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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Rapid City SD

201 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025



This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning

and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all

preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a

Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com.



...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          811 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...350/14G25 mph.

                                     7 PM...360/13G23 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...360/24 mph. Depth 3800 ft.

                                     7 PM...010/22 mph. Depth 2100 ft.



    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...350/10 mph.

                                           500ft...350/12 mph.

                                          1000ft...350/14 mph.

                                          2000ft...340/15 mph.

                                          3000ft...330/15 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+1.

                                     7 PM...0.



    Density Altitude:                5 PM...5193 ft.

                                     7 PM...5066 ft.



    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities,

                                     40 percent chance of precipitation. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        526 AM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities,

                    30 percent chance of precipitation. 

    Surface Wind:   5 AM...280/23G36 mph.

                    7 AM...280/28G41 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...290/36 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

                    7 AM...290/41 mph. Depth 2200 ft.



    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...290/09 mph.

                               500ft...300/15 mph.

                              1000ft...310/24 mph.

                              2000ft...320/26 mph.

                              3000ft...320/25 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled

issuances.



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Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at

aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion

at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc.



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