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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 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:                          657 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...070/09G18 mph.
                                     6 PM...070/09G21 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...080/16 mph. Depth 3200 ft.
                                     6 PM...070/17 mph. Depth 2400 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...080/07 mph.
                                           500ft...080/08 mph.
                                          1000ft...080/07 mph.
                                          2000ft...070/04 mph.
                                          3000ft...340/02 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-2.
                                     7 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5775 ft.
                                     6 PM...5553 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        636 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...060/07 mph.
                    8 AM...050/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...060/10 mph. Depth 900 ft.
                    8 AM...070/12 mph. Depth 800 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...270/02 mph.
                               500ft...260/09 mph.
                              1000ft...290/10 mph.
                              2000ft...290/09 mph.
                              3000ft...280/06 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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WFO UNR