934
UXUS97 KBOI 151307
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
707 AM MDT SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 39.3 F/4.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 428 FT/MIN (2.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10131 FT MSL (7270 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 50.0 F/10.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1900 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 8664 FT MSL (5804 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 03/16....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:56:17 / 19:50:59 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 54 MIN 42 SEC (714 MIN 42 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:53:38 MDT... 42.97 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 03/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 3174 FT MSL (313 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 3884 FT MSL (1023 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19064 FT MSL (16203 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11475 FT MSL (8614 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +16.4
K INDEX......................... -23.4
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 -63.1 -81.6 335 126 65 5.3 2.9 57.1 134.9 30.0 M M
38000 -61.4 -78.5 330 141 73 4.2 2.3 50.7 123.2 26.6 M M
36000 -56.6 -69.9 330 140 72 8.6 4.7 49.2 120.5 26.3 M M
34000 -50.8 -59.4 325 133 69 8.0 4.4 48.0 118.3 26.3 M M
32000 -46.1 -51.0 320 126 65 7.7 4.2 46.3 115.4 25.8 M M
30000 -41.6 -42.9 325 113 58 8.1 4.4 44.5 112.0 25.1 M M
28000 -37.0 -34.6 325 108 55 7.3 4.0 42.7 108.8 24.4 M M
26000 -32.2 -26.0 325 103 53 7.2 4.0 41.4 106.5 24.0 M M
24000 -28.7 -19.7 325 95 49 5.5 3.0 38.4 101.2 22.2 M M
22000 -24.5 -12.1 320 86 44 6.3 3.4 36.3 97.4 21.1 M M
20000 -21.2 -6.2 315 77 40 6.3 3.5 33.2 91.8 18.9 M M
18000 -17.2 1.0 315 71 37 6.5 3.6 30.1 86.2 16.8 M M
16000 -13.6 7.5 315 68 35 6.4 3.5 27.7 81.8 15.0 M M
14000 -11.4 11.5 315 60 31 6.6 3.6 23.4 74.0 11.6 M M
12000 -9.7 14.5 315 51 26 3.4 1.9 18.5 65.2 7.6 M M
10000 -12.0 10.4 320 32 16 -2.6 -1.4 9.6 49.3 -0.4 425 2.2
9000 -10.9 12.4 310 29 15 4.5 2.5 7.7 45.8 -2.2 361 1.8
8000 -10.1 13.8 315 21 11 5.9 3.3 5.5 41.9 -4.4 310 1.6
7500 -9.4 15.1 325 17 9 5.9 3.3 4.8 40.6 -5.2 272 1.4
7000 -8.4 16.9 345 13 7 8.3 4.6 4.4 39.8 -5.7 227 1.2
6500 -7.0 19.4 350 13 7 9.2 5.0 4.3 39.7 -5.8 171 0.9
6000 -5.6 21.9 355 16 8 9.2 5.1 4.2 39.6 -5.9 114 0.6
5500 -4.2 24.4 360 16 8 8.6 4.7 4.1 39.4 -6.0 58 0.3
5000 -3.0 26.6 355 14 7 8.3 4.6 3.9 39.0 -6.3 7 0.0
4750 -2.4 27.7 355 13 7 8.4 4.6 3.7 38.7 -6.4 M M
4500 -1.8 28.8 355 13 7 8.3 4.6 3.6 38.5 -6.5 M M
4250 -1.1 30.0 355 13 6 8.4 4.6 3.5 38.4 -6.7 M M
4000 -0.5 31.1 355 12 6 8.3 4.6 3.4 38.2 -6.8 M M
