Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
064 SXUS43 KUNR 052001 RECUNR Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 101 PM MST Wed Feb 5 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: 509 PM. Surface Wind Forecast: 3 PM...290/20G36 mph. 5 PM...310/18G33 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 3 PM...270/49 mph. Depth 3700 ft. 5 PM...280/38 mph. Depth 1000 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM): 250ft...010/07 mph. 500ft...010/09 mph. 1000ft...330/09 mph. 2000ft...290/19 mph. 3000ft...280/32 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 3 PM...+3. 6 PM...+14. Density Altitude: 3 PM...4342 ft. 5 PM...3493 ft. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Sunrise: 703 AM. Weather: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. Surface Wind: 6 AM...260/10G18 mph. 8 AM...260/12G21 mph. Boundary Wind: 6 AM...270/21 mph. Depth 500 ft. 8 AM...260/24 mph. Depth 600 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM): 250ft...260/08 mph. 500ft...280/16 mph. 1000ft...290/16 mph. 2000ft...290/19 mph. 3000ft...280/25 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. $$ WFO UNR