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Latest Hot Air Balloon Text Forecast

                        
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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Tue Oct 8 2024

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:                         659 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...240/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...250/08 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                                     9 AM...230/09 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...280/07 mph.
                                      500ft...260/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/08 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+6.
                                     9 AM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...3387 ft.
                                     8 AM...4183 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         619 PM.

    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...150/05 mph.
                    6 PM...340/03 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...240/09 mph. Depth 5700 ft.
                    6 PM...270/08 mph. Depth 1200 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...230/03 mph.
                          500ft...260/05 mph.
                         1000ft...260/07 mph.
                         2000ft...270/09 mph.
                         3000ft...270/10 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...260/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...260/07 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...290/07 mph.
                                      500ft...310/05 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/08 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



                

Note: "Boundary layer" above refers to the planetary boundary layer, or the layer within which the effects of friction are significant (courtesy of the NWS Glossary). The depth of this layer will vary throughout the day, typically reaching its maximum depth in the afternoon and minimum depth overnight.

Latest Soaring Forecast

Normally issued March 1 to October 31


Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
0743 MDT Monday, October 7, 2024

This forecast is for Monday, October 7, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 79.5 F/26.4 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Fair
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 214 ft/min (1.1 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 7313 ft MSL (3853 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 79.0 F/26.6 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1415 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 6114 ft MSL (2654 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Tuesday 10/08...... Good

Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:58:43 / 18:23:08 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 11 hr 24 min 25 sec (684 min 25 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:40:55 MDT... 40.57 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 10/07/2024 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 13457 ft MSL (9997 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 18395 ft MSL (14935 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 15866 ft MSL (12406 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +4.9
K index......................... +12.9

