  17  9   8.6   4.7 | -40.8 -41.4  190  13  7   7.7   4.2
 28000 -35.7 -32.3  160  17  9   8.6   4.7 | -36.2 -33.2  190  17  9   7.7   4.2
 26000 -30.9 -23.6  155  18  9   7.4   4.0 | -31.6 -24.9  190  21 11   7.8   4.3
 24000 -26.0 -14.8  150  19 10   7.0   3.8 | -26.9 -16.4  190  27 14   7.9   4.3
 22000 -22.3  -8.1  155  22 11   6.2   3.4 | -22.5  -8.5  190  36 19   6.4   3.5
 20000 -18.7  -1.7  160  24 12   6.0   3.3 | -19.2  -2.6  190  38 20   4.8   2.6
 18000 -15.2   4.6  170  25 13   5.6   3.1 | -16.2   2.8  180  35 18   6.4   3.5
 16000 -11.8  10.8  175  26 14   6.5   3.6 | -11.9  10.6  180  32 17   7.5   4.1
 14000  -7.6  18.3  170  25 13   7.4   4.1 |  -7.9  17.8  180  28 14   6.5   3.6
 12000  -3.6  25.5  170  23 12   6.5   3.6 |  -4.5  23.9  180  23 12   5.5   3.0
 10000   0.4  32.7  165  21 11   7.6   4.2 |  -0.8  30.6  175  22 11   7.6   4.1
  9000   2.7  36.9  170  21 11   8.2   4.5 |   1.3  34.3  175  20 11   6.7   3.7
  8000   5.0  41.0  165  20 10   6.3   3.5 |   4.3  39.7  180  19 10   8.7   4.8
  7500   6.0  42.8  165  21 11   7.2   4.6 |   5.6  42.1  185  18  9   8.5   4.6
  7000   7.0  44.6  165  22 12   5.0   2.8 |   6.7  44.1  190  18  9   6.5   3.5
  6500   7.8  46.0  155  24 12   6.1   3.3 |   7.7  45.9  185  18  9   6.3   3.5
  6000   8.7  47.7  150  26 13   5.5   3.0 |   8.4  47.1  175  19 10   4.4   2.4
  5500   9.8  49.6  145  26 13   6.9   3.8 |   9.1  48.4  165  20 10   4.9   2.7
  5000  10.6  51.1  140  22 12   6.1   3.4 |  10.0  50.0  155  20 10   6.1   3.3
  4750  11.0  51.8  140  21 11   1.7   0.9 |  10.5  50.9  150  20 10   7.3   4.0
  4500  10.9  51.6  140  20 10  -2.6  -1.4 |  11.0  51.8  150  17  9   7.0   3.9
  4250  10.7  51.3  135  17  9  -0.7  -0.4 |  11.5  52.7  150  16  8   5.6   3.1
  4000  10.6  51.1  135  13  7  -2.8  -1.5 |  11.9  53.4  150  14  7   6.0   3.3
  3750  10.2  50.4  135  10  5  -9.8  -5.4 |  12.4  54.3  145  13  7   7.7   4.2
  3500   9.2  48.6  130   8  4 -14.0  -7.7 |  13.1  55.6  145  13  7   9.2   5.1
  3400   9.2  48.6  130   8  4 -14.0  -7.7 |  13.1  55.6  145  13  7   9.2   5.1
  3300   8.3  46.9  120   5  3 -10.8  -5.9 |  13.7  56.7  145  11  6   8.3   4.5
  3200   8.3  46.9  120   5  3 -10.8  -5.9 |  13.7  56.7  145  11  6   8.3   4.5
  3100   8.3  46.9  120   5  3 -10.8  -5.9 |  13.7  56.7  145  11  6   8.3   4.5
  3000   7.4  45.3  090   3  2 -19.0 -10.4 |  14.4  57.9  145  10  5  11.0   6.0
  2900     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M

