Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
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Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Boise, Idaho
605 AM MST Monday, November 3, 2025
This forecast is for Monday, November 3, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 63.0 F/17.2 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
Maximum rate of lift........................ 198 ft/min (1.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 7063 ft MSL (4202 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 65.0 F/18.8 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1345 MST
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................. 6316 ft MSL (3455 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Tuesday 11/04...... Fair
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:23:49 / 17:32:53 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 10 hr 9 min 4 sec (609 min 4 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:28:21 MST... 30.77 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 11/03/2025 at 0500 MST
Freezing level.................. 13308 ft MSL (10447 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 18716 ft MSL (15855 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 12219 ft MSL (9358 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +10.4
K index......................... +0.1
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 -56.7 -70.1 245 52 27 -17.7 -9.7 62.5 144.5 28.5 M M
38000 -56.2 -69.2 260 47 24 8.2 4.5 54.3 129.8 23.9 M M
36000 -51.2 -60.2 260 46 24 7.0 3.8 53.1 127.5 23.6 M M
34000 -47.0 -52.6 235 39 20 6.6 3.6 50.8 123.4 22.7 M M
32000 -42.8 -45.0 240 41 21 8.2 4.5 48.3 118.9 21.5 M M
30000 -38.1 -36.6 235 45 23 7.9 4.3 46.9 116.4 21.0 M M
28000 -33.6 -28.5 235 49 25 8.5 4.7 44.1 111.4 19.4 M M
26000 -28.1 -18.6 235 50 26 9.2 5.0 43.8 110.8 19.7 M M
24000 -24.6 -12.3 235 44 23 8.1 4.5 40.8 105.4 17.7 M M
22000 -20.3 -4.5 235 41 21 7.5 4.1 38.8 101.8 16.5 M M
20000 -16.2 2.8 235 37 19 8.4 4.6 36.9 98.3 15.2 M M
18000 -10.8 12.6 240 36 19 8.4 4.6 36.2 97.2 15.0 M M
16000 -6.3 20.7 245 36 18 6.6 3.6 34.7 94.5 14.1 M M
14000 -1.5 29.3 235 38 20 9.2 5.1 32.8 91.1 12.6 M M
12000 2.0 35.6 230 38 19 6.1 3.3 30.1 86.1 10.5 M M
10000 3.3 37.9 245 25 13 7.4 4.0 25.6 78.1 6.2 M M
9000 4.9 40.8 235 19 10 0.8 0.5 24.3 75.7 5.0 M M
8000 5.0 41.0 210 20 10 2.8 1.6 21.6 70.8 2.2 M M
7500 5.2 41.4 195 17 9 3.5 1.9 20.4 68.7 0.9 M M
7000 5.7 42.3 170 17 9 -5.3 -2.9 19.0 66.3 -0.1 197 1.0
6500 5.3 41.5 155 17 9 -0.4 -0.2 16.6 61.9 -1.9 193 1.0
6000 5.2 41.4 155 15 8 3.8 2.1 15.6 60.1 -3.5 183 0.9
5500 5.8 42.4 155 14 7 -1.4 -0.8 14.6 58.2 -4.4 149 0.8
5000 6.8 44.2 150 12 6 4.3 2.4 13.6 56.5 -4.8 105 0.5
4750 6.4 43.5 145 13 7 -3.1 -1.7 12.7 54.9 -5.9 107 0.5
4500 6.3 43.3 150 12 6 2.0 1.1 12.0 53.5 -6.8 105 0.5
4250 6.4 43.5 140 13 7 1.7 0.9 11.4 52.5 -7.4 94 0.5
