881
UXUS97 KBOI 231305
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
705 AM MDT THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 88.0 F/31.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1272 FT/MIN (6.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16019 FT MSL (13052 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 102.0 F/39.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 13021 FT MSL (10054 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 07/24....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:25:23 / 21:17:22 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 51 MIN 59 SEC (891 MIN 59 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:51:23 MDT... 64.06 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/23/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16106 FT MSL (13139 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13357 FT MSL (10390 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14451 FT MSL (11484 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.6
K INDEX......................... +27.7
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 -49.2 -56.6 230 48 25 5.4 3.0 M M M M M
38000 -45.9 -50.6 235 44 23 5.4 3.0 M M M M M
36000 -42.7 -44.9 235 40 20 6.1 3.3 M M M M M
34000 -38.2 -36.8 240 36 19 7.6 4.2 M M M M M
32000 -33.6 -28.5 245 32 17 7.6 4.2 M M M M M
30000 -29.2 -20.6 245 35 18 7.2 4.0 53.9 129.1 11.2 M M
28000 -24.9 -12.8 250 37 19 7.8 4.3 52.1 125.8 10.1 M M
26000 -19.4 -2.9 255 32 16 8.1 4.4 50.6 123.0 9.1 M M
24000 -15.0 5.0 260 27 14 6.7 3.7 48.8 119.8 7.9 M M
22000 -11.0 12.2 260 21 11 6.4 3.5 46.6 115.9 6.2 M M
20000 -7.4 18.7 260 16 8 6.3 3.5 44.0 111.2 4.1 M M
18000 -3.7 25.3 265 11 6 6.5 3.6 41.7 107.0 2.0 M M
16000 0.2 32.4 280 8 4 7.1 3.9 39.6 103.3 0.0 M M
14000 4.0 39.2 295 8 4 6.6 3.6 37.5 99.5 -2.1 899 4.6
12000 8.2 46.8 290 8 4 7.8 4.3 35.9 96.6 -3.7 713 3.6
10000 12.7 54.9 290 7 3 7.9 4.3 34.7 94.4 -5.1 518 2.6
9000 15.5 59.9 300 6 3 8.0 4.4 34.0 93.1 -6.0 397 2.0
8000 18.1 64.6 305 5 3 7.3 4.0 33.7 92.6 -6.5 291 1.5
7500 18.9 66.0 315 5 3 7.2 3.9 33.1 91.5 -7.1 250 1.3
7000 20.0 68.0 320 5 3 8.1 4.4 32.7 90.9 -7.5 204 1.0
6500 21.1 70.0 325 5 2 6.8 3.7 32.4 90.3 -7.9 155 0.8
6000 22.1 71.8 335 4 2 6.6 3.6 32.0 89.6 -8.4 111 0.6
5500 23.0 73.4 340 5 2 6.4 3.5 31.4 88.6 -9.0 69 0.4
5000 23.9 75.0 345 4 2 5.4 3.0 30.9 87.6 -9.6 28 0.1
4750 24.2 75.6 345 4 2 1.8 1.0 30.5 86.8 -10.1 13 0.1
4500 24.2 75.6 350 3 2 -0.2 -0.1 29.7 85.5 -10.8 4 0.0
4250 24.2 75.6 005 3 1 -2.0 -1.1 28.9 84.1 -11.6 M M
4000 23.8 74.8 015 2 1 -6.5 -3.5 27.9 82.2 -12.7 0 0.0
3750 23.4 74.1 025 2 1 -1.2 -0.7 26.7 80.1 -13.9 6 0.0
3500 23.4 74.1 045 3 2 -4.4 -2.4 26.0 78.8 -14.7 M M
3400 23.4 74.1 045 3 2 -4.4 -2.4 26.0 78.8 -14.7 M M
3300 22.1 71.8 060 4 2 -33.0 -18.1 24.2 75.5 -16.5 29 0.1
