847
UXUS97 KBOI 031308
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
608 AM MST TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 59.1 F/15.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 39 FT/MIN (0.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 4480 FT MSL (1619 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 52.0 F/11.6 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................. 3847 FT MSL (986 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 02/04.... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:58:30 / 17:58:53 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 0 MIN 23 SEC (600 MIN 23 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:58:41 MST... 28.60 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/03/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8793 FT MSL (5932 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14121 FT MSL (11260 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 8596 FT MSL (5735 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +12.6
K INDEX......................... +16.4
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 -68.2 -90.8 005 89 46 8.6 4.7 47.8 118.1 23.5 M M
38000 -63.4 -82.1 360 74 38 6.7 3.7 46.3 115.4 23.1 M M
36000 -59.6 -75.3 355 55 28 7.5 4.1 43.2 109.7 21.6 M M
34000 -54.9 -66.8 350 40 20 8.0 4.4 41.5 106.6 21.0 M M
32000 -49.9 -57.8 340 37 19 9.2 5.1 40.3 104.6 20.8 M M
30000 -44.3 -47.7 335 41 21 9.7 5.3 40.1 104.1 21.2 M M
28000 -38.0 -36.4 335 44 23 8.3 4.6 39.6 103.3 21.4 M M
26000 -33.1 -27.6 330 37 19 8.2 4.5 38.4 101.2 21.0 M M
24000 -28.5 -19.3 325 35 18 8.7 4.8 36.9 98.5 20.3 M M
22000 -23.2 -9.8 315 39 20 6.4 3.5 36.2 97.2 20.3 M M
20000 -19.7 -3.5 310 43 22 6.2 3.4 33.4 92.2 18.4 M M
18000 -16.0 3.2 305 43 22 6.5 3.6 31.0 87.8 16.7 M M
16000 -12.4 9.7 315 34 18 8.7 4.8 28.4 83.2 14.8 M M
14000 -8.2 17.2 305 29 15 7.2 4.0 25.8 78.5 12.7 M M
12000 -5.1 22.8 305 26 13 7.5 4.1 23.0 73.4 10.3 M M
10000 -2.1 28.2 305 19 10 4.2 2.3 20.0 68.1 7.6 M M
9000 -0.4 31.3 315 15 8 6.1 3.4 18.8 65.8 6.6 M M
8000 1.4 34.5 305 14 7 2.6 1.4 17.6 63.7 5.5 M M
7500 1.7 35.1 315 13 7 6.0 3.3 16.4 61.5 4.3 M M
7000 2.7 36.9 325 13 7 6.7 3.7 16.0 60.7 3.9 M M
6500 3.8 38.8 330 12 6 4.5 2.5 15.5 60.0 3.6 M M
6000 4.4 39.9 335 10 5 2.6 1.4 14.4 57.9 2.7 M M
5500 4.8 40.6 335 8 4 5.9 3.3 13.5 56.3 1.7 M M
5000 5.8 42.4 325 7 3 7.1 3.9 12.9 55.3 1.2 M M
4750 6.2 43.2 320 6 3 2.5 1.4 12.7 54.8 0.9 M M
4500 6.2 43.2 315 6 3 0.9 0.5 11.9 53.4 0.2 M M
4250 6.4 43.5 310 5 3 6.2 3.4 11.5 52.7 -0.3 31 0.2
4000 6.5 43.7 305 5 3 -10.7 -5.9 10.8 51.5 -0.9 20 0.1
3750 5.2 41.4 290 5 2 -15.1 -8.3 8.7 47.7 -3.0 54 0.3
3500 4.5 40.1 275 4 2 -10.0 -5.5 7.3 45.1 -4.4 65 0.3
3400 3.6 38.5 260 4 2 -6.8 -3.7 5.7 42.2 -6.1 86 0.4
3300 3.6 38.5 260 4 2 -6.8 -3.7 5.7 42.2 -6.1 86 0.4
3200 3.6 38.5 245 5 2 2.2 1.2 4.9 40.9 -6.8 78 0.4
3100 3.6 38.5 245 5 2 2.2 1.2 4.9 40.9 -6.8 78 0.4
3000 3.6 38.5 245 5 2 2.2 1.2 4.9 40.9 -6.8 78 0.4