4000 6.6 43.9 130 14 7 5.0 2.7 10.8 51.5 -8.0 80 0.4
3750 7.2 45.0 120 15 8 6.6 3.6 10.6 51.1 -8.2 57 0.3
3500 7.7 45.9 115 15 8 10.6 5.8 10.4 50.7 -8.4 33 0.2
3400 8.2 46.8 115 16 8 -7.1 -3.9 10.2 50.4 -8.6 10 0.0
3300 8.2 46.8 115 16 8 -7.1 -3.9 10.2 50.4 -8.6 10 0.0
3200 6.1 43.0 110 14 7 -43.9 -24.1 7.4 45.3 -11.5 65 0.3
3100 6.1 43.0 110 14 7 -43.9 -24.1 7.4 45.3 -11.5 65 0.3
3000 6.1 43.0 110 14 7 -43.9 -24.1 7.4 45.3 -11.5 65 0.3
2900 5.4 41.7 130 4 2 73.4 40.3 6.0 42.8 -12.9 80 0.4
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
11/03/2025 at 0800 MST | 11/03/2025 at 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.6
CINH... -0.2 K Index... +6.0 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +4.1
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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 -56.7 -70.1 255 61 31 3.2 1.8 | -56.5 -69.7 250 70 36 3.1 1.7
38000 -54.0 -65.2 255 56 29 5.0 2.8 | -54.1 -65.4 250 64 33 4.5 2.4
36000 -50.6 -59.1 260 50 26 5.0 2.8 | -51.1 -60.0 255 58 30 4.5 2.4
34000 -47.1 -52.8 255 46 24 6.8 3.7 | -47.5 -53.5 255 53 27 7.9 4.4
32000 -43.0 -45.4 245 43 22 6.8 3.7 | -42.7 -44.9 250 50 26 7.9 4.4
30000 -39.0 -38.2 240 43 22 6.8 3.7 | -38.5 -37.3 245 48 25 5.7 3.1
28000 -34.9 -30.8 240 44 22 6.8 3.7 | -35.1 -31.2 245 49 25 5.7 3.1
26000 -30.5 -22.9 240 44 23 7.7 4.2 | -31.1 -24.0 245 48 25 7.5 4.1
24000 -25.9 -14.6 240 44 23 7.7 4.2 | -26.6 -15.9 245 48 24 8.2 4.5
22000 -20.7 -5.3 240 43 22 7.7 4.2 | -21.0 -5.8 240 47 24 8.3 4.6
20000 -15.9 3.4 240 42 22 8.0 4.4 | -16.4 2.5 240 46 24 7.5 4.1
18000 -11.2 11.8 235 41 21 7.6 4.2 | -12.0 10.4 240 45 23 7.3 4.0
16000 -7.1 19.2 240 38 20 6.9 3.8 | -7.7 18.1 240 42 22 7.1 3.9
14000 -3.1 26.4 240 35 18 5.8 3.2 | -3.6 25.5 240 37 19 6.7 3.7
12000 -0.4 31.3 240 32 17 4.2 2.3 | -0.1 31.8 245 31 16 4.8 2.6
10000 2.3 36.1 240 29 15 6.5 3.6 | 2.3 36.1 240 26 14 5.1 2.8
9000 4.4 39.9 240 26 14 6.9 3.8 | 3.8 38.8 240 24 12 6.1 3.3
8000 6.8 44.2 230 22 11 5.6 3.1 | 6.1 43.0 240 21 11 5.8 3.2
7500 7.4 45.3 220 20 10 2.4 1.3 | 6.8 44.2 235 20 10 4.1 2.3
7000 7.7 45.9 210 18 9 1.6 0.9 | 7.5 45.5 230 18 9 4.2 2.3
6500 7.9 46.2 190 17 9 -0.0 -0.0 | 8.0 46.4 210 17 9 2.1 1.1
6000 7.7 45.9 175 18 9 -1.5 -0.8 | 8.2 46.8 190 16 8 1.5 0.8
5500 7.7 45.9 160 20 10 1.0 0.5 | 8.7 47.7 170 18 9 4.8 2.6
5000 7.9 46.2 150 20 10 0.6 0.3 | 9.4 48.9 160 19 10 5.0 2.7
4750 7.9 46.2 145 22 11 -1.1 -0.6 | 9.8 49.6 155 19 10 3.8 2.1
4500 7.8 46.0 145 21 11 -1.9 -1.0 | 9.9 49.8 150 18 9 -0.5 -0.3
4250 7.7 45.9 145 18 9 -5.7 -3.1 | 9.8 49.6 150 14 7 -2.0 -1.1
4000 7.0 44.6 140 17 9 -13.0 -7.2 | 9.7 49.5 150 13 6 -3.3 -1.8
3750 6.1 43.0 140 16 8 -7.7 -4.2 | 9.5 49.1 150 12 6 0.5 0.3
3500 5.7 42.3 135 12 6 -6.7 -3.7 | 9.8 49.6 150 11 5 8.0 4.4
3400 5.7 42.3 135 12 6 -6.7 -3.7 | 9.8 49.6 150 11 5 8.0 4.4
3300 4.5 40.1 125 8 4 -28.5 -15.6 | 10.5 50.9 150 9 5 7.9 4.3
3200 4.5 40.1 125 8 4 -28.5 -15.6 | 10.5 50.9 150 9 5 7.9 4.3
