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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 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 EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          832 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...050/18G28 mph.
                                     7 PM...050/16G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...050/28 mph. Depth 2200 ft.
                                     7 PM...050/25 mph. Depth 2100 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...060/14 mph.
                                           500ft...060/16 mph.
                                          1000ft...060/16 mph.
                                          2000ft...070/12 mph.
                                          3000ft...090/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+2.
                                     7 PM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...4273 ft.
                                     7 PM...4209 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        525 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...080/09G16 mph.
                    7 AM...080/09G17 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...070/15 mph. Depth 1300 ft.
                    7 AM...080/16 mph. Depth 1400 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...090/08 mph.
                               500ft...120/12 mph.
                              1000ft...150/19 mph.
                              2000ft...170/25 mph.
                              3000ft...180/26 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.

$$

WFO UNR