3750 0.1 32.2 355 11 6 8.5 4.7 3.3 38.0 -6.9 M M
3500 0.5 32.9 355 10 5 0.8 0.4 3.1 37.5 -7.2 M M
3400 0.2 32.4 340 7 3 -5.0 -2.8 2.0 35.6 -8.3 M M
3300 0.2 32.4 340 7 3 -5.0 -2.8 2.0 35.6 -8.3 M M
3200 -0.1 31.8 305 5 2 -3.8 -2.1 1.0 33.8 -9.4 M M
3100 -0.1 31.8 305 5 2 -3.8 -2.1 1.0 33.8 -9.4 M M
3000 -0.1 31.8 305 5 2 -3.8 -2.1 1.0 33.8 -9.4 M M
2900 -1.7 28.9 230 3 2 -55.6 -30.5 -1.3 29.6 -11.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +18.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +19.0
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -9.7 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -6.7
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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 -60.7 -77.3 335 118 61 -0.4 -0.2 | -61.6 -78.9 340 112 58 0.5 0.3
38000 -58.6 -73.5 335 123 63 6.5 3.6 | -58.5 -73.3 335 114 59 8.3 4.6
36000 -54.7 -66.5 330 123 63 6.5 3.6 | -52.9 -63.2 335 116 60 8.3 4.6
34000 -50.7 -59.3 330 123 63 7.3 4.0 | -48.0 -54.4 330 116 60 7.8 4.3
32000 -46.3 -51.3 325 115 59 7.3 4.0 | -43.4 -46.1 330 112 58 7.8 4.3
30000 -41.9 -43.4 325 109 56 7.9 4.3 | -38.9 -38.0 325 107 55 6.8 3.7
28000 -37.2 -35.0 325 104 53 7.9 4.3 | -34.8 -30.6 325 98 50 6.7 3.7
26000 -31.9 -25.4 325 100 51 7.8 4.3 | -30.7 -23.3 325 91 47 7.3 4.0
24000 -27.2 -17.0 325 98 50 7.3 4.0 | -26.3 -15.3 325 87 45 7.1 3.9
22000 -23.2 -9.8 325 96 49 6.7 3.7 | -22.0 -7.6 325 84 43 6.6 3.6
20000 -19.8 -3.6 325 90 46 5.2 2.8 | -18.3 -0.9 325 82 42 6.1 3.3
18000 -17.0 1.4 320 81 42 3.8 2.1 | -15.0 5.0 330 77 40 4.6 2.5
16000 -14.6 5.7 320 68 35 3.9 2.2 | -12.8 9.0 325 65 33 2.5 1.4
14000 -12.8 9.0 320 54 28 2.4 1.3 | -11.3 11.7 325 50 26 1.9 1.0
12000 -11.0 12.2 320 42 22 2.2 1.2 | -10.2 13.6 320 35 18 2.2 1.2
10000 -10.1 13.8 320 31 16 1.1 0.6 | -8.8 16.2 320 24 13 1.8 1.0
9000 -9.7 14.5 325 23 12 1.3 0.7 | -8.3 17.1 320 19 10 1.4 0.8
8000 -9.0 15.8 330 16 8 3.6 2.0 | -7.7 18.1 325 11 6 1.8 1.0
7500 -8.3 17.1 335 13 7 6.2 3.4 | -7.2 19.0 335 9 5 4.9 2.7
7000 -7.4 18.7 340 11 5 5.6 3.0 | -6.7 19.9 335 7 3 3.8 2.1
6500 -6.4 20.5 345 9 4 7.6 4.2 | -5.9 21.4 335 5 3 6.3 3.4
6000 -5.4 22.3 345 6 3 7.1 3.9 | -4.9 23.2 310 4 2 6.8 3.7
5500 -4.3 24.3 330 6 3 7.6 4.2 | -4.0 24.8 305 4 2 8.4 4.6
5000 -3.3 26.1 320 6 3 6.2 3.4 | -2.7 27.1 295 4 2 7.5 4.1
4750 -2.8 27.0 320 7 4 6.5 3.6 | -2.1 28.2 295 4 2 9.2 5.0
4500 -2.4 27.7 315 7 4 5.0 2.8 | -1.4 29.5 290 4 2 10.3 5.6
4250 -2.1 28.2 315 6 3 3.2 1.8 | -0.6 30.9 290 4 2 10.0 5.5
4000 -1.9 28.6 310 6 3 4.4 2.4 | 0.1 32.2 290 4 2 9.4 5.2
3750 -1.6 29.1 310 5 3 0.6 0.3 | 0.8 33.4 290 4 2 10.9 6.0
3500 -1.8 28.8 305 5 3 -1.0 -0.6 | 1.7 35.1 285 4 2 13.2 7.2
3400 -1.8 28.8 305 5 3 -1.0 -0.6 | 1.7 35.1 285 4 2 13.2 7.2
3300 -1.6 29.1 295 4 2 7.6 4.2 | 2.7 36.9 285 4 2 12.9 7.1
3200 -1.6 29.1 295 4 2 7.6 4.2 | 2.7 36.9 285 4 2 12.9 7.1
