Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
945
UXUS97 KBOI 131306
SRGBOI
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Boise, Idaho
706 AM MDT Monday, July 13, 2026
This forecast is for Monday, July 13, 2026:
If the trigger temperature of 88.1 F/31.1 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
Maximum rate of lift........................ 939 ft/min (4.8 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 14394 ft MSL (11427 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 98.0 F/37.1 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1045 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ 2100 MDT
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 11277 ft MSL (8310 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Tuesday 07/14...... Excellent
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:16:11 / 21:25:10 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 15 hr 8 min 59 sec (908 min 59 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:50:40 MDT... 65.78 degrees
Upper air data from rawinsonde observation taken on 07/13/2026 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 15955 ft MSL (12988 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 18360 ft MSL (15393 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 16671 ft MSL (13705 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +1.2
K index......................... +24.7
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
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40000 -49.6 -57.3 210 58 30 6.0 3.3 M M M M M
38000 -46.0 -50.8 205 57 30 6.0 3.3 M M M M M
36000 -42.4 -44.3 205 56 29 6.3 3.5 M M M M M
34000 -38.2 -36.8 205 53 27 7.1 3.9 M M M M M
32000 -33.9 -29.0 210 49 25 7.0 3.8 M M M M M
30000 -30.0 -22.0 210 48 25 6.5 3.5 53.1 127.6 12.2 M M
28000 -26.1 -15.0 210 48 24 7.2 3.9 50.7 123.3 10.6 M M
26000 -21.7 -7.1 210 46 24 7.5 4.1 48.8 119.9 9.3 M M
24000 -16.9 1.6 205 44 23 7.1 3.9 46.8 116.2 7.8 M M
22000 -12.7 9.1 205 44 22 7.4 4.0 44.9 112.9 6.4 M M
20000 -8.3 17.1 205 44 23 7.5 4.1 43.2 109.8 5.0 M M
18000 -4.1 24.6 205 44 23 7.0 3.8 41.5 106.7 3.5 M M
16000 -0.1 31.8 215 45 23 6.8 3.7 39.5 103.0 1.7 M M
14000 3.6 38.5 225 40 21 5.7 3.1 37.2 99.0 -0.5 911 4.6
12000 7.6 45.7 240 30 15 7.2 4.0 35.2 95.4 -2.3 732 3.7
10000 11.6 52.9 250 15 8 7.7 4.2 33.4 92.0 -4.1 551 2.8
9000 14.0 57.2 260 9 5 8.8 4.8 32.8 91.0 -4.7 449 2.3
8000 17.7 63.9 260 5 3 7.3 4.0 32.8 91.0 -4.7 302 1.5
7500 18.7 65.7 255 4 2 9.2 5.1 32.3 90.1 -5.2 257 1.3
7000 20.1 68.2 250 4 2 8.2 4.5 32.1 89.9 -5.3 202 1.0
6500 21.3 70.3 240 4 2 8.8 4.8 31.9 89.4 -5.6 150 0.8
6000 22.6 72.7 240 4 2 8.5 4.6 31.7 89.1 -5.7 96 0.5
5500 23.9 75.0 240 4 2 8.8 4.8 31.6 88.8 -5.9 43 0.2
5000 25.2 77.4 245 4 2 7.9 4.4 31.4 88.5 -6.2 M M
4750 25.7 78.3 260 4 2 6.1 3.4 31.2 88.1 -6.4 M M
