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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Sun Nov 1 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...

...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          442 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...130/14G29 mph.
                                     5 PM...120/13G24 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...150/24 mph. Depth 2500 ft.
                                     5 PM...150/21 mph. Depth 1400 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...150/10 mph.
                                           500ft...160/18 mph.
                                          1000ft...160/24 mph.
                                          2000ft...170/29 mph.
                                          3000ft...170/34 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+4.
                                     6 PM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...4585 ft.
                                     5 PM...4539 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     70 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        630 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    90 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...280/15G23 mph.
                    8 AM...280/18G29 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...300/24 mph. Depth 700 ft.
                    8 AM...300/30 mph. Depth 1000 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...280/09 mph.
                               500ft...290/16 mph.
                              1000ft...300/24 mph.
                              2000ft...320/25 mph.
                              3000ft...330/22 mph.

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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