020
UXUS97 KBOI 011305
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
705 AM MDT FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.7 F/20.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 0 FT MSL (0 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 75.0 F/24.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1200 MDT
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................. NONE
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 05/02..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:36:50 / 20:47:00 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 10 MIN 10 SEC (850 MIN 10 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:41:55 MDT... 60.32 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 05/01/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16245 FT MSL (16245 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11585 FT MSL (11585 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.0
K INDEX......................... -11.9
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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* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/01/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/01/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -1.4 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -5.1
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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 -61.1 -78.0 340 27 14 -2.8 -1.6 | -61.7 -79.1 320 29 15 -2.7 -1.5
38000 -60.8 -77.4 350 27 14 4.0 2.2 | -61.0 -77.8 330 27 14 5.4 3.0
36000 -58.3 -72.9 360 25 13 4.0 2.2 | -57.7 -71.9 335 23 12 5.4 3.0
34000 -55.5 -67.9 010 24 12 8.2 4.5 | -53.8 -64.8 350 19 10 7.1 3.9
32000 -50.7 -59.3 015 21 11 7.9 4.4 | -49.5 -57.1 360 16 8 7.2 3.9
30000 -45.9 -50.6 015 17 9 8.1 4.5 | -45.0 -49.0 010 14 7 8.2 4.5
28000 -41.0 -41.8 025 16 8 8.1 4.5 | -40.0 -40.0 015 12 6 8.2 4.5
26000 -35.6 -32.1 040 16 8 7.7 4.2 | -35.2 -31.4 030 11 6 7.9 4.4
24000 -31.0 -23.8 050 18 9 8.1 4.4 | -30.5 -22.9 050 12 6 7.7 4.2
22000 -26.1 -15.0 055 19 10 8.1 4.5 | -25.9 -14.6 060 13 7 7.6 4.2
20000 -21.2 -6.2 055 19 10 8.2 4.5 | -20.6 -5.1 065 14 7 8.0 4.4
18000 -16.3 2.7 060 18 9 7.7 4.2 | -15.9 3.4 075 14 7 7.8 4.3
16000 -11.8 10.8 065 17 9 6.8 3.7 | -11.4 11.5 080 14 7 7.1 3.9
14000 -7.7 18.1 075 14 7 6.3 3.5 | -7.3 18.9 095 12 6 6.8 3.7
12000 -4.5 23.9 075 8 4 3.2 1.7 | -3.9 25.0 110 8 4 3.3 1.8
10000 -1.8 28.8 080 1 1 8.2 4.5 | -1.3 29.7 120 5 2 7.5 4.1
9000 1.4 34.5 175 1 0 8.3 4.5 | 0.9 33.6 145 3 2 8.2 4.5
8000 3.7 38.7 175 2 1 8.8 4.8 | 3.7 38.7 165 5 3 7.2 3.9
7500 4.6 40.3 175 3 2 5.0 2.8 | 4.9 40.8 165 6 3 8.0 4.4
7000 5.6 42.1 175 4 2 6.8 3.8 | 5.9 42.6 165 6 3 7.0 3.8
6500 6.5 43.7 180 5 2 6.5 3.6 | 6.9 44.4 165 7 3 8.2 4.5
6000 7.6 45.7 170 6 3 6.7 3.7 | 8.3 46.9 165 6 3 8.2 4.5
5500 8.4 47.1 170 7 4 5.7 3.1 | 9.4 48.9 165 6 3 7.7 4.2
5000 9.2 48.6 160 9 5 4.3 2.4 | 10.6 51.1 165 6 3 9.6 5.3
4750 9.5 49.1 160 11 6 3.5 1.9 | 11.4 52.5 170 6 3 9.8 5.4
4500 9.8 49.6 155 11 6 3.6 1.9 | 12.1 53.8 170 6 3 9.5 5.2
4250 10.1 50.2 150 10 5 3.4 1.9 | 12.8 55.0 170 6 3 10.0 5.5