3100 -1.6 29.1 295 4 2 7.6 4.2 | 2.7 36.9 285 4 2 12.9 7.1
3000 -1.3 29.7 290 3 2 -11.0 -6.0 | 3.7 38.7 285 4 2 14.6 8.0
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
03/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +18.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +15.0
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -7.0 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +1.4
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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 -60.8 -77.4 335 115 59 3.1 1.7 | -60.2 -76.4 325 113 58 3.4 1.9
38000 -56.5 -69.7 330 117 60 7.8 4.3 | -55.9 -68.6 325 110 57 7.9 4.4
36000 -51.8 -61.2 330 116 60 7.8 4.3 | -51.1 -60.0 325 106 55 7.9 4.4
34000 -47.2 -53.0 325 112 58 7.7 4.2 | -46.3 -51.3 325 101 52 8.0 4.4
32000 -42.6 -44.7 325 106 55 7.7 4.2 | -41.5 -42.7 325 94 48 8.0 4.4
30000 -38.1 -36.6 325 98 51 7.0 3.9 | -36.9 -34.4 325 88 45 7.5 4.1
28000 -33.9 -29.0 325 89 46 7.0 3.8 | -32.4 -26.3 325 84 43 7.5 4.1
26000 -29.7 -21.5 320 82 42 7.2 4.0 | -28.1 -18.6 320 78 40 6.8 3.7
24000 -24.8 -12.6 325 75 39 6.6 3.6 | -23.6 -10.5 320 70 36 6.5 3.6
22000 -20.9 -5.6 325 73 38 6.6 3.6 | -19.7 -3.5 320 65 34 6.6 3.6
20000 -17.3 0.9 325 72 37 5.9 3.2 | -16.1 3.0 315 62 32 5.8 3.2
18000 -14.0 6.8 325 70 36 5.2 2.8 | -12.9 8.8 315 60 31 4.8 2.6
16000 -10.9 12.4 325 65 34 4.3 2.3 | -10.2 13.6 315 57 29 4.4 2.4
14000 -8.7 16.3 320 52 27 2.4 1.3 | -7.4 18.7 315 52 27 4.5 2.5
12000 -8.1 17.4 320 36 19 0.4 0.2 | -5.8 21.6 315 39 20 0.5 0.3
10000 -7.2 19.0 310 24 13 2.6 1.4 | -5.6 21.9 305 27 14 2.5 1.4
9000 -6.2 20.8 305 19 10 2.7 1.5 | -4.0 24.8 295 23 12 4.7 2.6
8000 -5.2 22.6 300 11 5 2.9 1.6 | -2.7 27.1 290 17 9 3.3 1.8
7500 -4.6 23.7 295 8 4 3.8 2.1 | -1.8 28.8 290 15 8 6.0 3.3
7000 -4.2 24.4 285 5 3 3.5 1.9 | -1.3 29.7 285 11 6 3.3 1.8
6500 -3.6 25.5 290 3 2 5.3 2.9 | -0.6 30.9 290 9 5 5.5 3.0
6000 -2.7 27.1 285 3 2 7.5 4.1 | 0.1 32.2 295 5 2 5.2 2.9
5500 -1.5 29.3 295 3 2 9.0 4.9 | 0.9 33.6 330 3 2 6.2 3.4
5000 -0.0 32.0 290 3 2 9.8 5.4 | 2.1 35.8 335 2 1 9.5 5.2
4750 0.7 33.3 295 3 2 9.9 5.4 | 2.8 37.0 340 3 1 9.6 5.3
4500 1.5 34.7 290 3 2 9.8 5.4 | 3.5 38.3 345 3 1 9.3 5.1
4250 2.2 36.0 290 3 1 9.9 5.4 | 4.2 39.6 340 2 1 9.7 5.3
4000 2.9 37.2 290 3 1 9.1 5.0 | 5.0 41.0 340 2 1 10.6 5.8
3750 3.6 38.5 290 3 1 12.1 6.7 | 5.7 42.3 340 2 1 8.7 4.8
3500 4.7 40.5 290 3 2 15.6 8.6 | 6.3 43.3 340 2 1 8.3 4.5
3400 4.7 40.5 290 3 2 15.6 8.6 | 6.3 43.3 340 2 1 8.3 4.5
3300 5.8 42.4 290 3 2 12.3 6.8 | 7.1 44.8 340 2 1 12.6 6.9
3200 5.8 42.4 290 3 2 12.3 6.8 | 7.1 44.8 340 2 1 12.6 6.9
3100 5.8 42.4 290 3 2 12.3 6.8 | 7.1 44.8 340 2 1 12.6 6.9
3000 6.8 44.2 285 3 2 20.9 11.5 | 7.9 46.2 335 2 1 3.5 1.9
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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