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 Wednesday, November 12, 2025
This forecast is for Wednesday, November 12, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 71.2 F/21.8 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
Maximum rate of lift........................ 0 ft/min (0.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 4709 ft MSL (1848 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 65.0 F/18.8 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... None
Time of overdevelopment........................ 1200 MST
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................. 3774 ft MSL (913 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Thursday 11/13..... Poor
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:35:34 / 17:22:28 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 46 min 54 sec (586 min 54 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:29:01 MST... 28.17 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 11/12/2025 at 0500 MST
Freezing level.................. 11706 ft MSL (8845 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 14902 ft MSL (12041 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 10429 ft MSL (7568 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +5.2
K index......................... +16.2
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 -58.9 -74.0 255 92 47 4.4 2.4 59.8 139.7 26.7 M M
38000 -56.0 -68.8 255 88 45 7.6 4.1 55.2 131.4 24.4 M M
36000 -51.5 -60.7 250 83 42 7.5 4.1 53.1 127.6 23.6 M M
34000 -46.9 -52.4 250 78 40 9.9 5.4 50.6 123.0 22.5 M M
32000 -41.7 -43.1 250 75 39 8.6 4.7 49.5 121.1 22.4 M M
30000 -37.3 -35.1 255 62 32 3.1 1.7 47.6 117.7 21.5 M M
28000 -33.6 -28.5 250 48 25 4.4 2.4 44.8 112.6 19.9 M M
26000 -30.9 -23.6 240 44 23 2.2 1.2 40.7 105.2 17.2 M M
24000 -27.2 -17.0 255 37 19 6.2 3.4 38.0 100.3 15.4 M M
22000 -23.9 -11.0 250 43 22 3.5 1.9 34.9 94.7 13.2 M M
20000 -19.3 -2.7 250 49 25 8.3 4.6 33.4 92.2 12.3 M M
18000 -13.8 7.2 255 40 21 5.5 3.0 32.1 89.9 11.5 M M
16000 -9.1 15.6 250 27 14 8.9 4.9 30.8 87.4 10.5 M M
14000 -4.5 23.9 255 18 9 5.3 2.9 29.4 84.8 9.6 M M
12000 -0.7 30.7 240 14 7 8.3 4.6 27.2 81.0 7.7 M M
10000 3.0 37.4 205 13 7 6.7 3.7 24.9 76.9 5.7 M M
9000 4.8 40.6 210 9 5 6.1 3.4 23.8 74.9 4.6 M M
8000 6.8 44.2 240 8 4 8.9 4.9 22.9 73.3 3.7 M M
7500 8.0 46.4 240 8 4 8.6 4.7 22.8 73.0 3.5 M M
7000 9.3 48.7 235 7 4 8.6 4.7 22.6 72.7 3.4 M M
6500 10.6 51.1 210 6 3 7.7 4.2 22.4 72.3 3.2 M M
6000 11.7 53.1 180 9 4 1.4 0.8 22.0 71.6 2.9 M M
5500 11.8 53.2 165 12 6 5.8 3.2 20.7 69.2 1.5 M M
5000 12.6 54.7 140 18 9 2.6 1.4 20.0 67.9 0.9 M M
4750 12.7 54.9 140 19 10 1.5 0.8 19.3 66.7 0.2 M M
4500 12.9 55.2 140 16 8 5.1 2.8 18.8 65.9 -0.2 43 0.2
4250 13.2 55.8 135 14 7 1.2 0.7 18.4 65.1 -0.7 27 0.1
4000 13.5 56.3 130 12 6 13.3 7.3 17.9 64.3 -1.1 11 0.1
3750 13.8 56.8 125 11 5 -31.1 -17.1 17.5 63.5 -1.6 M M
