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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Sun Sep 20 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:                         637 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...050/12G20 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/12 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...080/17 mph. Depth 1300 ft.
                                     9 AM...080/17 mph. Depth 1500 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...070/11 mph.
                                      500ft...080/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...090/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...110/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...120/08 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...0.
                                     9 AM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...4198 ft.
                                     8 AM...4203 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in fog as low as 2 miles,
                                     90 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         653 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    100 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...020/13G22 mph.
                    6 PM...020/13G20 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...050/21 mph. Depth 1600 ft.
                    6 PM...040/21 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...050/05 mph.
                          500ft...040/05 mph.
                         1000ft...040/04 mph.
                         2000ft...030/03 mph.
                         3000ft...020/02 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...050/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...050/08G15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...340/03 mph.
                                      500ft...330/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...330/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/10 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


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.

$$

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