Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
918
UXUS97 KBOI 191305
SRGBOI
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Boise, Idaho
605 AM MST Wednesday, November 19, 2025
This forecast is for Wednesday, November 19, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 58.4 F/14.7 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
Maximum rate of lift........................ 0 ft/min (0.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 4960 ft MSL (2099 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....... Broken/overcast opaque middle
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 3088 ft MSL (227 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Thursday 11/20..... Poor
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:44:32 / 17:16:06 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 31 min 34 sec (571 min 34 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:30:19 MST... 26.41 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 11/19/2025 at 0500 MST
Freezing level.................. 8182 ft MSL (5321 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 8264 ft MSL (5403 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 6085 ft MSL (3224 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +4.1
K index......................... +27.8
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 -49.6 -57.3 345 86 44 -13.1 -7.2 76.4 169.6 42.1 M M
38000 -46.5 -51.7 350 64 33 7.5 4.1 72.3 162.1 40.5 M M
36000 -42.0 -43.6 330 32 17 8.8 4.8 70.2 158.4 40.2 M M
34000 -46.6 -51.9 345 34 18 -12.1 -6.6 54.9 130.8 30.6 M M
32000 -45.5 -49.9 305 32 16 3.5 1.9 48.1 118.5 26.6 M M
30000 -44.5 -48.1 235 16 8 -9.8 -5.4 40.2 104.4 21.6 M M
28000 -42.8 -45.0 225 34 18 10.2 5.6 34.7 94.4 18.0 M M
26000 -38.1 -36.6 225 29 15 6.5 3.5 33.2 91.8 17.4 M M
24000 -33.7 -28.7 230 23 12 8.2 4.5 31.4 88.5 16.3 M M
22000 -29.2 -20.6 245 28 14 5.8 3.2 29.7 85.4 15.4 M M
20000 -25.9 -14.6 235 19 10 7.1 3.9 26.6 79.9 13.2 M M
18000 -20.7 -5.3 225 20 10 4.3 2.4 25.8 78.5 12.8 M M
16000 -16.3 2.7 235 25 13 7.3 4.0 23.5 74.3 10.9 M M
14000 -11.6 11.1 255 20 10 7.7 4.2 22.3 72.1 10.0 M M
12000 -8.6 16.5 225 15 8 8.9 4.9 19.3 66.7 7.5 M M
10000 -3.2 26.2 205 14 7 8.7 4.8 18.9 66.0 7.2 M M
9000 -1.6 29.1 205 13 7 5.6 3.1 17.6 63.7 5.9 M M
8000 0.3 32.5 205 10 5 4.9 2.7 16.5 61.8 4.9 M M
7500 1.2 34.2 185 11 6 7.7 4.2 16.0 60.8 4.4 M M
7000 2.3 36.1 175 10 5 7.4 4.1 15.6 60.2 4.1 M M
6500 3.4 38.1 170 8 4 7.4 4.0 15.3 59.5 3.7 M M
6000 4.4 39.9 160 6 3 2.3 1.3 14.8 58.7 3.3 M M
5500 4.1 39.4 200 2 1 -6.5 -3.6 13.1 55.5 1.5 M M
5000 4.1 39.4 310 5 2 10.4 5.7 11.6 53.0 0.1 M M
4750 4.6 40.3 315 7 4 5.8 3.2 11.5 52.7 -0.1 86 0.4
4500 5.0 41.0 315 8 4 4.9 2.7 11.1 52.1 -0.4 67 0.3
4250 5.5 41.9 310 9 5 5.2 2.8 10.8 51.4 -0.7 47 0.2
4000 5.8 42.4 310 10 5 5.8 3.2 10.5 50.8 -1.1 30 0.2
3750 6.1 43.0 310 9 5 1.1 0.6 10.1 50.1 -1.5 13 0.1