           11/16/2025 at 1400 MST          |       11/16/2025 at 1700 MST
                                           |
CAPE...    +5.6    LI...       +1.2        | CAPE...   +35.2    LI...       +0.6
CINH...   -24.9    K Index... +26.0        | CINH...   -50.7    K Index... +27.5
                                           |
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 40000 -56.3 -69.3  190  28 14  -0.2  -0.1 | -55.2 -67.4  180  23 12   0.5   0.2
 38000 -55.3 -67.5  185  26 14   4.1   2.3 | -54.4 -65.9  170  22 11   2.8   1.5
 36000 -52.5 -62.5  170  21 11   4.1   2.2 | -52.7 -62.9  160  19 10   2.8   1.5
 34000 -49.8 -57.6  155  17  9   7.0   3.8 | -50.5 -58.9  145  17  9   7.0   3.8
 32000 -45.8 -50.4  140  16  8   6.7   3.7 | -46.6 -51.9  145  15  7   6.6   3.6
 30000 -41.7 -43.1  135  15  8   7.7   4.2 | -42.5 -44.5  140  12  6   7.7   4.2
 28000 -37.1 -34.8  155  17  9   7.7   4.2 | -38.0 -36.4  150  13  7   7.5   4.1
 26000 -32.4 -26.3  165  20 11   8.1   4.4 | -33.5 -28.3  165  14  7   7.7   4.2
 24000 -27.6 -17.7  170  24 13   8.1   4.5 | -28.9 -20.0  175  17  9   7.7   4.2
 22000 -23.0  -9.4  180  30 15   6.7   3.7 | -24.6 -12.3  175  21 11   7.2   4.0
 20000 -19.2  -2.6  185  33 17   6.2   3.4 | -20.0  -4.0  180  24 12   6.3   3.4
 18000 -15.6   3.9  180  31 16   4.7   2.6 | -16.4   2.5  180  22 11   4.9   2.7
 16000 -12.7   9.1  170  32 16   5.7   3.1 | -13.7   7.3  175  21 11   4.8   2.6
 14000  -9.0  15.8  180  26 13   6.1   3.3 |  -9.9  14.2  180  20 10   7.9   4.3
 12000  -5.4  22.3  185  21 11   6.7   3.7 |  -5.7  21.7  185  18  9   6.9   3.8
 10000  -1.3  29.7  190  17  9   7.7   4.2 |  -1.8  28.8  190  16  8   6.7   3.7
  9000   1.0  33.8  195  15  8   8.0   4.4 |   0.3  32.5  190  16  8   7.9   4.4
  8000   3.9  39.0  195  13  7   8.2   4.5 |   2.6  36.7  190  18  9   7.1   3.9
  7500   5.1  41.2  190  12  6   8.1   4.4 |   4.5  40.1  185  18  9   7.1   3.9
  7000   6.2  43.2  185  12  6   7.2   4.0 |   5.6  42.1  180  19 10   8.7   4.8
  6500   7.3  45.1  180  12  6   8.0   4.4 |   6.8  44.2  180  19 10   7.2   3.9
  6000   8.5  47.3  165  13  7   7.2   4.0 |   8.0  46.4  170  20 10   8.5   4.7
  5500   9.5  49.1  155  14  7   7.3   4.0 |   9.1  48.4  165  20 10   7.3   4.0
  5000  10.7  51.3  155  14  7   7.6   4.2 |  10.2  50.4  160  21 11   7.3   4.0
  4750  11.3  52.3  150  14  7   8.4   4.6 |  10.8  51.4  155  21 11   8.1   4.5
  4500  11.9  53.4  150  13  6   9.1   5.0 |  11.4  52.5  155  18  9   8.0   4.4
  4250  12.6  54.7  150  12  6   8.6   4.7 |  11.9  53.4  155  16  8   6.9   3.8
  4000  13.2  55.8  150  11  6   9.0   4.9 |  12.5  54.5  150  14  7   7.9   4.3
  3750  13.9  57.0  150  10  5   7.8   4.3 |  13.0  55.4  150  12  6   5.1   2.8
  3500  14.4  57.9  155  10  5   6.3   3.5 |  13.2  55.8  150  13  7   1.0   0.6
  3400  14.4  57.9  155  10  5   6.3   3.5 |  13.2  55.8  150  13  7   1.0   0.6
  3300  14.9  58.8  150   9  5   6.9   3.8 |  13.3  55.9  150  11  6   2.5   1.4
  3200  14.9  58.8  150   9  5   6.9   3.8 |  13.3  55.9  150  11  6   2.5   1.4
  3100  14.9  58.8  150   9  5   6.9   3.8 |  13.3  55.9  150  11  6   2.5   1.4
  3000  15.3  59.5  150   8  4   5.0   2.7 |  13.4  56.1  145   8  4  -2.5  -1.4
  2900     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M
________________________________________________________________________________

This product is issued twice per day, once by approximately 0630 MST/0730 MDT
(1330 UTC) and again by approximately 1830 MST/1930 MDT (0130 UTC).  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 Boise Airport site in
Boise, Idaho at

                   Latitude:    43.56774
                   Longitude: -116.21089
                   Elevation: 2867 feet (874 meters)

and may not be representative of other areas in eastern Oregon or southwest
Idaho. 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.

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