4500 26.1 79.0 265 3 2 6.0 3.3 30.9 87.6 -6.7 M M
4250 26.5 79.7 270 3 1 2.4 1.3 30.5 87.0 -7.1 M M
4000 26.4 79.5 275 2 1 -2.9 -1.6 29.7 85.5 -7.9 M M
3750 26.3 79.3 285 2 1 1.4 0.8 28.9 84.0 -8.8 M M
3500 26.2 79.2 020 1 1 -7.4 -4.1 28.1 82.7 -9.6 M M
3400 26.2 79.2 020 1 1 -7.4 -4.1 28.1 82.7 -9.6 M M
3300 24.6 76.3 050 2 1 -37.0 -20.3 26.0 78.8 -11.7 M M
3200 24.6 76.3 050 2 1 -37.0 -20.3 26.0 78.8 -11.7 M M
3100 24.6 76.3 050 2 1 -37.0 -20.3 26.0 78.8 -11.7 M M
3000 22.0 71.6 065 3 1 -17.5 -9.6 23.0 73.4 -14.7 26 0.1
2900 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
07/13/2026 at 0900 MDT | 07/13/2026 at 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.0
CINH... 0.0 K Index... +26.4 | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +26.8
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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 -48.9 -56.0 210 51 26 5.5 3.0 | -49.3 -56.7 210 48 25 6.1 3.3
38000 -45.6 -50.1 205 56 29 5.5 3.0 | -45.6 -50.1 210 50 26 6.1 3.3
36000 -42.3 -44.1 200 61 31 6.0 3.3 | -41.9 -43.4 210 51 26 6.4 3.5
34000 -37.9 -36.2 200 57 29 7.3 4.0 | -37.7 -35.9 210 50 26 7.1 3.9
32000 -33.6 -28.5 205 53 27 7.2 4.0 | -33.5 -28.3 215 48 25 7.6 4.2
30000 -29.8 -21.6 205 49 25 6.2 3.4 | -29.4 -20.9 210 45 23 6.8 3.8
28000 -26.1 -15.0 205 45 23 6.9 3.8 | -25.3 -13.5 210 42 21 6.8 3.7
26000 -21.8 -7.2 205 41 21 7.2 4.0 | -20.8 -5.4 205 40 20 6.8 3.7
24000 -17.2 1.0 205 40 21 6.7 3.7 | -17.1 1.2 205 40 21 6.2 3.4
22000 -13.2 8.2 205 41 21 7.0 3.8 | -13.4 7.9 205 43 22 6.9 3.8
20000 -9.0 15.8 205 42 22 7.1 3.9 | -9.3 15.3 205 43 22 7.1 3.9
18000 -4.6 23.7 210 42 22 7.8 4.3 | -5.0 23.0 210 41 21 7.1 3.9
16000 -0.3 31.5 220 41 21 6.9 3.8 | -0.8 30.6 215 37 19 7.4 4.0
14000 3.4 38.1 235 36 18 6.5 3.6 | 3.8 38.8 215 29 15 7.2 3.9
12000 7.4 45.3 250 27 14 7.6 4.2 | 7.1 44.8 240 19 10 6.5 3.6
10000 11.9 53.4 245 14 7 7.6 4.2 | 11.7 53.1 255 13 7 8.4 4.6
9000 14.8 58.6 230 7 4 7.8 4.3 | 14.9 58.8 245 9 5 8.3 4.5
8000 17.7 63.9 195 6 3 7.2 3.9 | 17.7 63.9 230 7 4 6.4 3.5
7500 18.6 65.5 195 5 3 8.6 4.7 | 18.7 65.7 235 6 3 9.1 5.0
7000 19.9 67.8 195 5 3 7.7 4.2 | 19.9 67.8 240 6 3 7.3 4.0
6500 21.0 69.8 200 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 21.0 69.8 250 6 3 8.0 4.4
6000 22.2 72.0 210 5 3 6.8 3.7 | 22.2 72.0 265 6 3 6.0 3.3
5500 23.1 73.6 230 4 2 6.8 3.7 | 23.1 73.6 285 6 3 8.1 4.4
5000 24.0 75.2 255 4 2 3.0 1.7 | 24.1 75.4 295 7 3 3.6 2.0
4750 24.1 75.4 275 4 2 2.3 1.2 | 24.3 75.7 300 7 4 4.9 2.7
4500 24.3 75.7 285 4 2 3.5 1.9 | 24.8 76.6 305 7 3 7.6 4.2
4250 24.5 76.1 295 3 2 1.8 1.0 | 25.3 77.5 305 6 3 8.2 4.5
4000 24.5 76.1 295 3 2 -0.1 -0.1 | 26.0 78.8 305 6 3 8.7 4.8
3750 24.5 76.1 295 3 2 1.8 1.0 | 26.6 79.9 305 7 3 8.7 4.8
3500 24.8 76.6 300 2 1 5.3 2.9 | 27.3 81.1 305 6 3 13.3 7.3
3400 24.8 76.6 300 2 1 5.3 2.9 | 27.3 81.1 305 6 3 13.3 7.3