3500 6.2 43.2 315 8 4 1.1 0.6 9.3 48.7 -2.2 2 0.0
3400 6.5 43.7 320 6 3 6.4 3.5 8.9 48.0 -2.6 M M
3300 6.5 43.7 320 6 3 6.4 3.5 8.9 48.0 -2.6 M M
3200 6.9 44.4 325 4 2 3.1 1.7 8.5 47.4 -3.0 M M
3100 6.9 44.4 325 4 2 3.1 1.7 8.5 47.4 -3.0 M M
3000 6.9 44.4 325 4 2 3.1 1.7 8.5 47.4 -3.0 M M
2900 7.2 45.0 340 3 2 13.0 7.1 8.2 46.8 -3.4 M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
11/19/2025 at 0800 MST | 11/19/2025 at 1100 MST
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CAPE... +2.2 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +14.2 LI... -0.1
CINH... -15.9 K Index... +26.3 | CINH... -22.3 K Index... +24.0
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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 -47.9 -54.2 345 71 36 4.7 2.6 | -49.0 -56.2 340 68 35 4.1 2.2
38000 -46.8 -52.2 345 75 39 -0.8 -0.5 | -48.4 -55.1 340 73 38 -1.7 -1.0
36000 -47.3 -53.1 350 73 38 -0.8 -0.5 | -49.4 -56.9 350 73 37 -1.7 -1.0
34000 -47.6 -53.7 355 72 37 4.1 2.3 | -49.8 -57.6 360 74 38 8.2 4.5
32000 -44.4 -47.9 360 71 36 5.3 2.9 | -45.3 -49.5 360 81 42 7.6 4.2
30000 -41.2 -42.2 360 69 36 5.0 2.8 | -40.7 -41.3 005 86 44 7.7 4.2
28000 -38.3 -36.9 350 48 25 4.8 2.6 | -36.1 -33.0 005 78 40 7.7 4.2
26000 -35.5 -31.9 325 25 13 3.0 1.7 | -31.8 -25.2 005 67 35 5.9 3.2
24000 -33.7 -28.7 245 24 12 2.8 1.5 | -27.9 -18.2 005 50 25 6.5 3.6
22000 -30.3 -22.5 230 28 15 6.1 3.3 | -27.4 -17.3 330 15 8 0.1 0.0
20000 -26.3 -15.3 225 27 14 7.6 4.1 | -25.8 -14.4 235 20 10 6.1 3.4
18000 -21.7 -7.1 230 23 12 8.1 4.5 | -22.0 -7.6 230 24 12 7.3 4.0
16000 -17.2 1.0 235 19 10 7.2 4.0 | -17.6 0.3 235 17 9 7.3 4.0
14000 -13.1 8.4 245 15 8 6.9 3.8 | -13.5 7.7 230 14 7 7.2 3.9
12000 -9.2 15.4 235 11 6 6.8 3.7 | -9.2 15.4 220 13 7 6.6 3.6
10000 -4.5 23.9 210 8 4 8.0 4.4 | -4.6 23.7 215 11 6 8.5 4.7
9000 -1.8 28.8 200 8 4 6.3 3.5 | -1.6 29.1 205 11 6 7.0 3.9
8000 -0.1 31.8 195 7 3 5.7 3.1 | 0.1 32.2 200 9 5 3.9 2.1
7500 0.6 33.1 190 5 2 2.7 1.5 | 0.6 33.1 195 8 4 1.6 0.9
7000 0.9 33.6 175 4 2 2.7 1.5 | 0.9 33.6 185 6 3 3.6 2.0
6500 1.8 35.2 165 3 1 8.3 4.5 | 1.3 34.3 180 4 2 4.9 2.7
6000 2.7 36.9 165 3 2 6.6 3.6 | 2.2 36.0 165 4 2 6.6 3.6
5500 3.6 38.5 165 3 2 5.8 3.2 | 2.9 37.2 155 5 3 4.8 2.6
5000 4.4 39.9 170 3 1 5.2 2.8 | 3.9 39.0 160 6 3 5.7 3.1
4750 4.7 40.5 180 3 1 4.6 2.5 | 4.2 39.6 165 6 3 4.8 2.7
4500 5.0 41.0 185 3 1 3.6 2.0 | 4.6 40.3 170 5 3 4.8 2.6
4250 5.3 41.5 190 2 1 3.4 1.9 | 4.9 40.8 175 5 2 5.4 3.0
4000 5.5 41.9 195 2 1 3.2 1.8 | 5.4 41.7 180 4 2 6.3 3.5
3750 5.8 42.4 195 2 1 5.4 3.0 | 5.9 42.6 180 4 2 7.6 4.2
3500 6.3 43.3 200 2 1 7.5 4.1 | 6.5 43.7 180 4 2 8.6 4.7
3400 6.3 43.3 200 2 1 7.5 4.1 | 6.5 43.7 180 4 2 8.6 4.7
3300 6.7 44.1 200 1 1 3.5 1.9 | 7.1 44.8 185 3 2 7.9 4.3
3200 6.7 44.1 200 1 1 3.5 1.9 | 7.1 44.8 185 3 2 7.9 4.3
3100 6.7 44.1 200 1 1 3.5 1.9 | 7.1 44.8 185 3 2 7.9 4.3
3000 6.9 44.4 200 2 1 3.5 1.9 | 7.6 45.7 185 3 2 8.4 4.6