3200 22.1 71.8 060 4 2 -33.0 -18.1 24.2 75.5 -16.5 29 0.1
3100 22.1 71.8 060 4 2 -33.0 -18.1 24.2 75.5 -16.5 29 0.1
3000 19.4 66.9 075 3 2 -28.1 -15.4 21.1 70.0 -19.5 102 0.5
2900 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/23/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/23/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... -0.5 | CAPE... +474.3 LI... -1.8
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +24.5 | CINH... -100.8 K INDEX... +25.6
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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 -49.9 -57.8 225 53 27 5.3 2.9 | -49.6 -57.3 230 61 31 4.7 2.6
38000 -46.7 -52.1 230 47 24 5.3 2.9 | -46.8 -52.2 230 55 28 4.7 2.6
36000 -43.5 -46.3 240 42 22 6.3 3.4 | -44.0 -47.2 240 50 26 5.8 3.2
34000 -38.8 -37.8 240 39 20 7.9 4.3 | -39.3 -38.7 235 44 23 7.7 4.2
32000 -34.0 -29.2 240 35 18 8.1 4.5 | -34.7 -30.5 230 38 20 8.0 4.4
30000 -29.4 -20.9 245 36 18 7.8 4.3 | -29.8 -21.6 230 37 19 8.3 4.5
28000 -24.7 -12.5 250 37 19 7.7 4.2 | -24.8 -12.6 230 35 18 8.2 4.5
26000 -19.5 -3.1 255 30 15 7.7 4.2 | -19.3 -2.7 230 28 15 8.2 4.5
24000 -15.1 4.8 260 25 13 7.0 3.9 | -14.9 5.2 230 24 12 6.8 3.7
22000 -10.9 12.4 260 21 11 6.1 3.3 | -10.9 12.4 235 20 10 5.7 3.1
20000 -7.5 18.5 260 17 9 5.9 3.3 | -7.7 18.1 235 16 8 5.5 3.0
18000 -4.0 24.8 260 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -4.1 24.6 245 15 8 7.0 3.8
16000 -0.2 31.6 265 11 6 7.0 3.9 | -0.1 31.8 255 13 7 6.5 3.6
14000 4.0 39.2 275 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 3.9 39.0 265 15 8 7.9 4.3
12000 8.4 47.1 280 8 4 7.5 4.1 | 8.8 47.8 265 11 5 8.3 4.6
10000 12.8 55.0 285 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 13.4 56.1 265 6 3 7.8 4.3
9000 15.6 60.1 295 4 2 7.8 4.3 | 16.3 61.3 255 3 1 7.8 4.3
8000 18.0 64.4 315 3 1 6.7 3.7 | 18.8 65.8 195 1 1 6.2 3.4
7500 18.9 66.0 315 2 1 7.7 4.2 | 19.7 67.5 185 2 1 8.0 4.4
7000 20.0 68.0 320 2 1 6.7 3.7 | 20.7 69.3 170 2 1 7.4 4.1
6500 20.9 69.6 340 1 1 7.2 4.0 | 21.7 71.1 160 2 1 6.7 3.7
6000 21.9 71.4 345 1 0 6.6 3.6 | 22.7 72.9 165 3 1 5.0 2.8
5500 22.6 72.7 000 0 0 4.3 2.3 | 23.5 74.3 170 3 2 8.5 4.7
5000 23.1 73.6 000 0 0 1.0 0.6 | 24.5 76.1 175 3 2 6.3 3.5
4750 23.0 73.4 200 1 0 -0.7 -0.4 | 24.9 76.8 180 3 2 8.0 4.4
4500 23.0 73.4 170 1 1 -0.6 -0.3 | 25.7 78.3 180 3 2 10.9 6.0
4250 22.9 73.2 160 2 1 -0.1 -0.0 | 26.4 79.5 185 3 2 10.0 5.5
4000 22.9 73.2 160 2 1 -1.0 -0.5 | 27.2 81.0 185 3 2 9.5 5.2
3750 22.9 73.2 165 2 1 3.6 2.0 | 27.9 82.2 190 3 2 10.0 5.5
3500 23.4 74.1 165 2 1 9.4 5.2 | 28.7 83.7 190 3 2 13.7 7.5
3400 23.4 74.1 165 2 1 9.4 5.2 | 28.7 83.7 190 3 2 13.7 7.5
3300 24.0 75.2 165 2 1 4.7 2.6 | 29.9 85.8 190 3 2 19.6 10.8
3200 24.0 75.2 165 2 1 4.7 2.6 | 29.9 85.8 190 3 2 19.6 10.8
3100 24.0 75.2 165 2 1 4.7 2.6 | 29.9 85.8 190 3 2 19.6 10.8
