Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
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SRGBOI
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Boise, Idaho
606 AM MST Tuesday, November 18, 2025
This forecast is for Tuesday, November 18, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 60.6 F/15.9 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
Maximum rate of lift........................ 0 ft/min (0.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 4240 ft MSL (1379 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 55.0 F/13.2 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................. 3412 ft MSL (551 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 11/19.... Poor
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:43:16 / 17:16:55 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 33 min 38 sec (573 min 38 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:30:06 MST... 26.65 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 11/18/2025 at 0500 MST
Freezing level.................. 8645 ft MSL (5784 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 8330 ft MSL (5469 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 6626 ft MSL (3765 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +4.9
K index......................... +15.4
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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40000 -53.0 -63.4 305 18 9 -10.9 -6.0 72.2 162.0 37.9 M M
38000 -53.1 -63.6 220 8 4 2.7 1.5 62.9 145.3 32.9 M M
36000 -55.7 -68.3 255 4 2 -2.1 -1.1 50.1 122.2 25.1 M M
34000 -54.4 -65.9 270 5 3 6.6 3.6 43.3 110.0 21.1 M M
32000 -50.6 -59.1 300 11 6 2.0 1.1 39.5 103.1 19.0 M M
30000 -46.2 -51.2 220 17 9 7.4 4.1 37.5 99.5 18.0 M M
28000 -41.6 -42.9 210 21 11 8.8 4.8 35.8 96.4 17.3 M M
26000 -37.2 -35.0 215 19 10 9.2 5.1 33.8 92.9 16.2 M M
24000 -32.1 -25.8 220 19 10 8.8 4.8 32.9 91.2 15.8 M M
22000 -26.8 -16.2 225 15 8 8.7 4.8 32.1 89.8 15.5 M M
20000 -21.9 -7.4 215 17 9 8.5 4.6 31.1 87.9 15.0 M M
18000 -17.8 -0.0 215 7 3 9.9 5.4 29.0 84.2 13.6 M M
16000 -12.8 9.0 240 5 2 4.1 2.3 27.3 81.1 12.4 M M
14000 -9.5 14.9 320 4 2 7.7 4.2 24.4 76.0 10.1 M M
12000 -7.7 18.1 185 8 4 2.6 1.4 20.2 68.3 6.2 M M
10000 -3.3 26.1 165 9 5 9.1 5.0 18.7 65.7 4.9 M M
9000 -0.9 30.4 170 5 3 8.3 4.6 18.3 64.9 4.4 M M
8000 1.4 34.5 150 7 4 7.3 4.0 17.6 63.7 3.8 M M
7500 2.4 36.3 150 9 5 7.3 4.0 17.2 63.0 3.5 M M
7000 3.5 38.3 150 12 6 7.3 4.0 16.9 62.4 3.1 M M
6500 4.6 40.3 150 11 6 7.4 4.0 16.5 61.7 2.7 M M
6000 5.6 42.1 145 10 5 7.9 4.4 16.1 61.0 2.3 M M
5500 6.3 43.3 150 9 4 3.8 2.1 15.4 59.8 1.6 M M
5000 7.3 45.1 155 8 4 7.5 4.1 14.9 58.9 1.1 M M
4750 7.8 46.0 160 8 4 6.8 3.8 14.7 58.5 0.9 M M
4500 8.2 46.8 155 6 3 5.0 2.7 14.4 58.0 0.6 M M
4250 8.5 47.3 155 5 3 3.9 2.2 14.0 57.2 0.2 M M
4000 8.9 48.0 145 4 2 4.6 2.5 13.6 56.5 -0.2 M M
