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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Sun Aug 31 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:                          729 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...050/12G20 mph.
                                     6 PM...050/12G22 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...030/20 mph. Depth 4700 ft.
                                     6 PM...040/21 mph. Depth 3500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...060/09 mph.
                                           500ft...060/10 mph.
                                          1000ft...060/09 mph.
                                          2000ft...050/09 mph.
                                          3000ft...030/07 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-2.
                                     7 PM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5358 ft.
                                     6 PM...5125 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        616 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in fog as low as 4 miles.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...260/06 mph.
                    8 AM...290/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...270/09 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                    8 AM...330/09 mph. Depth 1000 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...310/04 mph.
                               500ft...290/07 mph.
                              1000ft...300/10 mph.
                              2000ft...310/14 mph.
                              3000ft...330/15 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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