3000 24.5 76.1 170 3 1 15.2 8.3 | 31.3 88.3 195 3 2 16.9 9.3
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
07/23/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/23/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +531.0 LI... -2.1 | CAPE... +459.4 LI... -2.1
CINH... -30.3 K INDEX... +26.7 | CINH... -13.4 K INDEX... +33.7
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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 -49.2 -56.6 230 65 33 4.2 2.3 | -49.2 -56.6 235 69 35 4.6 2.5
38000 -46.6 -51.9 235 60 31 4.2 2.3 | -46.4 -51.5 235 64 33 4.6 2.5
36000 -44.1 -47.4 235 55 29 5.7 3.1 | -43.7 -46.7 240 59 30 5.6 3.1
34000 -39.3 -38.7 235 50 26 8.1 4.4 | -39.2 -38.6 235 55 28 7.5 4.1
32000 -34.5 -30.1 230 45 23 8.2 4.5 | -34.7 -30.5 230 50 26 7.7 4.2
30000 -29.5 -21.1 230 42 22 8.2 4.5 | -29.7 -21.5 230 47 24 8.3 4.6
28000 -24.0 -11.2 225 39 20 7.6 4.2 | -24.8 -12.6 230 43 22 7.5 4.1
26000 -19.5 -3.1 225 34 17 7.7 4.2 | -19.8 -3.6 230 39 20 7.4 4.0
24000 -15.1 4.8 230 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -15.6 3.9 230 34 18 7.0 3.8
22000 -11.0 12.2 230 26 14 5.8 3.2 | -11.5 11.3 230 30 15 6.5 3.6
20000 -7.7 18.1 230 23 12 5.8 3.2 | -7.8 18.0 230 28 15 6.5 3.6
18000 -3.9 25.0 235 19 10 7.3 4.0 | -4.1 24.6 230 26 13 7.1 3.9
16000 0.4 32.7 245 15 8 6.8 3.7 | 0.1 32.2 235 21 11 7.5 4.1
14000 4.5 40.1 260 14 7 7.9 4.3 | 4.5 40.1 235 15 8 8.5 4.7
12000 9.4 48.9 255 15 8 9.1 5.0 | 9.7 49.5 240 9 5 9.5 5.2
10000 14.6 58.3 255 10 5 8.7 4.8 | 15.3 59.5 245 5 3 9.5 5.2
9000 17.9 64.2 255 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 18.7 65.7 260 3 2 9.2 5.0
8000 20.6 69.1 255 3 1 7.1 3.9 | 21.8 71.2 300 3 1 8.0 4.4
7500 21.6 70.9 235 2 1 8.9 4.9 | 23.0 73.4 295 2 1 10.0 5.5
7000 22.8 73.0 220 2 1 9.7 5.3 | 24.4 75.9 305 3 1 10.5 5.7
6500 24.3 75.7 215 2 1 9.5 5.2 | 25.9 78.6 305 2 1 9.6 5.3
6000 25.7 78.3 215 2 1 8.9 4.9 | 27.4 81.3 305 3 1 9.8 5.4
5500 27.1 80.8 215 2 1 10.7 5.9 | 28.9 84.0 315 3 1 10.1 5.5
5000 28.6 83.5 215 2 1 10.2 5.6 | 30.4 86.7 310 3 1 9.8 5.4
4750 29.4 84.9 220 2 1 10.1 5.5 | 31.1 88.0 315 3 2 9.8 5.4
4500 30.1 86.2 220 2 1 10.1 5.5 | 31.9 89.4 315 3 2 10.1 5.5
4250 30.9 87.6 220 2 1 10.2 5.6 | 32.6 90.7 310 3 1 9.9 5.4
4000 31.7 89.1 220 2 1 10.6 5.8 | 33.3 91.9 315 3 2 9.8 5.4
3750 32.4 90.3 220 2 1 10.0 5.5 | 34.0 93.2 315 3 2 9.1 5.0
3500 33.2 91.8 225 2 1 12.8 7.0 | 34.7 94.5 315 3 2 9.4 5.1
3400 33.2 91.8 225 2 1 12.8 7.0 | 34.7 94.5 315 3 2 9.4 5.1
3300 34.4 93.9 225 2 1 21.2 11.6 | 35.5 95.9 310 3 1 14.0 7.7
3200 34.4 93.9 225 2 1 21.2 11.6 | 35.5 95.9 310 3 1 14.0 7.7
3100 34.4 93.9 225 2 1 21.2 11.6 | 35.5 95.9 310 3 1 14.0 7.7
3000 36.1 97.0 225 2 1 21.7 11.9 | 36.9 98.4 315 3 2 22.1 12.1
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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