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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 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 AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          655 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...070/12G21 mph.
                                     6 PM...070/14G24 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...070/20 mph. Depth 2900 ft.
                                     6 PM...060/23 mph. Depth 1800 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...070/08 mph.
                                           500ft...080/09 mph.
                                          1000ft...080/06 mph.
                                          2000ft...080/03 mph.
                                          3000ft...270/02 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-4.
                                     7 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5089 ft.
                                     6 PM...4978 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     100 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        637 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in fog as low as 2 miles,
                    90 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...060/12 mph.
                    8 AM...060/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...080/17 mph. Depth 1300 ft.
                    8 AM...070/17 mph. Depth 1200 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...060/05 mph.
                               500ft...060/05 mph.
                              1000ft...080/03 mph.
                              2000ft...090/02 mph.
                              3000ft...150/01 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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