3500 9.6 49.3 120 10 5 -39.0 -21.4 12.7 54.8 -6.5 113 0.6
3400 9.3 48.7 120 7 4 12.7 7.0 11.6 52.9 -7.5 115 0.6
3300 9.3 48.7 120 7 4 12.7 7.0 11.6 52.9 -7.5 115 0.6
3200 9.1 48.4 120 3 2 -34.2 -18.8 10.7 51.2 -8.5 115 0.6
3100 9.1 48.4 120 3 2 -34.2 -18.8 10.7 51.2 -8.5 115 0.6
3000 9.1 48.4 120 3 2 -34.2 -18.8 10.7 51.2 -8.5 115 0.6
2900 6.4 43.5 000 0 0 11.1 6.1 7.3 45.2 -11.9 188 1.0
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
11/12/2025 at 0800 MST | 11/12/2025 at 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.6
CINH... -0.2 K Index... +16.3 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +16.0
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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 -57.4 -71.3 250 89 46 2.6 1.4 | -57.4 -71.3 240 88 45 1.8 1.0
38000 -54.8 -66.6 250 88 45 5.0 2.8 | -55.3 -67.5 240 87 45 4.4 2.4
36000 -51.8 -61.2 245 84 43 5.0 2.8 | -52.6 -62.7 240 81 42 4.4 2.4
34000 -48.3 -54.9 245 79 41 7.4 4.1 | -49.4 -56.9 240 75 39 7.1 3.9
32000 -43.8 -46.8 250 73 37 7.4 4.1 | -45.2 -49.4 240 66 34 7.1 3.9
30000 -39.6 -39.3 250 65 33 6.3 3.5 | -40.8 -41.4 240 57 30 7.7 4.2
28000 -35.8 -32.4 255 54 28 6.3 3.5 | -35.6 -32.1 250 48 25 7.6 4.2
26000 -32.0 -25.6 255 44 23 5.2 2.9 | -31.4 -24.5 245 42 22 6.7 3.7
24000 -28.8 -19.8 245 37 19 7.7 4.2 | -27.5 -17.5 245 38 20 6.5 3.6
22000 -24.3 -11.7 245 36 19 7.6 4.2 | -23.6 -10.5 245 36 19 6.5 3.6
20000 -19.6 -3.3 245 35 18 8.0 4.4 | -19.1 -2.4 240 34 18 7.9 4.3
18000 -14.9 5.2 245 32 16 7.8 4.3 | -14.3 6.3 235 33 17 8.1 4.5
16000 -9.9 14.2 240 28 15 8.5 4.7 | -9.6 14.7 235 32 16 7.4 4.1
14000 -5.2 22.6 235 25 13 6.8 3.7 | -5.4 22.3 230 28 14 6.6 3.6
12000 -1.4 29.5 235 22 11 6.1 3.3 | -1.6 29.1 230 22 12 6.4 3.5
10000 2.0 35.6 230 18 9 6.7 3.7 | 2.2 36.0 230 17 9 6.8 3.7
9000 4.6 40.3 225 14 7 7.4 4.1 | 4.7 40.5 225 14 7 7.4 4.1
8000 6.9 44.4 220 12 6 8.6 4.7 | 7.0 44.6 215 11 6 8.9 4.9
7500 7.8 46.0 215 11 5 5.1 2.8 | 8.0 46.4 210 11 5 4.9 2.7
7000 8.8 47.8 205 10 5 6.6 3.6 | 9.0 48.2 200 10 5 6.8 3.7
6500 9.7 49.5 190 10 5 4.8 2.6 | 9.8 49.6 190 10 5 4.1 2.2
6000 10.4 50.7 180 11 6 4.4 2.4 | 10.5 50.9 180 10 5 4.6 2.5
5500 10.8 51.4 170 12 6 2.0 1.1 | 11.0 51.8 165 12 6 2.4 1.3
5000 11.1 52.0 155 14 7 3.1 1.7 | 11.3 52.3 155 14 7 3.2 1.7
4750 11.3 52.3 155 17 9 3.4 1.8 | 11.6 52.9 150 16 8 4.2 2.3
4500 11.6 52.9 150 17 9 3.4 1.9 | 11.9 53.4 150 16 8 4.7 2.6
4250 11.7 53.1 145 15 8 -0.9 -0.5 | 12.2 54.0 150 13 7 2.8 1.5
4000 11.4 52.5 145 15 8 -8.2 -4.5 | 12.3 54.1 145 12 6 -1.5 -0.8
3750 10.8 51.4 140 15 8 -5.8 -3.2 | 12.1 53.8 145 11 6 0.4 0.2
3500 10.3 50.5 125 11 6 -12.5 -6.9 | 12.4 54.3 145 10 5 5.5 3.0
3400 10.3 50.5 125 11 6 -12.5 -6.9 | 12.4 54.3 145 10 5 5.5 3.0
3300 8.5 47.3 110 8 4 -36.9 -20.2 | 12.8 55.0 145 8 4 6.9 3.8
3200 8.5 47.3 110 8 4 -36.9 -20.2 | 12.8 55.0 145 8 4 6.9 3.8
3100 8.5 47.3 110 8 4 -36.9 -20.2 | 12.8 55.0 145 8 4 6.9 3.8
