886
UXUS97 KBOI 241305
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
705 AM MDT FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 93.5 F/34.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1154 FT/MIN (5.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16134 FT MSL (13167 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 103.0 F/39.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 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................. 9555 FT MSL (6589 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 07/25..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:26:23 / 21:16:24 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 50 MIN 1 SEC (890 MIN 1 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:51:24 MDT... 63.86 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16367 FT MSL (13400 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14511 FT MSL (11544 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14934 FT MSL (11967 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.6
K INDEX......................... +24.4
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 -50.4 -58.7 235 73 38 5.9 3.3 M M M M M
38000 -46.8 -52.2 235 71 36 5.9 3.2 M M M M M
36000 -43.2 -45.8 235 68 35 6.5 3.6 M M M M M
34000 -38.7 -37.7 235 62 32 7.7 4.2 M M M M M
32000 -34.1 -29.4 230 55 29 7.8 4.3 M M M M M
30000 -29.4 -20.9 230 55 28 7.9 4.3 53.5 128.3 10.5 M M
28000 -24.7 -12.5 235 55 28 6.6 3.6 52.2 125.9 9.7 M M
26000 -20.6 -5.1 245 46 24 6.2 3.4 48.9 120.0 7.4 M M
24000 -16.6 2.1 250 41 21 7.1 3.9 46.6 115.8 5.7 M M
22000 -12.3 9.9 250 37 19 7.1 3.9 44.7 112.4 4.2 M M
20000 -8.1 17.4 245 34 18 7.2 3.9 42.7 108.9 2.7 M M
18000 -3.7 25.3 245 32 16 7.5 4.1 41.1 106.0 1.3 M M
16000 0.8 33.4 240 29 15 7.8 4.3 39.6 103.4 -0.1 1143 5.8
14000 5.3 41.5 230 24 12 8.9 4.9 38.5 101.2 -1.4 948 4.8
12000 10.6 51.1 220 19 10 9.4 5.2 38.1 100.6 -2.1 731 3.7
10000 15.8 60.4 205 13 7 8.3 4.5 37.6 99.7 -2.7 515 2.6
9000 18.8 65.8 195 12 6 7.8 4.3 37.0 98.6 -3.4 389 2.0
8000 21.3 70.3 190 12 6 6.8 3.7 36.6 97.9 -3.9 285 1.4
7500 22.0 71.6 185 11 6 6.6 3.6 35.9 96.7 -4.6 247 1.3
7000 23.0 73.4 185 10 5 7.1 3.9 35.5 95.8 -5.1 204 1.0
6500 23.9 75.0 180 8 4 5.5 3.0 34.9 94.9 -5.7 162 0.8
6000 24.7 76.5 175 6 3 5.7 3.1 34.3 93.8 -6.4 124 0.6
5500 25.2 77.4 175 5 2 2.7 1.5 33.5 92.3 -7.4 93 0.5
5000 25.6 78.1 165 2 1 -0.6 -0.3 32.5 90.5 -8.5 66 0.3
4750 25.2 77.4 165 3 1 -3.9 -2.2 31.4 88.6 -9.6 72 0.4
4500 25.0 77.0 160 2 1 -0.9 -0.5 30.6 87.0 -10.6 70 0.4
4250 24.8 76.6 140 1 1 -2.4 -1.3 29.7 85.5 -11.5 66 0.3
4000 24.5 76.1 125 1 1 -6.9 -3.8 28.6 83.6 -12.6 70 0.4
3750 24.0 75.2 135 1 1 -2.2 -1.2 27.4 81.4 -13.9 78 0.4
3500 24.0 75.2 070 2 1 -0.2 -0.1 26.8 80.2 -14.6 70 0.4