3750 9.1 48.4 140 3 1 0.5 0.3 13.1 55.6 -0.7 M M
3500 8.8 47.8 140 2 1 -6.9 -3.8 12.1 53.8 -1.7 M M
3400 7.9 46.2 140 1 1 -20.6 -11.3 10.5 50.8 -3.4 M M
3300 7.9 46.2 140 1 1 -20.6 -11.3 10.5 50.8 -3.4 M M
3200 5.9 42.6 140 1 0 -28.8 -15.8 7.7 45.9 -6.1 32 0.2
3100 5.9 42.6 140 1 0 -28.8 -15.8 7.7 45.9 -6.1 32 0.2
3000 5.9 42.6 140 1 0 -28.8 -15.8 7.7 45.9 -6.1 32 0.2
2900 5.8 42.4 000 0 0 46.2 25.4 6.8 44.2 -7.0 29 0.1
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
11/18/2025 at 0800 MST | 11/18/2025 at 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.9 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +2.4
CINH... -0.3 K Index... +21.3 | CINH... -3.1 K Index... +21.2
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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 -52.5 -62.5 330 12 6 1.7 0.9 | -52.4 -62.3 335 15 8 2.1 1.1
38000 -52.3 -62.1 335 11 6 -1.6 -0.9 | -52.0 -61.6 330 12 6 -1.2 -0.7
36000 -53.3 -63.9 325 8 4 -1.6 -0.9 | -52.8 -63.0 295 7 4 -1.2 -0.7
34000 -54.2 -65.6 305 5 2 2.9 1.6 | -53.4 -64.1 240 8 4 3.0 1.6
32000 -50.5 -58.9 305 7 4 6.1 3.4 | -50.0 -58.0 260 7 3 5.6 3.1
30000 -46.8 -52.2 305 9 5 7.0 3.9 | -46.6 -51.9 285 7 3 7.2 3.9
28000 -42.5 -44.5 280 9 5 7.2 3.9 | -42.1 -43.8 285 7 3 7.5 4.1
26000 -37.5 -35.5 250 9 5 7.6 4.2 | -37.1 -34.8 255 7 3 7.2 4.0
24000 -33.1 -27.6 220 11 6 7.6 4.2 | -32.8 -27.0 215 10 5 7.2 4.0
22000 -28.1 -18.6 205 12 6 8.2 4.5 | -28.1 -18.6 205 13 7 7.9 4.3
20000 -23.3 -9.9 205 11 6 7.9 4.3 | -23.4 -10.1 200 14 7 7.8 4.3
18000 -18.6 -1.5 210 10 5 7.6 4.2 | -18.9 -2.0 210 12 6 7.3 4.0
16000 -14.3 6.3 210 10 5 6.9 3.8 | -14.6 5.7 225 10 5 6.7 3.7
14000 -10.4 13.3 210 8 4 6.1 3.3 | -10.8 12.6 230 7 4 6.3 3.4
12000 -7.7 18.1 200 8 4 4.3 2.4 | -7.9 17.8 210 7 4 4.4 2.4
10000 -4.3 24.3 190 8 4 7.8 4.3 | -4.3 24.3 185 9 5 8.2 4.5
9000 -1.3 29.7 175 8 4 8.3 4.5 | -1.4 29.5 175 9 5 8.2 4.5
8000 1.1 34.0 170 9 4 9.1 5.0 | 1.0 33.8 170 9 5 8.6 4.7
7500 2.3 36.1 165 9 5 5.8 3.2 | 2.1 35.8 165 9 5 4.9 2.7
7000 3.1 37.6 160 9 5 5.8 3.2 | 2.8 37.0 160 9 5 5.6 3.1
6500 4.0 39.2 155 9 5 4.8 2.7 | 3.7 38.7 160 10 5 6.0 3.3
6000 4.4 39.9 150 9 5 3.1 1.7 | 4.5 40.1 155 10 5 5.5 3.0
5500 5.1 41.2 140 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 5.2 41.4 150 10 5 4.2 2.3
5000 5.8 42.4 140 8 4 5.3 2.9 | 5.9 42.6 150 8 4 3.3 1.8
4750 6.2 43.2 140 8 4 5.2 2.9 | 6.0 42.8 150 7 4 1.7 0.9
4500 6.6 43.9 140 7 4 5.3 2.9 | 6.2 43.2 150 6 3 4.9 2.7
4250 7.0 44.6 140 6 3 4.3 2.4 | 6.6 43.9 155 5 2 6.4 3.5
4000 7.2 45.0 140 4 2 0.3 0.2 | 7.0 44.6 160 3 2 5.1 2.8
3750 7.1 44.8 135 4 2 0.9 0.5 | 7.4 45.3 175 2 1 6.7 3.7
3500 7.2 45.0 120 3 1 0.7 0.4 | 8.0 46.4 175 2 1 9.7 5.3
3400 7.2 45.0 120 3 1 0.7 0.4 | 8.0 46.4 175 2 1 9.7 5.3
3300 6.9 44.4 100 2 1 -12.6 -6.9 | 8.8 47.8 180 2 1 9.9 5.5
3200 6.9 44.4 100 2 1 -12.6 -6.9 | 8.8 47.8 180 2 1 9.9 5.5
