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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Mon Jun 1 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         512 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...150/03 mph.
                                     7 AM...150/05G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...140/07 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                                     9 AM...160/09 mph. Depth 1700 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...120/05 mph.
                                      500ft...100/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...100/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...140/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+3.
                                     9 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                5 AM...3706 ft.
                                     7 AM...4107 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         829 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...090/14G33 mph.
                    7 PM...090/12G32 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...100/26 mph. Depth 3000 ft.
                    7 PM...100/23 mph. Depth 1400 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):  250ft...120/11 mph.
                          500ft...130/15 mph.
                         1000ft...140/17 mph.
                         2000ft...150/19 mph.
                         3000ft...160/23 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...160/05G20 mph.
                                     7 AM...190/09G25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...050/06 mph.
                                      500ft...110/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...130/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...150/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...160/28 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


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