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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Thu Nov 13 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:                          428 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...260/13G22 mph.
                                     5 PM...250/07G14 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...270/18 mph. Depth 1200 ft.
                                     5 PM...250/12 mph. Depth 400 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...240/05 mph.
                                           500ft...270/10 mph.
                                          1000ft...280/15 mph.
                                          2000ft...280/19 mph.
                                          3000ft...280/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+5.
                                     6 PM...+8.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...5015 ft.
                                     5 PM...4398 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        646 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...240/15G25 mph.
                    8 AM...250/17G28 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...260/24 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                    8 AM...260/28 mph. Depth 700 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...250/09 mph.
                               500ft...280/23 mph.
                              1000ft...280/39 mph.
                              2000ft...280/47 mph.
                              3000ft...280/48 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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