Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
946 SXUS43 KUNR 250902 RECUNR Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 301 AM MDT Tue Jun 25 2024 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: 511 AM. Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...360/07G14 mph. 7 AM...010/09 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...020/14 mph. Depth 600 ft. 9 AM...030/14 mph. Depth 1700 ft. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...320/07 mph. 500ft...360/13 mph. 1000ft...350/11 mph. 2000ft...310/19 mph. 3000ft...300/29 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 6 AM...+1. 9 AM...0. Density Altitude: 5 AM...4835 ft. 7 AM...5249 ft. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. .OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING... Sunset: 839 PM. Weather: clear skies, unrestricted visibilities. Surface Wind: 5 PM...040/12 mph. 7 PM...060/09 mph. Boundary Wind: 5 PM...020/16 mph. Depth 4700 ft. 7 PM...070/14 mph. Depth 900 ft. RAP Winds (at 5 PM): 250ft...030/11 mph. 500ft...030/13 mph. 1000ft...030/13 mph. 2000ft...030/13 mph. 3000ft...020/12 mph. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...040/07 mph. 7 AM...050/08 mph. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...360/12 mph. 500ft...020/24 mph. 1000ft...030/21 mph. 2000ft...040/13 mph. 3000ft...050/09 mph. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 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