3400 24.0 75.2 070 2 1 -0.2 -0.1 26.8 80.2 -14.6 70 0.4
3300 23.2 73.8 060 4 2 -25.4 -13.9 25.4 77.7 -16.0 87 0.4
3200 23.2 73.8 060 4 2 -25.4 -13.9 25.4 77.7 -16.0 87 0.4
3100 23.2 73.8 060 4 2 -25.4 -13.9 25.4 77.7 -16.0 87 0.4
3000 20.2 68.4 080 3 2 -52.7 -28.9 22.1 71.7 -19.3 169 0.9
2900 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +67.8 LI... -1.2 | CAPE... +671.6 LI... -1.8
CINH... -441.8 K INDEX... +25.5 | CINH... -233.0 K INDEX... +25.9
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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 -50.0 -58.0 235 73 38 5.7 3.1 | -49.7 -57.5 235 74 38 5.4 3.0
38000 -46.6 -51.9 235 70 36 5.7 3.1 | -46.5 -51.7 235 69 36 5.4 3.0
36000 -43.1 -45.6 235 66 34 6.4 3.5 | -43.2 -45.8 235 64 33 6.2 3.4
34000 -38.6 -37.5 230 60 31 7.6 4.2 | -38.6 -37.5 235 59 30 7.7 4.2
32000 -34.0 -29.2 230 55 28 7.8 4.3 | -34.0 -29.2 230 53 27 7.9 4.3
30000 -29.4 -20.9 230 54 28 7.8 4.3 | -29.6 -21.3 230 51 26 7.2 4.0
28000 -24.8 -12.6 235 54 28 6.4 3.5 | -25.3 -13.5 235 48 25 6.5 3.6
26000 -20.7 -5.3 240 44 23 6.1 3.3 | -21.1 -6.0 235 40 21 6.3 3.4
24000 -16.6 2.1 245 38 19 7.4 4.1 | -16.8 1.8 235 35 18 7.8 4.3
22000 -12.2 10.0 245 33 17 7.3 4.0 | -12.2 10.0 230 32 16 7.8 4.3
20000 -7.8 18.0 245 30 15 7.3 4.0 | -7.5 18.5 225 29 15 7.8 4.3
18000 -3.6 25.5 245 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -3.2 26.2 230 28 15 6.9 3.8
16000 0.3 32.5 235 29 15 7.2 3.9 | 0.9 33.6 230 29 15 7.5 4.1
14000 5.2 41.4 225 25 13 9.3 5.1 | 5.7 42.3 220 26 13 8.8 4.9
12000 10.7 51.3 215 21 11 9.1 5.0 | 10.9 51.6 215 23 12 9.0 5.0
10000 15.9 60.6 205 16 8 8.3 4.6 | 16.1 61.0 210 20 10 8.8 4.8
9000 18.8 65.8 200 14 7 7.6 4.2 | 19.3 66.7 205 17 9 7.8 4.3
8000 20.9 69.6 195 11 6 6.2 3.4 | 21.5 70.7 210 13 7 6.0 3.3
7500 21.5 70.7 190 11 6 4.6 2.5 | 22.1 71.8 210 11 6 4.4 2.4
7000 22.2 72.0 185 10 5 5.1 2.8 | 22.7 72.9 205 9 5 5.2 2.8
6500 22.7 72.9 185 9 5 2.5 1.4 | 23.1 73.6 205 7 4 2.2 1.2
6000 23.0 73.4 180 7 4 2.5 1.4 | 23.4 74.1 200 5 3 1.1 0.6
5500 23.1 73.6 180 6 3 1.5 0.8 | 23.8 74.8 200 3 2 5.9 3.2
5000 23.2 73.8 185 4 2 -1.0 -0.6 | 24.4 75.9 220 2 1 3.5 1.9
4750 23.0 73.4 185 4 2 -2.3 -1.3 | 24.6 76.3 230 2 1 6.6 3.6
4500 22.9 73.2 185 3 2 -0.1 -0.0 | 25.4 77.7 235 2 1 12.0 6.6
4250 22.8 73.0 185 2 1 -0.5 -0.3 | 26.2 79.2 235 3 1 10.3 5.6
4000 22.7 72.9 190 2 1 -3.0 -1.7 | 26.8 80.2 240 3 1 8.3 4.6
3750 22.5 72.5 195 1 1 2.8 1.5 | 27.4 81.3 245 3 1 9.6 5.3
3500 23.1 73.6 215 1 1 10.6 5.8 | 28.3 82.9 245 3 1 13.5 7.4
3400 23.1 73.6 215 1 1 10.6 5.8 | 28.3 82.9 245 3 1 13.5 7.4
3300 23.7 74.7 225 1 1 4.8 2.6 | 29.4 84.9 245 3 1 17.0 9.3
3200 23.7 74.7 225 1 1 4.8 2.6 | 29.4 84.9 245 3 1 17.0 9.3
3100 23.7 74.7 225 1 1 4.8 2.6 | 29.4 84.9 245 3 1 17.0 9.3
