974
UXUS97 KBOI 261305
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
705 AM MDT SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 91.2 F/32.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 566 FT/MIN (2.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10610 FT MSL (7643 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1430 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................. 6561 FT MSL (3594 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 07/27....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:28:25 / 21:14:23 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 45 MIN 59 SEC (885 MIN 59 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:51:24 MDT... 63.45 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15963 FT MSL (12996 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19930 FT MSL (16963 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17487 FT MSL (14521 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.2
K INDEX......................... +1.4
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 -46.6 -51.9 220 80 41 5.1 2.8 M M M M M
38000 -43.5 -46.3 220 75 39 5.1 2.8 M M M M M
36000 -40.4 -40.7 220 70 36 5.1 2.8 M M M M M
34000 -37.3 -35.1 225 64 33 5.2 2.9 M M M M M
32000 -34.1 -29.4 225 57 29 5.1 2.8 M M M M M
30000 -30.5 -22.9 225 52 27 6.3 3.5 52.4 126.4 12.6 M M
28000 -26.7 -16.1 230 47 24 7.2 3.9 50.0 122.0 10.9 M M
26000 -22.1 -7.8 225 46 24 7.8 4.3 48.3 118.9 9.8 M M
24000 -17.0 1.4 225 43 22 7.3 4.0 46.4 115.6 8.6 M M
22000 -12.7 9.1 225 39 20 6.9 3.8 44.7 112.4 7.3 M M
20000 -8.7 16.3 225 38 20 6.7 3.7 42.4 108.3 5.5 M M
18000 -4.7 23.5 230 38 20 7.4 4.1 40.6 105.0 3.8 M M
16000 -0.1 31.8 220 35 18 8.5 4.7 39.3 102.7 2.6 M M
14000 5.1 41.2 210 30 16 7.9 4.3 38.4 101.2 2.0 M M
12000 10.0 50.0 210 23 12 7.2 3.9 37.2 98.9 1.1 M M
10000 14.3 57.7 210 14 7 7.7 4.2 35.6 96.0 -0.4 517 2.6
9000 16.6 61.9 220 10 5 7.7 4.2 34.9 94.8 -1.0 419 2.1
8000 19.7 67.5 235 7 4 8.1 4.4 34.4 93.9 -1.6 289 1.5
7500 20.6 69.1 240 7 3 6.2 3.4 33.8 92.9 -2.1 247 1.3
7000 21.6 70.9 255 6 3 7.7 4.2 33.3 92.0 -2.7 204 1.0
6500 22.4 72.3 270 6 3 3.4 1.9 32.7 90.9 -3.3 163 0.8
6000 22.9 73.2 285 7 3 3.8 2.1 31.8 89.3 -4.2 133 0.7
5500 23.2 73.8 300 8 4 0.0 0.0 30.6 87.1 -5.5 112 0.6
5000 23.1 73.6 310 8 4 -2.7 -1.5 29.2 84.6 -7.0 97 0.5
4750 22.6 72.7 310 8 4 -8.0 -4.4 28.0 82.4 -8.3 106 0.5
4500 22.0 71.6 310 8 4 -8.5 -4.7 26.6 79.9 -9.7 118 0.6
4250 21.2 70.2 315 8 4 -8.2 -4.5 25.2 77.4 -11.2 133 0.7
4000 20.5 68.9 315 8 4 -10.1 -5.5 23.8 74.9 -12.7 147 0.7
3750 19.8 67.6 305 8 4 -2.2 -1.2 22.5 72.5 -14.1 160 0.8
3500 20.0 68.0 310 6 3 2.1 1.2 22.0 71.5 -14.7 147 0.7