3000 5.8 42.4 100 6 3 -21.3 -11.7 | 13.4 56.1 145 8 4 10.0 5.5
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
11/12/2025 at 1400 MST | 11/12/2025 at 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.7
CINH... 0.0 K Index... +14.4 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +18.0
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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 -57.7 -71.9 240 86 44 0.7 0.4 | -55.9 -68.6 245 79 40 1.5 0.8
38000 -56.1 -69.0 240 85 44 3.7 2.0 | -54.6 -66.3 240 78 40 2.6 1.4
36000 -53.9 -65.0 235 81 42 3.7 2.0 | -53.0 -63.4 240 73 38 2.6 1.4
34000 -50.9 -59.6 235 74 38 7.7 4.2 | -50.6 -59.1 235 68 35 7.2 4.0
32000 -46.2 -51.2 235 62 32 7.8 4.3 | -46.2 -51.2 235 61 31 7.3 4.0
30000 -41.4 -42.5 240 52 27 8.2 4.5 | -41.7 -43.1 235 52 27 8.0 4.4
28000 -36.5 -33.7 240 45 23 8.2 4.5 | -36.3 -33.3 235 40 21 8.0 4.4
26000 -31.2 -24.2 240 40 21 7.8 4.3 | -31.6 -24.9 235 33 17 7.9 4.3
24000 -26.6 -15.9 240 37 19 6.1 3.4 | -26.9 -16.4 235 29 15 6.9 3.8
22000 -22.9 -9.2 245 35 18 6.3 3.4 | -22.9 -9.2 240 27 14 6.9 3.8
20000 -18.8 -1.8 240 32 17 7.2 4.0 | -18.8 -1.8 235 26 13 6.8 3.7
18000 -14.3 6.3 235 31 16 7.9 4.3 | -14.8 5.4 225 26 13 6.8 3.7
16000 -9.8 14.4 235 29 15 7.1 3.9 | -10.6 12.9 220 26 13 7.7 4.2
14000 -5.7 21.7 230 26 14 6.0 3.3 | -6.4 20.5 225 26 13 6.8 3.8
12000 -2.1 28.2 225 23 12 6.8 3.7 | -2.3 27.9 230 23 12 7.2 3.9
10000 2.1 35.8 225 18 9 7.4 4.0 | 2.1 35.8 235 18 9 7.6 4.2
9000 4.8 40.6 220 14 7 7.9 4.3 | 5.0 41.0 230 15 8 8.1 4.5
8000 7.2 45.0 215 11 6 9.0 4.9 | 7.5 45.5 225 12 6 9.8 5.4
7500 8.3 46.9 210 10 5 5.5 3.0 | 8.6 47.5 215 11 5 5.8 3.2
7000 9.2 48.6 200 9 5 6.3 3.5 | 9.7 49.5 205 9 5 7.3 4.0
6500 10.2 50.4 185 9 5 6.3 3.4 | 10.9 51.6 190 9 5 7.4 4.1
6000 11.0 51.8 170 9 5 5.4 3.0 | 11.8 53.2 170 10 5 6.7 3.7
5500 11.8 53.2 155 10 5 4.8 2.6 | 12.8 55.0 155 11 6 5.8 3.2
5000 12.5 54.5 150 10 5 4.6 2.5 | 13.6 56.5 150 12 6 6.5 3.6
4750 12.8 55.0 150 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 14.1 57.4 150 13 6 6.6 3.6
4500 13.3 55.9 150 10 5 7.6 4.2 | 14.5 58.1 145 12 6 4.8 2.6
4250 13.9 57.0 150 9 5 8.4 4.6 | 14.9 58.8 145 10 5 4.8 2.7
4000 14.5 58.1 155 9 5 8.8 4.8 | 15.2 59.4 150 9 5 6.0 3.3
3750 15.2 59.4 155 9 5 8.7 4.8 | 15.7 60.3 150 9 4 7.0 3.9
3500 15.8 60.4 155 8 4 9.0 4.9 | 16.2 61.2 150 7 3 4.9 2.7
3400 15.8 60.4 155 8 4 9.0 4.9 | 16.2 61.2 150 7 3 4.9 2.7
3300 16.5 61.7 155 7 4 11.0 6.0 | 16.2 61.2 145 5 2 -6.3 -3.5
3200 16.5 61.7 155 7 4 11.0 6.0 | 16.2 61.2 145 5 2 -6.3 -3.5
3100 16.5 61.7 155 7 4 11.0 6.0 | 16.2 61.2 145 5 2 -6.3 -3.5
3000 17.4 63.3 155 7 4 11.5 6.3 | 14.9 58.8 140 4 2 -29.9 -16.4
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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Boise, Idaho at
Latitude: 43.56774
Longitude: -116.21089
Elevation: 2867 feet (874 meters)
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