


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
479 SXUS43 KUNR 092002 RECUNR Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 201 PM MDT Wed Jul 9 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... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .THIS EVENING... Sunset: 836 PM. Surface Wind Forecast: 5 PM...070/13G20 mph. 7 PM...070/10G17 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 5 PM...030/21 mph. Depth 7900 ft. 7 PM...050/18 mph. Depth 2000 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM): 250ft...080/07 mph. 500ft...080/08 mph. 1000ft...080/08 mph. 2000ft...080/07 mph. 3000ft...070/06 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 4 PM...-1. 7 PM...0. Density Altitude: 5 PM...6898 ft. 7 PM...6459 ft. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 30 percent chance of precipitation, hot--reduced buoyancy. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Sunrise: 519 AM. Weather: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 20 percent chance of precipitation. Surface Wind: 5 AM...360/05 mph. 7 AM...310/05 mph. Boundary Wind: 5 AM...030/10 mph. Depth 400 ft. 7 AM...020/10 mph. Depth 600 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM): 250ft...020/05 mph. 500ft...040/06 mph. 1000ft...290/03 mph. 2000ft...260/10 mph. 3000ft...260/11 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