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
11/19/2025 at 1400 MST | 11/19/2025 at 1700 MST
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CAPE... +19.1 LI... +1.8 | CAPE... +21.2 LI... +4.9
CINH... -22.4 K Index... +19.5 | CINH... -29.3 K Index... +16.3
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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 -50.6 -59.1 330 61 32 2.9 1.6 | -52.8 -63.0 330 47 24 1.8 1.0
38000 -50.1 -58.2 335 66 34 -1.1 -0.6 | -51.9 -61.4 335 50 26 1.3 0.7
36000 -50.8 -59.4 350 63 32 -1.1 -0.6 | -51.1 -60.0 345 46 24 1.3 0.7
34000 -50.7 -59.3 005 64 33 8.4 4.6 | -49.7 -57.5 355 44 23 7.1 3.9
32000 -46.2 -51.2 005 67 34 7.5 4.1 | -45.7 -50.3 355 46 23 6.8 3.7
30000 -41.5 -42.7 360 69 36 9.5 5.2 | -41.4 -42.5 355 47 24 8.4 4.6
28000 -35.9 -32.6 005 71 36 9.4 5.1 | -36.4 -33.5 360 46 24 8.3 4.6
26000 -30.1 -22.2 010 66 34 7.5 4.1 | -31.3 -24.3 005 46 24 8.7 4.8
24000 -25.6 -14.1 015 55 28 7.4 4.1 | -25.4 -13.7 020 46 23 8.3 4.5
22000 -23.6 -10.5 005 34 17 2.9 1.6 | -21.5 -6.7 010 37 19 6.4 3.5
20000 -22.0 -7.6 335 16 8 2.5 1.4 | -18.8 -1.8 360 26 13 2.4 1.3
18000 -20.3 -4.5 265 14 7 4.5 2.5 | -17.6 0.3 325 12 6 0.3 0.2
16000 -17.4 0.7 235 17 9 6.1 3.4 | -16.6 2.1 235 13 7 4.0 2.2
14000 -13.3 8.1 225 17 9 7.4 4.1 | -13.2 8.2 220 18 9 7.0 3.8
12000 -8.8 16.2 225 16 8 8.1 4.5 | -8.7 16.3 215 18 9 7.8 4.3
10000 -4.2 24.4 215 12 6 8.4 4.6 | -3.9 25.0 205 15 7 8.0 4.4
9000 -1.3 29.7 210 11 6 7.3 4.0 | -1.6 29.1 200 13 7 7.8 4.3
8000 0.8 33.4 205 10 5 7.0 3.9 | 1.1 34.0 190 10 5 8.2 4.5
7500 1.7 35.1 200 9 5 4.2 2.3 | 2.0 35.6 185 9 5 3.9 2.2
7000 2.1 35.8 195 7 4 2.6 1.4 | 2.7 36.9 175 8 4 5.9 3.2
6500 2.4 36.3 180 5 2 2.6 1.4 | 3.5 38.3 160 8 4 5.2 2.8
6000 2.9 37.2 150 3 2 3.3 1.8 | 4.2 39.6 150 7 4 4.9 2.7
5500 3.6 38.5 125 3 2 7.5 4.1 | 4.9 40.8 140 7 3 4.4 2.4
5000 4.7 40.5 130 3 2 6.9 3.8 | 5.4 41.7 135 5 2 4.9 2.7
4750 5.1 41.2 130 3 2 5.8 3.2 | 5.8 42.4 135 4 2 6.7 3.7
4500 5.6 42.1 140 3 1 7.2 4.0 | 6.4 43.5 140 4 2 8.0 4.4
4250 6.1 43.0 145 3 1 8.3 4.6 | 7.0 44.6 140 4 2 8.2 4.5
4000 6.8 44.2 150 2 1 8.4 4.6 | 7.6 45.7 145 3 2 8.9 4.9
3750 7.4 45.3 150 2 1 9.1 5.0 | 8.2 46.8 145 3 2 9.1 5.0
3500 8.1 46.6 155 2 1 10.3 5.6 | 8.9 48.0 150 3 1 7.7 4.2
3400 8.1 46.6 155 2 1 10.3 5.6 | 8.9 48.0 150 3 1 7.7 4.2
3300 8.9 48.0 155 2 1 11.1 6.1 | 9.3 48.7 150 2 1 1.9 1.1
3200 8.9 48.0 155 2 1 11.1 6.1 | 9.3 48.7 150 2 1 1.9 1.1
3100 8.9 48.0 155 2 1 11.1 6.1 | 9.3 48.7 150 2 1 1.9 1.1
3000 9.8 49.6 155 2 1 12.4 6.8 | 8.8 47.8 140 2 1 -18.7 -10.2
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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The information contained herein is based on rawinsonde observation and/or
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Boise, Idaho at
Latitude: 43.56774
Longitude: -116.21089
Elevation: 2867 feet (874 meters)
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