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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 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 AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          746 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...040/20G31 mph.
                                     6 PM...030/22G33 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...030/30 mph. Depth 4800 ft.
                                     6 PM...030/33 mph. Depth 3700 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...030/17 mph.
                                           500ft...030/19 mph.
                                          1000ft...030/20 mph.
                                          2000ft...030/18 mph.
                                          3000ft...030/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-3.
                                     7 PM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...6276 ft.
                                     6 PM...6061 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        604 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...010/14G23 mph.
                    8 AM...040/14G23 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...020/23 mph. Depth 900 ft.
                    8 AM...040/22 mph. Depth 1600 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...020/11 mph.
                               500ft...030/21 mph.
                              1000ft...040/28 mph.
                              2000ft...040/29 mph.
                              3000ft...050/23 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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