2900 0.6 33.1 190 3 2 -99.0 -54.3 1.2 34.1 -10.5 161 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/03/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/03/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.0
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +13.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +10.2
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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 -64.6 -84.3 360 88 46 0.2 0.1 | -64.4 -83.9 360 83 43 0.5 0.3
38000 -61.4 -78.5 360 85 44 7.6 4.1 | -60.7 -77.3 360 80 41 8.3 4.6
36000 -56.9 -70.4 360 74 38 7.6 4.1 | -55.7 -68.3 360 71 36 8.3 4.6
34000 -52.4 -62.3 355 61 32 7.3 4.0 | -51.0 -59.8 355 61 32 7.3 4.0
32000 -48.0 -54.4 345 50 26 7.3 4.0 | -46.6 -51.9 350 52 27 7.3 4.0
30000 -43.5 -46.3 335 43 22 7.9 4.3 | -42.0 -43.6 345 46 23 7.8 4.3
28000 -38.7 -37.7 325 42 22 7.9 4.3 | -37.3 -35.1 340 43 22 7.8 4.3
26000 -34.1 -29.4 320 41 21 7.7 4.2 | -32.2 -26.0 330 40 21 7.6 4.2
24000 -28.9 -20.0 315 40 20 8.3 4.6 | -27.6 -17.7 325 38 20 7.3 4.0
22000 -23.9 -11.0 315 37 19 8.3 4.6 | -23.2 -9.8 325 36 18 7.4 4.0
20000 -19.6 -3.3 315 35 18 6.8 3.7 | -19.2 -2.6 320 32 16 6.5 3.6
18000 -15.6 3.9 315 32 17 6.7 3.7 | -15.4 4.3 320 28 14 6.3 3.5
16000 -11.7 10.9 315 27 14 7.0 3.8 | -11.3 11.7 320 24 12 7.0 3.8
14000 -7.7 18.1 315 22 11 5.9 3.2 | -7.3 18.9 315 19 10 6.0 3.3
12000 -4.6 23.7 315 17 9 5.2 2.9 | -4.1 24.6 310 14 7 5.4 3.0
10000 -1.5 29.3 305 12 6 5.6 3.1 | -0.9 30.4 295 11 5 5.4 3.0
9000 0.0 32.0 300 9 5 5.1 2.8 | 1.0 33.8 285 8 4 5.0 2.8
8000 1.8 35.2 305 5 2 4.9 2.7 | 2.3 36.1 265 5 2 4.6 2.5
7500 2.6 36.7 310 4 2 5.6 3.0 | 3.0 37.4 250 3 2 4.9 2.7
7000 3.4 38.1 335 3 2 5.0 2.8 | 3.7 38.7 230 2 1 4.7 2.6
6500 4.1 39.4 345 3 2 5.8 3.2 | 4.4 39.9 210 1 1 5.4 2.9
6000 5.0 41.0 010 3 1 3.9 2.2 | 5.1 41.2 185 1 1 3.5 1.9
5500 5.5 41.9 025 2 1 3.5 1.9 | 5.6 42.1 160 1 1 2.9 1.6
5000 5.8 42.4 050 2 1 0.2 0.1 | 5.7 42.3 145 1 1 -1.3 -0.7
4750 5.8 42.4 050 1 1 1.8 1.0 | 5.6 42.1 135 1 0 1.0 0.5
4500 5.9 42.6 075 1 1 -1.4 -0.8 | 5.7 42.3 120 1 1 0.3 0.1
4250 5.6 42.1 085 1 1 -5.5 -3.0 | 5.6 42.1 120 1 1 -1.8 -1.0
4000 5.3 41.5 090 2 1 -3.2 -1.7 | 5.5 41.9 125 1 0 -1.9 -1.1
3750 4.8 40.6 095 2 1 -13.3 -7.3 | 5.4 41.7 125 1 0 0.1 0.1
3500 3.3 37.9 105 2 1 -23.8 -13.0 | 5.6 42.1 120 1 1 4.8 2.6
3400 3.3 37.9 105 2 1 -23.8 -13.0 | 5.6 42.1 120 1 1 4.8 2.6
3300 1.8 35.2 100 3 1 -15.8 -8.7 | 6.0 42.8 125 1 1 5.2 2.8
3200 1.8 35.2 100 3 1 -15.8 -8.7 | 6.0 42.8 125 1 1 5.2 2.8
3100 1.8 35.2 100 3 1 -15.8 -8.7 | 6.0 42.8 125 1 1 5.2 2.8
3000 0.3 32.5 095 3 2 -37.2 -20.4 | 6.4 43.5 125 1 1 6.6 3.6
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
02/03/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/03/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +7.4 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +2.3
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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 -65.2 -85.4 355 65 34 0.4 0.2 | -64.7 -84.5 355 59 30 1.6 0.9
38000 -61.4 -78.5 355 63 33 8.7 4.8 | -60.0 -76.0 355 56 29 8.7 4.8
36000 -55.5 -67.9 350 58 30 8.7 4.8 | -54.8 -66.6 355 52 27 8.7 4.8
