


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
339 SXUS43 KUNR 100902 RECUNR Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 301 AM MDT Sat May 10 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT... .THIS MORNING... Sunrise: 531 AM. Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...230/03 mph. 7 AM...210/06 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...240/08 mph. Depth 500 ft. 9 AM...220/10 mph. Depth 1100 ft. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...250/05 mph. 500ft...230/05 mph. 1000ft...210/07 mph. 2000ft...200/09 mph. 3000ft...200/09 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 6 AM...+4. 9 AM...+1. Density Altitude: 5 AM...3649 ft. 7 AM...4392 ft. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. .OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING... Sunset: 807 PM. Weather: clear skies, unrestricted visibilities. Surface Wind: 5 PM...180/16G25 mph. 7 PM...170/15G24 mph. Boundary Wind: 5 PM...190/25 mph. Depth 9800 ft. 7 PM...180/23 mph. Depth 3600 ft. RAP Winds (at 5 PM): 250ft...180/11 mph. 500ft...180/13 mph. 1000ft...180/13 mph. 2000ft...180/14 mph. 3000ft...190/14 mph. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...210/12G20 mph. 7 AM...210/14G23 mph. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...190/10 mph. 500ft...200/31 mph. 1000ft...210/41 mph. 2000ft...210/43 mph. 3000ft...210/40 mph. Additional Weather Info: clear skies, 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