3100 4.5 40.1 125 8 4 -28.5 -15.6 | 10.5 50.9 150 9 5 7.9 4.3
3000 2.4 36.3 115 6 3 -12.7 -7.0 | 11.1 52.0 150 9 4 13.5 7.4
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
11/03/2025 at 1400 MST | 11/03/2025 at 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.3
CINH... 0.0 K Index... +14.5 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +15.7
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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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40000 -56.9 -70.4 245 84 43 3.2 1.8 | -57.6 -71.7 245 94 48 2.5 1.4
38000 -54.3 -65.7 245 78 40 4.6 2.5 | -55.0 -67.0 245 90 46 5.0 2.7
36000 -51.6 -60.9 250 71 37 4.6 2.5 | -52.0 -61.6 245 82 42 5.0 2.7
34000 -48.1 -54.6 250 65 34 7.8 4.3 | -48.4 -55.1 245 76 39 7.9 4.3
32000 -43.4 -46.1 250 62 32 7.8 4.3 | -43.7 -46.7 245 72 37 7.9 4.3
30000 -39.1 -38.4 245 59 30 6.0 3.3 | -39.1 -38.4 245 68 35 7.0 3.9
28000 -35.5 -31.9 245 57 29 6.0 3.3 | -34.9 -30.8 245 63 33 7.0 3.9
26000 -30.9 -23.6 245 56 29 7.3 4.0 | -30.5 -22.9 245 60 31 6.2 3.4
24000 -26.5 -15.7 240 56 29 8.4 4.6 | -26.7 -16.1 245 59 30 7.6 4.2
22000 -21.5 -6.7 245 55 28 8.3 4.6 | -22.1 -7.8 240 56 29 7.7 4.2
20000 -16.9 1.6 245 53 27 7.4 4.1 | -17.7 0.1 240 54 28 7.0 3.9
18000 -12.5 9.5 240 50 26 6.9 3.8 | -13.5 7.7 240 53 27 6.9 3.8
16000 -8.5 16.7 240 47 24 6.7 3.7 | -9.4 15.1 245 50 26 6.7 3.7
14000 -4.7 23.5 245 42 21 6.6 3.6 | -5.6 21.9 245 45 23 6.4 3.5
12000 -0.7 30.7 245 35 18 6.5 3.6 | -1.8 28.8 250 38 20 7.4 4.1
10000 2.6 36.7 245 26 13 4.7 2.6 | 2.8 37.0 245 31 16 6.8 3.7
9000 4.2 39.6 245 21 11 5.3 2.9 | 5.2 41.4 240 26 14 6.4 3.5
8000 5.7 42.3 250 17 9 7.2 3.9 | 7.1 44.8 235 23 12 8.9 4.9
7500 6.4 43.5 250 15 8 3.6 2.0 | 7.8 46.0 230 20 10 3.0 1.7
7000 7.1 44.8 250 13 7 4.8 2.7 | 8.6 47.5 230 17 9 6.7 3.7
6500 8.0 46.4 240 11 6 6.4 3.5 | 9.5 49.1 220 13 7 5.6 3.1
6000 8.9 48.0 225 9 4 6.1 3.3 | 10.3 50.5 210 10 5 5.6 3.0
5500 9.8 49.6 195 7 4 5.8 3.2 | 11.3 52.3 190 7 4 6.3 3.5
5000 10.7 51.3 180 7 4 6.8 3.7 | 12.1 53.8 155 7 4 6.0 3.3
4750 11.3 52.3 170 7 4 8.0 4.4 | 12.6 54.7 145 7 4 6.9 3.8
4500 11.9 53.4 170 7 4 8.2 4.5 | 13.2 55.8 140 7 4 7.2 4.0
4250 12.6 54.7 170 7 4 8.4 4.6 | 13.7 56.7 140 7 4 7.1 3.9
4000 13.2 55.8 170 7 3 9.2 5.0 | 14.3 57.7 140 7 3 8.1 4.5
3750 13.9 57.0 170 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 14.9 58.8 135 6 3 7.8 4.3
3500 14.6 58.3 170 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 15.5 59.9 135 5 3 7.2 4.0
3400 14.6 58.3 170 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 15.5 59.9 135 5 3 7.2 4.0
3300 15.3 59.5 170 6 3 11.8 6.5 | 15.8 60.4 130 4 2 0.4 0.2
3200 15.3 59.5 170 6 3 11.8 6.5 | 15.8 60.4 130 4 2 0.4 0.2
3100 15.3 59.5 170 6 3 11.8 6.5 | 15.8 60.4 130 4 2 0.4 0.2
3000 16.4 61.5 170 6 3 15.7 8.6 | 14.4 57.9 130 4 2 -49.9 -27.4
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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