34000 -50.3 -58.5 350 54 28 8.7 4.8 | -49.7 -57.5 350 48 25 8.4 4.6
32000 -45.0 -49.0 350 51 26 8.7 4.8 | -44.6 -48.3 345 44 23 8.4 4.6
30000 -40.1 -40.2 345 46 24 7.7 4.2 | -39.7 -39.5 335 41 21 8.2 4.5
28000 -35.5 -31.9 340 40 21 7.7 4.2 | -34.8 -30.6 330 39 20 8.1 4.5
26000 -31.2 -24.2 335 38 19 7.0 3.8 | -30.4 -22.7 325 37 19 6.9 3.8
24000 -27.0 -16.6 325 36 18 7.3 4.0 | -26.2 -15.2 320 35 18 7.3 4.0
22000 -22.1 -7.8 320 32 16 7.4 4.0 | -21.4 -6.5 315 33 17 7.4 4.1
20000 -18.4 -1.1 320 28 14 6.0 3.3 | -17.8 -0.0 315 28 14 5.8 3.2
18000 -14.9 5.2 320 24 12 5.9 3.2 | -14.3 6.3 315 22 11 6.1 3.3
16000 -11.0 12.2 320 20 10 6.9 3.8 | -10.3 13.5 320 18 9 7.0 3.8
14000 -6.9 19.6 315 16 8 6.4 3.5 | -6.1 21.0 320 14 7 6.8 3.8
12000 -3.6 25.5 305 12 6 5.5 3.0 | -2.5 27.5 320 11 6 5.4 3.0
10000 -0.2 31.6 295 11 5 5.4 3.0 | 0.6 33.1 315 8 4 5.8 3.2
9000 1.3 34.3 290 10 5 5.0 2.7 | 2.1 35.8 310 7 4 4.8 2.6
8000 3.0 37.4 275 7 4 5.2 2.8 | 3.7 38.7 300 5 3 4.8 2.6
7500 3.8 38.8 270 6 3 4.9 2.7 | 4.5 40.1 300 4 2 4.9 2.7
7000 4.4 39.9 265 4 2 4.0 2.2 | 5.1 41.2 300 3 1 4.1 2.3
6500 5.0 41.0 260 3 1 4.8 2.7 | 5.7 42.3 310 1 1 5.5 3.0
6000 5.6 42.1 280 2 1 3.4 1.9 | 6.5 43.7 035 1 0 4.0 2.2
5500 6.2 43.2 340 1 1 3.3 1.8 | 7.1 44.8 065 2 1 5.0 2.7
5000 6.4 43.5 005 2 1 1.4 0.7 | 7.7 45.9 050 2 1 3.5 1.9
4750 6.5 43.7 005 2 1 1.5 0.8 | 7.9 46.2 045 2 1 4.0 2.2
4500 6.7 44.1 010 2 1 3.3 1.8 | 8.2 46.8 045 2 1 3.8 2.1
4250 7.0 44.6 005 2 1 4.4 2.4 | 8.5 47.3 025 2 1 3.2 1.8
4000 7.3 45.1 360 3 1 4.6 2.5 | 8.7 47.7 005 2 1 4.2 2.3
3750 7.7 45.9 350 3 1 9.0 5.0 | 9.1 48.4 340 2 1 5.9 3.2
3500 8.5 47.3 350 3 1 11.5 6.3 | 9.5 49.1 340 2 1 4.7 2.6
3400 8.5 47.3 350 3 1 11.5 6.3 | 9.5 49.1 340 2 1 4.7 2.6
3300 9.3 48.7 345 2 1 8.4 4.6 | 9.7 49.5 340 2 1 1.8 1.0
3200 9.3 48.7 345 2 1 8.4 4.6 | 9.7 49.5 340 2 1 1.8 1.0
3100 9.3 48.7 345 2 1 8.4 4.6 | 9.7 49.5 340 2 1 1.8 1.0
3000 10.0 50.0 345 2 1 15.9 8.7 | 9.9 49.8 340 2 1 7.2 3.9
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED TWICE PER DAY, ONCE BY APPROXIMATELY 0630 MST/0730 MDT
(1330 UTC) AND AGAIN BY APPROXIMATELY 1830 MST/1930 MDT (0130 UTC). IT IS NOT
CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED NOR UPDATED AFTER ITS INITIAL ISSUANCE.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION AND/OR
NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL DATA TAKEN AT THE BOISE AIRPORT SITE IN
BOISE, IDAHO AT
LATITUDE: 43.56774
LONGITUDE: -116.21089
ELEVATION: 2867 FEET (874 METERS)
AND MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHER AREAS IN EASTERN OREGON OR SOUTHWEST
IDAHO. NOTE THAT SOME ELEVATIONS IN NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS DIFFER
FROM ACTUAL STATION ELEVATIONS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO DATA WHICH APPEAR TO BE BELOW
GROUND. ERRONEOUS DATA SUCH AS THESE SHOULD NOT BE USED.
THE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF THIS REPORT AS WELL AS THE ISSUANCE TIMES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
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