3400 20.0 68.0 310 6 3 2.1 1.2 22.0 71.5 -14.7 147 0.7
3300 19.4 66.9 315 4 2 -21.7 -11.9 20.8 69.5 -15.8 157 0.8
3200 19.4 66.9 315 4 2 -21.7 -11.9 20.8 69.5 -15.8 157 0.8
3100 19.4 66.9 315 4 2 -21.7 -11.9 20.8 69.5 -15.8 157 0.8
3000 17.4 63.3 310 2 1 -24.5 -13.5 18.4 65.1 -18.2 211 1.1
2900 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +5.3 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +7.1
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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 -47.4 -53.3 220 85 44 5.9 3.2 | -47.6 -53.7 220 88 46 5.9 3.2
38000 -43.9 -47.0 225 81 42 5.9 3.2 | -44.0 -47.2 225 86 44 5.9 3.2
36000 -40.4 -40.7 225 78 40 5.8 3.2 | -40.5 -40.9 225 84 43 5.8 3.2
34000 -37.3 -35.1 225 67 35 5.1 2.8 | -37.4 -35.3 225 72 37 5.1 2.8
32000 -34.2 -29.6 225 56 29 4.9 2.7 | -34.3 -29.7 220 59 31 4.9 2.7
30000 -30.6 -23.1 225 50 26 6.3 3.4 | -30.5 -22.9 220 52 27 6.6 3.6
28000 -26.9 -16.4 220 45 23 7.1 3.9 | -26.6 -15.9 220 46 24 7.1 3.9
26000 -22.2 -8.0 220 43 22 7.7 4.2 | -22.1 -7.8 220 43 22 7.5 4.1
24000 -17.2 1.0 220 42 21 7.4 4.0 | -17.1 1.2 220 41 21 7.7 4.2
22000 -12.8 9.0 220 40 21 6.7 3.7 | -12.5 9.5 220 40 21 6.8 3.7
20000 -9.0 15.8 225 38 20 6.4 3.5 | -8.7 16.3 220 37 19 6.5 3.6
18000 -4.9 23.2 225 38 20 7.5 4.1 | -4.8 23.4 220 35 18 7.5 4.1
16000 -0.5 31.1 220 37 19 8.5 4.6 | -0.3 31.5 220 34 17 8.2 4.5
14000 4.7 40.5 220 32 17 8.4 4.6 | 4.7 40.5 220 31 16 7.8 4.3
12000 9.7 49.5 215 27 14 7.9 4.3 | 9.6 49.3 220 28 14 7.7 4.2
10000 14.2 57.6 215 21 11 7.5 4.1 | 14.2 57.6 220 22 11 6.6 3.6
9000 16.9 62.4 220 15 8 7.0 3.8 | 16.6 61.9 220 17 9 6.6 3.6
8000 19.1 66.4 230 10 5 6.6 3.6 | 18.4 65.1 225 11 6 5.4 3.0
7500 19.8 67.6 235 8 4 4.8 2.7 | 19.0 66.2 230 8 4 5.1 2.8
7000 20.5 68.9 255 7 4 4.7 2.6 | 19.8 67.6 240 5 3 5.5 3.0
6500 21.0 69.8 280 7 3 3.1 1.7 | 20.4 68.7 270 4 2 4.6 2.5
6000 21.4 70.5 300 8 4 2.8 1.6 | 21.1 70.0 305 4 2 3.9 2.1
5500 21.5 70.7 310 9 5 0.2 0.1 | 21.6 70.9 315 5 3 4.9 2.7
5000 21.5 70.7 315 8 4 -3.2 -1.7 | 22.2 72.0 310 6 3 1.5 0.8
4750 21.0 69.8 315 8 4 -6.5 -3.5 | 22.1 71.8 310 6 3 3.4 1.9
4500 20.5 68.9 315 8 4 -5.9 -3.3 | 22.6 72.7 305 6 3 9.3 5.1
4250 20.0 68.0 315 7 3 -4.7 -2.6 | 23.3 73.9 300 6 3 8.8 4.9
4000 19.6 67.3 310 6 3 -5.3 -2.9 | 23.9 75.0 295 6 3 8.1 4.4
3750 19.2 66.6 305 5 3 1.8 1.0 | 24.5 76.1 295 6 3 10.1 5.5
3500 19.8 67.6 305 5 3 10.8 5.9 | 25.5 77.9 295 6 3 15.0 8.2
3400 19.8 67.6 305 5 3 10.8 5.9 | 25.5 77.9 295 6 3 15.0 8.2
3300 20.4 68.7 300 5 2 3.7 2.1 | 26.7 80.1 295 6 3 18.0 9.9
3200 20.4 68.7 300 5 2 3.7 2.1 | 26.7 80.1 295 6 3 18.0 9.9
3100 20.4 68.7 300 5 2 3.7 2.1 | 26.7 80.1 295 6 3 18.0 9.9