4000 10.3 50.5 150 9 5 3.2 1.7 | 13.6 56.5 170 6 3 10.6 5.8
3750 10.6 51.1 145 9 4 3.8 2.1 | 14.3 57.7 175 5 3 9.7 5.3
3500 10.9 51.6 140 6 3 6.0 3.3 | 15.1 59.2 170 5 3 12.9 7.1
3400 10.9 51.6 140 6 3 6.0 3.3 | 15.1 59.2 170 5 3 12.9 7.1
3300 11.4 52.5 140 6 3 7.6 4.2 | 16.3 61.3 175 5 3 20.7 11.4
3200 11.4 52.5 140 6 3 7.6 4.2 | 16.3 61.3 175 5 3 20.7 11.4
3100 11.4 52.5 140 6 3 7.6 4.2 | 16.3 61.3 175 5 3 20.7 11.4
3000 11.8 53.2 140 5 3 5.4 3.0 | 17.6 63.7 175 5 3 6.3 3.5
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
05/01/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/01/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.6
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -6.6 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -11.9
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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 -62.5 -80.5 315 31 16 -2.7 -1.5 | -63.6 -82.5 305 22 11 -3.4 -1.9
38000 -61.4 -78.5 320 30 15 5.9 3.2 | -62.2 -80.0 310 21 11 6.8 3.7
36000 -57.9 -72.2 330 24 12 5.9 3.2 | -58.1 -72.6 315 19 10 6.8 3.8
34000 -53.7 -64.7 340 17 9 7.3 4.0 | -53.8 -64.8 315 16 8 7.7 4.2
32000 -49.3 -56.7 350 12 6 7.3 4.0 | -49.1 -56.4 315 11 6 7.8 4.3
30000 -44.7 -48.5 010 9 4 8.2 4.5 | -44.5 -48.1 310 6 3 7.8 4.3
28000 -39.9 -39.8 015 8 4 8.2 4.5 | -39.8 -39.6 325 2 1 7.8 4.3
26000 -35.0 -31.0 030 6 3 8.0 4.4 | -34.4 -29.9 040 1 0 7.9 4.3
24000 -30.2 -22.4 055 5 3 7.8 4.3 | -29.7 -21.5 085 1 0 7.9 4.4
22000 -25.6 -14.1 065 6 3 7.7 4.2 | -24.9 -12.8 080 2 1 7.9 4.4
20000 -20.4 -4.7 075 7 4 7.8 4.3 | -20.2 -4.4 090 2 1 7.8 4.3
18000 -15.8 3.6 090 8 4 7.8 4.3 | -15.5 4.1 110 3 2 7.9 4.3
16000 -11.1 12.0 110 9 5 7.6 4.2 | -10.8 12.6 140 6 3 7.7 4.2
14000 -6.8 19.8 130 9 5 7.4 4.1 | -6.4 20.5 160 8 4 7.2 3.9
12000 -2.7 27.1 150 8 4 5.5 3.0 | -2.0 28.4 165 8 4 6.7 3.7
10000 0.2 32.4 150 7 4 6.3 3.5 | 1.8 35.2 150 6 3 7.1 3.9
9000 2.2 36.0 140 6 3 7.6 4.2 | 4.6 40.3 135 6 3 8.3 4.5
8000 4.6 40.3 145 5 2 10.1 5.5 | 7.1 44.8 120 5 3 9.3 5.1
7500 6.3 43.3 150 4 2 6.1 3.3 | 8.0 46.4 120 4 2 6.6 3.6
7000 7.7 45.9 150 4 2 9.2 5.1 | 9.3 48.7 120 4 2 9.2 5.1
6500 9.1 48.4 150 4 2 9.7 5.3 | 10.6 51.1 120 4 2 9.4 5.2
6000 10.6 51.1 155 4 2 9.8 5.4 | 12.1 53.8 120 3 2 10.2 5.6
5500 12.1 53.8 155 4 2 10.4 5.7 | 13.7 56.7 125 3 2 9.9 5.4
5000 13.6 56.5 160 4 2 10.1 5.5 | 15.1 59.2 120 3 2 9.9 5.4
4750 14.4 57.9 160 3 2 9.9 5.4 | 15.9 60.6 125 3 1 9.8 5.4
4500 15.1 59.2 160 3 2 10.0 5.5 | 16.6 61.9 130 3 1 9.6 5.3
4250 15.8 60.4 160 3 2 10.2 5.6 | 17.3 63.1 125 3 1 9.6 5.3
4000 16.6 61.9 165 3 2 11.1 6.1 | 18.0 64.4 130 2 1 9.6 5.3
3750 17.4 63.3 170 3 2 9.0 5.0 | 18.8 65.8 135 2 1 9.8 5.4
3500 18.1 64.6 165 3 1 12.1 6.6 | 19.5 67.1 130 2 1 10.9 6.0
3400 18.1 64.6 165 3 1 12.1 6.6 | 19.5 67.1 130 2 1 10.9 6.0
3300 19.4 66.9 170 3 1 23.2 12.7 | 20.4 68.7 130 2 1 12.3 6.7
3200 19.4 66.9 170 3 1 23.2 12.7 | 20.4 68.7 130 2 1 12.3 6.7
3100 19.4 66.9 170 3 1 23.2 12.7 | 20.4 68.7 130 2 1 12.3 6.7
3000 20.7 69.3 175 3 1 3.7 2.0 | 21.2 70.2 140 2 1 11.6 6.4
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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