3100 6.9 44.4 100 2 1 -12.6 -6.9 | 8.8 47.8 180 2 1 9.9 5.5
3000 5.6 42.1 095 2 1 -22.5 -12.3 | 9.5 49.1 195 2 1 12.0 6.6
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
11/18/2025 at 1400 MST | 11/18/2025 at 1700 MST
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CAPE... +2.8 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... +3.1 LI... +2.5
CINH... -23.3 K Index... +20.0 | CINH... -10.9 K Index... +20.9
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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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40000 -52.2 -62.0 330 19 10 2.0 1.1 | -51.3 -60.3 320 21 11 2.3 1.2
38000 -51.8 -61.2 320 17 9 -1.3 -0.7 | -50.6 -59.1 315 20 10 -0.6 -0.3
36000 -52.5 -62.5 295 15 8 -1.3 -0.7 | -51.0 -59.8 305 19 10 -0.6 -0.3
34000 -53.0 -63.4 270 16 8 5.2 2.9 | -51.2 -60.2 295 18 9 2.9 1.6
32000 -49.7 -57.5 265 15 8 5.4 3.0 | -49.1 -56.4 280 18 9 3.4 1.9
30000 -46.3 -51.3 265 14 7 8.1 4.4 | -46.8 -52.2 265 18 9 7.7 4.2
28000 -41.6 -42.9 255 12 6 7.8 4.3 | -42.2 -44.0 255 16 8 7.8 4.3
26000 -37.1 -34.8 245 11 6 7.2 3.9 | -37.7 -35.9 245 16 8 7.0 3.8
24000 -32.8 -27.0 235 12 6 7.1 3.9 | -33.5 -28.3 240 17 9 6.9 3.8
22000 -28.2 -18.8 225 13 7 7.9 4.4 | -28.1 -18.6 235 17 9 8.3 4.6
20000 -22.9 -9.2 225 13 7 7.8 4.3 | -23.3 -9.9 240 16 8 7.9 4.3
18000 -18.4 -1.1 230 12 6 7.3 4.0 | -18.7 -1.7 240 12 6 7.3 4.0
16000 -14.2 6.4 250 8 4 6.8 3.7 | -14.5 5.9 245 7 4 6.8 3.7
14000 -10.4 13.3 250 4 2 5.9 3.2 | -10.7 12.7 225 5 3 6.1 3.3
12000 -7.6 18.3 205 6 3 4.3 2.4 | -7.9 17.8 200 7 4 4.3 2.4
10000 -4.1 24.6 180 11 5 7.7 4.2 | -4.3 24.3 195 9 4 7.3 4.0
9000 -1.8 28.8 175 11 6 7.9 4.4 | -2.0 28.4 190 9 5 7.9 4.3
8000 1.2 34.2 170 11 6 10.0 5.5 | 1.1 34.0 175 8 4 10.4 5.7
7500 2.3 36.1 165 11 5 5.2 2.8 | 2.3 36.1 175 8 4 6.0 3.3
7000 3.2 37.8 160 10 5 7.0 3.9 | 3.3 37.9 165 8 4 7.3 4.0
6500 4.2 39.6 155 9 5 6.4 3.5 | 4.4 39.9 160 6 3 6.8 3.8
6000 5.1 41.2 155 7 4 6.6 3.6 | 5.2 41.4 150 2 1 6.1 3.4
5500 6.0 42.8 155 6 3 5.4 2.9 | 6.0 42.8 000 0 0 5.4 3.0
5000 6.8 44.2 160 4 2 5.6 3.1 | 6.8 44.2 320 3 1 6.3 3.5
4750 7.2 45.0 160 4 2 6.6 3.6 | 7.3 45.1 320 4 2 7.4 4.1
4500 7.8 46.0 165 4 2 9.1 5.0 | 7.9 46.2 315 5 3 8.2 4.5
4250 8.5 47.3 170 3 2 9.8 5.4 | 8.5 47.3 315 5 3 8.3 4.6
4000 9.2 48.6 175 3 1 9.3 5.1 | 9.1 48.4 310 6 3 7.8 4.3
3750 9.9 49.8 175 3 1 9.3 5.1 | 9.7 49.5 310 6 3 8.3 4.5
3500 10.6 51.1 180 2 1 9.8 5.4 | 10.3 50.5 310 6 3 7.3 4.0
3400 10.6 51.1 180 2 1 9.8 5.4 | 10.3 50.5 310 6 3 7.3 4.0
3300 11.3 52.3 185 2 1 11.2 6.2 | 10.6 51.1 310 5 3 -0.8 -0.5
3200 11.3 52.3 185 2 1 11.2 6.2 | 10.6 51.1 310 5 3 -0.8 -0.5
3100 11.3 52.3 185 2 1 11.2 6.2 | 10.6 51.1 310 5 3 -0.8 -0.5
3000 12.2 54.0 185 2 1 13.7 7.5 | 10.0 50.0 305 5 2 -16.7 -9.2
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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