3000 20.9 69.6 295 4 2 17.9 9.8 | 28.1 82.6 290 6 3 21.6 11.9
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
07/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.0
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +11.7 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +17.5
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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 -47.5 -53.5 220 91 47 6.0 3.3 | -47.6 -53.7 220 88 45 6.2 3.4
38000 -43.9 -47.0 225 90 46 6.0 3.3 | -43.9 -47.0 225 87 45 6.2 3.4
36000 -40.3 -40.5 225 88 45 5.8 3.2 | -40.2 -40.4 225 87 45 5.9 3.2
34000 -37.3 -35.1 225 76 39 4.9 2.7 | -37.3 -35.1 225 75 39 4.7 2.6
32000 -34.3 -29.7 225 64 33 4.7 2.6 | -34.5 -30.1 225 63 33 4.4 2.4
30000 -30.5 -22.9 220 55 28 6.7 3.7 | -30.5 -22.9 225 55 28 7.1 3.9
28000 -26.4 -15.5 220 48 25 7.0 3.9 | -26.2 -15.2 225 46 24 7.3 4.0
26000 -21.6 -6.9 220 45 23 7.3 4.0 | -21.2 -6.2 220 45 23 7.5 4.1
24000 -17.0 1.4 215 43 22 7.9 4.3 | -16.6 2.1 220 43 22 7.8 4.3
22000 -12.3 9.9 215 42 22 7.2 4.0 | -12.0 10.4 220 43 22 7.5 4.1
20000 -8.2 17.2 220 38 20 7.0 3.8 | -7.6 18.3 220 40 21 7.3 4.0
18000 -4.1 24.6 215 35 18 7.4 4.1 | -3.5 25.7 220 38 19 6.8 3.7
16000 0.2 32.4 215 32 16 7.6 4.2 | 0.5 32.9 215 35 18 6.9 3.8
14000 4.7 40.5 215 30 16 8.6 4.7 | 4.8 40.6 215 31 16 7.9 4.3
12000 9.7 49.5 220 26 13 7.3 4.0 | 9.7 49.5 220 25 13 8.4 4.6
10000 14.5 58.1 230 20 10 6.8 3.7 | 14.6 58.3 230 16 8 7.8 4.3
9000 17.1 62.8 225 14 7 7.0 3.8 | 17.5 63.5 240 10 5 8.0 4.4
8000 19.4 66.9 230 10 5 6.5 3.6 | 20.2 68.4 260 5 3 7.4 4.1
7500 20.2 68.4 235 7 4 6.6 3.6 | 21.1 70.0 285 4 2 7.5 4.1
7000 21.1 70.0 250 5 2 8.0 4.4 | 22.3 72.1 315 4 2 8.4 4.6
6500 22.2 72.0 270 4 2 6.8 3.7 | 23.6 74.5 325 5 3 8.3 4.6
6000 23.2 73.8 290 4 2 6.7 3.7 | 24.8 76.6 325 6 3 8.6 4.7
5500 24.3 75.7 300 5 2 10.4 5.7 | 26.2 79.2 330 6 3 9.8 5.4
5000 25.7 78.3 295 5 2 9.8 5.4 | 27.6 81.7 330 6 3 9.2 5.1
4750 26.5 79.7 300 5 3 10.0 5.5 | 28.3 82.9 330 7 4 9.4 5.2
4500 27.2 81.0 300 5 3 10.7 5.8 | 29.1 84.4 325 7 4 10.3 5.7
4250 28.0 82.4 295 5 2 10.1 5.6 | 29.8 85.6 325 7 3 10.0 5.5
4000 28.8 83.8 295 5 3 9.6 5.2 | 30.6 87.1 325 7 3 9.8 5.4
3750 29.5 85.1 300 5 3 9.3 5.1 | 31.3 88.3 325 7 4 9.5 5.2
3500 30.2 86.4 295 5 3 12.1 6.7 | 32.0 89.6 325 6 3 9.6 5.3
3400 30.2 86.4 295 5 3 12.1 6.7 | 32.0 89.6 325 6 3 9.6 5.3
3300 31.4 88.5 295 5 3 20.3 11.1 | 32.8 91.0 325 6 3 12.1 6.6
3200 31.4 88.5 295 5 3 20.3 11.1 | 32.8 91.0 325 6 3 12.1 6.6
3100 31.4 88.5 295 5 3 20.3 11.1 | 32.8 91.0 325 6 3 12.1 6.6
3000 33.2 91.8 295 5 3 27.5 15.1 | 33.9 93.0 325 7 3 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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