3300 25.2 77.4 295 1 1 7.3 4.0 | 28.6 83.5 300 6 3 20.4 11.2
3200 25.2 77.4 295 1 1 7.3 4.0 | 28.6 83.5 300 6 3 20.4 11.2
3100 25.2 77.4 295 1 1 7.3 4.0 | 28.6 83.5 300 6 3 20.4 11.2
3000 25.8 78.4 275 1 1 6.3 3.4 | 29.9 85.8 300 6 3 10.3 5.6
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
07/13/2026 at 1500 MDT | 07/13/2026 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.0
CINH... 0.0 K Index... +23.9 | CINH... -2.1 K Index... +25.3
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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 -49.5 -57.1 210 53 27 6.4 3.5 | -49.8 -57.6 210 57 29 6.7 3.7
38000 -45.7 -50.3 210 56 29 6.4 3.5 | -45.7 -50.3 215 59 30 6.7 3.7
36000 -41.9 -43.4 215 58 30 6.6 3.6 | -41.7 -43.1 220 62 32 6.7 3.7
34000 -37.7 -35.9 215 54 28 6.9 3.8 | -37.6 -35.7 215 57 29 6.7 3.7
32000 -33.5 -28.3 215 50 26 7.5 4.1 | -33.6 -28.5 215 52 27 7.3 4.0
30000 -29.3 -20.7 210 45 23 7.2 3.9 | -29.3 -20.7 210 46 24 7.2 4.0
28000 -25.0 -13.0 210 40 21 6.9 3.8 | -25.0 -13.0 205 42 21 6.9 3.8
26000 -20.5 -4.9 210 37 19 6.9 3.8 | -20.4 -4.7 205 37 19 6.9 3.8
24000 -16.6 2.1 205 37 19 6.4 3.5 | -16.1 3.0 210 35 18 7.9 4.3
22000 -12.8 9.0 205 40 20 6.9 3.8 | -11.5 11.3 210 35 18 6.5 3.6
20000 -8.8 16.2 205 41 21 7.0 3.8 | -7.8 18.0 215 35 18 6.3 3.5
18000 -4.8 23.4 205 38 20 6.9 3.8 | -4.2 24.4 215 33 17 6.3 3.4
16000 -0.9 30.4 205 32 17 6.5 3.6 | -0.6 30.9 210 29 15 6.5 3.5
14000 3.4 38.1 205 25 13 7.7 4.2 | 3.5 38.3 205 25 13 7.0 3.8
12000 7.3 45.1 220 14 7 5.8 3.2 | 8.2 46.8 200 19 10 8.1 4.4
10000 11.6 52.9 255 12 6 8.8 4.8 | 12.6 54.7 195 7 3 7.3 4.0
9000 15.0 59.0 265 10 5 9.0 4.9 | 15.3 59.5 325 1 1 7.4 4.1
8000 18.1 64.6 280 9 5 6.8 3.7 | 18.0 64.4 350 7 4 6.1 3.3
7500 19.1 66.4 285 9 4 9.8 5.4 | 18.9 66.0 345 9 5 9.1 5.0
7000 20.4 68.7 290 9 4 8.0 4.4 | 20.2 68.4 340 10 5 7.4 4.1
6500 21.7 71.1 300 9 5 10.1 5.5 | 21.5 70.7 345 11 6 10.4 5.7
6000 23.2 73.8 300 9 5 8.8 4.8 | 23.0 73.4 340 11 6 8.5 4.6
5500 24.6 76.3 305 9 5 10.9 6.0 | 24.4 75.9 340 12 6 11.4 6.3
5000 26.1 79.0 305 9 5 10.0 5.5 | 25.9 78.6 340 12 6 9.4 5.2
4750 26.9 80.4 305 10 5 10.0 5.5 | 26.6 79.9 340 13 6 9.5 5.2
4500 27.6 81.7 305 9 5 10.2 5.6 | 27.4 81.3 340 12 6 10.5 5.7
4250 28.4 83.1 305 9 5 10.0 5.5 | 28.1 82.6 335 11 6 9.6 5.3
4000 29.1 84.4 305 9 5 10.2 5.6 | 28.8 83.8 335 11 6 9.0 4.9
3750 29.9 85.8 305 10 5 9.1 5.0 | 29.5 85.1 335 12 6 9.3 5.1
3500 30.6 87.1 305 9 4 13.1 7.2 | 30.2 86.4 335 10 5 10.9 6.0
3400 30.6 87.1 305 9 4 13.1 7.2 | 30.2 86.4 335 10 5 10.9 6.0
3300 31.9 89.4 305 9 4 23.4 12.8 | 31.1 88.0 335 10 5 13.5 7.4
3200 31.9 89.4 305 9 4 23.4 12.8 | 31.1 88.0 335 10 5 13.5 7.4
3100 31.9 89.4 305 9 4 23.4 12.8 | 31.1 88.0 335 10 5 13.5 7.4
3000 33.4 92.1 305 9 5 7.9 4.4 | 32.1 89.8 335 10 5 10.7 5.8
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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