3000 24.2 75.6 210 1 1 15.0 8.2 | 30.9 87.6 245 3 2 25.2 13.8
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
07/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +814.1 LI... -2.2 | CAPE... +243.0 LI... 0.0
CINH... -96.6 K INDEX... +25.5 | CINH... -95.8 K INDEX... +24.6
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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 -49.5 -57.1 235 74 38 5.7 3.1 | -50.0 -58.0 235 75 39 6.0 3.3
38000 -46.2 -51.2 235 70 36 5.7 3.1 | -46.4 -51.5 235 70 36 6.0 3.3
36000 -42.8 -45.0 235 66 34 6.3 3.5 | -42.8 -45.0 230 64 33 6.2 3.4
34000 -38.3 -36.9 235 60 31 7.4 4.0 | -37.9 -36.2 230 57 29 7.4 4.0
32000 -33.9 -29.0 230 53 27 7.5 4.1 | -33.5 -28.3 225 51 26 7.5 4.1
30000 -29.6 -21.3 230 49 25 7.1 3.9 | -29.2 -20.6 225 47 24 7.2 4.0
28000 -25.4 -13.7 230 45 23 6.6 3.6 | -24.9 -12.8 230 43 22 7.0 3.8
26000 -21.0 -5.8 230 36 19 6.5 3.5 | -20.7 -5.3 230 37 19 7.0 3.9
24000 -16.7 1.9 230 31 16 7.7 4.3 | -16.3 2.7 225 32 17 7.7 4.2
22000 -12.0 10.4 220 29 15 7.9 4.3 | -11.7 10.9 220 28 15 7.7 4.2
20000 -7.3 18.9 220 27 14 7.9 4.3 | -6.5 20.3 215 30 15 7.8 4.3
18000 -2.8 27.0 220 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -2.3 27.9 215 31 16 6.8 3.7
16000 1.3 34.3 225 27 14 7.9 4.3 | 1.8 35.2 215 29 15 7.9 4.3
14000 6.4 43.5 220 26 13 9.1 5.0 | 6.8 44.2 220 25 13 9.2 5.0
12000 11.7 53.1 215 23 12 9.0 4.9 | 12.0 53.6 220 20 10 8.8 4.8
10000 16.8 62.2 220 17 9 8.3 4.5 | 17.2 63.0 225 13 7 8.5 4.6
9000 19.9 67.8 230 14 7 8.1 4.4 | 19.8 67.6 230 9 5 8.7 4.8
8000 22.6 72.7 240 11 5 7.0 3.8 | 22.5 72.5 250 5 2 10.9 6.0
7500 23.4 74.1 245 8 4 6.4 3.5 | 24.2 75.6 290 4 2 8.0 4.4
7000 24.2 75.6 260 6 3 7.5 4.1 | 25.4 77.7 305 5 2 8.7 4.8
6500 25.2 77.4 270 5 3 6.0 3.3 | 26.7 80.1 310 5 3 8.9 4.9
6000 26.1 79.0 290 5 2 5.8 3.2 | 28.0 82.4 315 6 3 8.3 4.5
5500 27.1 80.8 300 5 2 9.8 5.4 | 29.3 84.7 320 6 3 10.4 5.7
5000 28.3 82.9 300 5 2 8.5 4.7 | 30.7 87.3 320 6 3 10.1 5.5
4750 29.0 84.2 300 5 3 9.3 5.1 | 31.5 88.7 325 7 4 9.8 5.4
4500 29.7 85.5 300 5 3 11.1 6.1 | 32.2 90.0 320 7 3 9.8 5.4
4250 30.5 86.9 300 5 3 10.4 5.7 | 32.9 91.2 320 6 3 9.8 5.4
4000 31.3 88.3 295 5 3 9.3 5.1 | 33.7 92.7 320 6 3 9.2 5.0
3750 32.0 89.6 295 5 3 10.2 5.6 | 34.3 93.7 320 7 3 9.5 5.2
3500 32.8 91.0 295 5 3 12.9 7.1 | 35.0 95.0 320 6 3 9.6 5.3
3400 32.8 91.0 295 5 3 12.9 7.1 | 35.0 95.0 320 6 3 9.6 5.3
3300 33.9 93.0 295 5 2 17.7 9.7 | 35.8 96.4 320 6 3 11.5 6.3
3200 33.9 93.0 295 5 2 17.7 9.7 | 35.8 96.4 320 6 3 11.5 6.3
3100 33.9 93.0 295 5 2 17.7 9.7 | 35.8 96.4 320 6 3 11.5 6.3
3000 35.7 96.3 295 5 3 36.3 19.9 | 37.2 99.0 320 6 3 34.4 18.9
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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