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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
202 PM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          818 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...030/16G26 mph.
                                     7 PM...030/15G24 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...010/26 mph. Depth 4700 ft.
                                     7 PM...020/26 mph. Depth 2900 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...040/13 mph.
                                           500ft...040/16 mph.
                                          1000ft...040/17 mph.
                                          2000ft...030/16 mph.
                                          3000ft...010/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-4.
                                     7 PM...0.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...6332 ft.
                                     7 PM...6022 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     50 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        539 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...290/03 mph.
                    7 AM...290/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...290/10 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                    7 AM...290/09 mph. Depth 1100 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...020/05 mph.
                               500ft...030/07 mph.
                              1000ft...020/10 mph.
                              2000ft...020/13 mph.
                              3000ft...020/15 mph.

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

&&

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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