Height  Temperature  Wind  Wind Spd  Lapse Rate  ConvectionT  Thermal  Lift Rate
ft MSL  deg C deg F   Dir   kt  m/s  C/km F/kft  deg C deg F   Index    fpm  m/s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000  -62.2 -80.0   285   19   10   2.9   1.6   95.4 203.8    39.7      M    M
 45000  -57.2 -71.0   280   23   12   4.5   2.5   80.3 176.6    33.1      M    M
 40000  -50.4 -58.7   275   23   12   4.0   2.2   68.5 155.3    27.6      M    M
 38000  -48.3 -54.9   275   23   12   3.6   2.0   62.4 144.3    24.3      M    M
 36000  -45.9 -50.6   275   22   11   3.6   2.0   56.6 133.9    21.0      M    M
 34000  -42.6 -44.7   275   21   11   6.3   3.4   52.8 127.1    18.9      M    M
 32000  -38.8 -37.8   275   19   10   6.3   3.4   50.0 122.1    17.3      M    M
 30000  -34.7 -30.5   280   18    9   7.3   4.0   47.7 117.9    16.0      M    M
 29000  -32.5 -26.5   280   17    9   7.3   4.0   46.7 116.1    15.5      M    M
 28000  -30.3 -22.5   285   16    8   7.4   4.0   45.9 114.6    15.0      M    M
 27000  -28.3 -18.9   285   15    8   6.3   3.5   44.7 112.4    14.3      M    M
 26000  -26.5 -15.7   285   14    7   6.3   3.4   43.3 109.9    13.3      M    M
 25000  -24.6 -12.3   285   13    7   6.3   3.4   42.0 107.6    12.5      M    M
 24000  -22.8  -9.0   280   12    6   5.8   3.2   40.7 105.2    11.6      M    M
 23000  -21.0  -5.8   275   12    6   5.9   3.2   39.1 102.5    10.4      M    M
 22000  -18.9  -2.0   270   12    6   5.8   3.2   37.4  99.4     9.2      M    M
 21000  -17.0   1.4   270   11    5   6.3   3.5   36.1  97.0     8.1      M    M
 20000  -15.2   4.6   270    9    5   6.3   3.5   34.9  94.8     7.2      M    M
 19500  -14.3   6.3   270    8    4   6.3   3.4   34.3  93.7     6.7      M    M
 19000  -13.3   8.1   275    8    4   7.7   4.2   33.8  92.8     6.3      M    M
 18500  -12.1  10.2   275    8    4   8.1   4.5   33.5  92.3     6.1      M    M
 18000  -10.9  12.4   280    8    4   8.2   4.5   33.2  91.8     5.8      M    M
 17500   -9.7  14.5   280    8    4   8.5   4.6   33.0  91.4     5.6      M    M
 17000   -8.4  16.9   280    7    4   8.5   4.7   32.8  91.0     5.4      M    M
 16500   -7.2  19.0   285    7    4   8.0   4.4   32.5  90.5     5.3      M    M
 16000   -6.0  21.2   285    6    3   7.9   4.4   32.2  90.0     5.0      M    M
 15500   -4.8  23.4   285    6    3   7.8   4.3   31.9  89.4     4.8      M    M
 15000   -3.7  25.3   285    5    3   7.7   4.2   31.6  88.8     4.5      M    M
 14500   -2.5  27.5   285    5    3   7.8   4.3   31.2  88.2     4.2      M    M
 14000   -1.4  29.5   280    5    2   8.0   4.4   30.9  87.6     3.9      M    M
 13500   -0.2  31.6   280    4    2   8.0   4.4   30.6  87.1     3.7      M    M
 13000    1.0  33.8   275    4    2   8.4   4.6   30.4  86.7     3.4      M    M
 12500    2.3  36.1   270    4    2   8.3   4.6   30.1  86.2     3.2      M    M
 12000    3.5  38.3   270    4    2   8.6   4.7   29.9  85.9     3.0      M    M
 11500    4.8  40.6   270    3    2   8.6   4.7   29.7  85.5     2.9      M    M
 11000    6.1  43.0   270    3    2   8.5   4.7   29.5  85.2     2.7      M    M
 10500    7.3  45.1   280    3    1   8.6   4.7   29.3  84.8     2.5      M    M
 10250    8.0  46.4   285    2    1   8.4   4.6   29.3  84.7     2.5      M    M
 10000    8.6  47.5   300    2    1   8.1   4.4   29.1  84.4     2.3      M    M
  9750    9.2  48.6   315    2    1   8.1   4.4   29.0  84.2     2.2      M    M
  9500    9.8  49.6   330    2    1   8.2   4.5   28.9  84.0     2.1      M    M
  9250   10.4  50.7   340    3    1   8.0   4.4   28.7  83.7     2.0      M    M
  9000   11.0  51.8   350    3    1   7.8   4.3   28.6  83.4     1.8      M    M
  8750   11.5  52.7   355    3    2   7.8   4.3   28.4  83.2     1.7      M    M
  8500   12.1  53.8   360    4    2   7.8   4.3   28.3  82.9     1.5      M    M
  8250   12.7  54.9   360    4    2   6.8   3.7   28.1  82.6     1.4      M    M
  8000   13.6  56.5   360    5    3   6.3   3.4   27.5  81.6     0.8      M    M
  7750   14.0  57.2   360    5    3   5.5   3.0   27.2  81.0     0.5      M    M
  7500   14.4  57.9   360    5    3   3.8   2.1   26.8  80.3     0.2      M    M
  7250   14.6  58.3   360    6    3   2.6   1.4   26.3  79.4    -0.3    204  1.0
  7000   14.8  58.6   360    6    3   4.7   2.6   25.8  78.5    -0.8    190  1.0
  6750   15.2  59.4   355    6    3   2.3   1.2   25.4  77.8    -1.2    172  0.9
  6500   15.1  59.2   355    5    3  -1.8  -1.0   24.6  76.3    -2.0    166  0.8
  6250   15.0  59.0   350    5    3  -1.2  -0.7   23.8  74.8    -2.8    162  0.8
  6000   14.9  58.8   350    5    3  -1.2  -0.7   22.9  73.3    -3.7    158  0.8
  5750   14.8  58.6   345    5    2  -3.0  -1.6   22.0  71.7    -4.5    154  0.8
  5500   14.5  58.1   340    4    2  -4.5  -2.5   21.0  69.8    -5.6    156  0.8
  5250   14.2  57.6   335    4    2  -4.0  -2.2   19.9  67.8    -6.6    158  0.8
  5000   13.9  57.0   335    4    2  -4.9  -2.7   18.9  65.9    -7.7    160  0.8
  4750   13.5  56.3   335    3    2  -4.9  -2.7   17.7  63.9    -8.8    164  0.8
  4500   13.1  55.6   330    3    1  -5.6  -3.1   16.6  61.9   -10.0    168  0.9
  4250   12.8  55.0   330    2    1  -1.6  -0.9   15.5  59.9   -11.1    172  0.9
  4000   12.5  54.5   325    2    1 -10.7  -5.9   14.6  58.2   -12.0    170  0.9
  3750   10.7  51.3   325    2    1 -38.8 -21.3   12.0  53.5   -14.7    219  1.1

 * * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * * 

           10/07/2024 at 0900 MDT          |       10/07/2024 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +2.0        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.3
CINH...    -0.1    K Index... +13.1'        | CINH...    -0.4    K Index... +15.9'
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -62.1 -79.8  285  18  9   3.3   1.8 | -61.7 -79.1  285  18  9   3.0   1.7
 45000 -56.6 -69.9  280  21 11   4.2   2.3 | -56.5 -69.7  285  21 11   4.1   2.2
 40000 -50.2 -58.4  275  22 11   3.6   2.0 | -50.4 -58.7  280  20 10   3.7   2.0
 38000 -48.4 -55.1  275  22 11   3.0   1.6 | -48.3 -54.9  280  20 10   3.5   1.9
 36000 -46.7 -52.1  275  22 11   3.0   1.6 | -46.2 -51.2  275  20 11   3.5   1.9
 34000 -43.5 -46.3  275  21 11   5.9   3.2 | -43.3 -45.9  275  21 11   5.9   3.3
 32000 -39.9 -39.8  280  20 10   5.9   3.2 | -39.7 -39.5  275  21 11   5.9   3.3
 30000 -35.8 -32.4  285  19 10   7.7   4.2 | -36.0 -32.8  275  21 11   6.3   3.5
 29000 -33.5 -28.3  285  18  9   7.7   4.2 | -34.1 -29.4  275  20 10   6.3   3.5
 28000 -31.1 -24.0  285  17  9   7.7   4.2 | -32.2 -26.0  275  20 10   6.3   3.5
 27000 -28.8 -19.8  290  16  8   7.9   4.3 | -29.6 -21.3  275  18  9   7.4   4.1
 26000 -26.4 -15.5  295  15  8   7.9   4.3 | -27.4 -17.3  275  17  9   7.4   4.0
 25000 -24.1 -11.4  295  14  7   7.9   4.3 | -25.2 -13.4  280  15  8   7.4   4.0
 24000 -22.0  -7.6  300  12  6   5.2   2.9 | -23.2  -9.8  280  13  7   6.1   3.3
 23000 -20.5  -4.9  295  11  6   5.3   2.9 | -21.4  -6.5  285  11  6   6.0   3.3
 22000 -18.9  -2.0  290  10  5   5.3   2.9 | -19.6  -3.3  295   9  5   6.1   3.3
 21000 -17.1   1.2  290   8  4   4.9   2.7 | -17.8  -0.0  300   8  4   6.1   3.3
 20000 -15.6   3.9  295   7  3   5.0   2.7 | -16.0   3.2  305   7  4   6.1   3.4
 19500 -14.9   5.2  300   6  3   4.9   2.7 | -15.1   4.8  310   7  4   6.2   3.4
 19000 -14.1   6.6  305   5  3   7.3   4.0 | -14.2   6.4  315   7  3   6.9   3.8
 18500 -13.0   8.6  310   6  3   8.0   4.4 | -13.1   8.4  315   7  3   7.4   4.1
 18000 -11.8  10.8  320   7  3   8.1   4.4 | -12.0  10.4  315   7  4   7.5   4.1
 17500 -10.6  12.9  320   7  4   8.1   4.5 | -10.9  12.4  315   7  4   7.9   4.3
 17000  -9.4  15.1  320   8  4   8.1   4.5 |  -9.7  14.5  315   8  4   7.9   4.3
 16500  -8.2  17.2  320   8  4   8.5   4.7 |  -8.6  16.5  315   8  4   8.4   4.6
 16000  -7.0  19.4  320   8  4   8.5   4.7 |  -7.3  18.9  315   8  4   8.5   4.7
 15500  -5.7  21.7  325   8  4   8.5   4.7 |  -6.1  21.0  315   8  4   8.5   4.7
 15000  -4.4  24.1  325   7  4   8.5   4.7 |  -4.8  23.4  315   8  4   8.6   4.7
 14500  -3.2  26.2  330   7  4   8.5   4.7 |  -3.5  25.7  320   8  4   8.5   4.7
 14000  -1.9  28.6  330   7  4   8.5   4.7 |  -2.3  27.9  320   8  4   8.0   4.4
 13500  -0.6  30.9  335   7  4   8.5   4.7 |  -1.1  30.0  325   8  4   8.0   4.4
 13000   0.6  33.1  335   7  4   8.0   4.4 |   0.1  32.2  330   7  4   8.2   4.5
 12500   1.8  35.2  335   7  4   8.1   4.4 |   1.3  34.3  335   7  4   8.2   4.5
 12000   3.0  37.4  335   7  4   8.3   4.5 |   2.5  36.5  335   7  4   8.3   4.6
 11500   4.3  39.7  340   7  4   8.3   4.5 |   3.7  38.7  340   7  4   8.4   4.6
 11000   5.5  41.9  340   7  4   8.0   4.4 |   4.9  40.8  340   8  4   8.2   4.5
 10500   6.7  44.1  345   7  4   8.1   4.4 |   6.1  43.0  340   8  4   8.2   4.5
 10250   7.3  45.1  345   7  3   8.0   4.4 |   6.7  44.1  345   8  4   8.0   4.4
 10000   7.9  46.2  350   7  3   8.0   4.4 |   7.3  45.1  345   8  4   7.8   4.3
  9750   8.5  47.3  350   7  3   7.9   4.3 |   7.9  46.2  345   8  4   7.8   4.3
  9500   9.1  48.4  355   7  3   8.1   4.4 |   8.5  47.3  345   8  4   7.9   4.3
  9250   9.6  49.3  360   7  3   7.3   4.0 |   9.6  49.3  350   8  4   6.9   3.8
  9000  10.1  50.2  360   7  4   6.6   3.6 |  10.2  50.4  350   8  4   7.1   3.9
  8750  10.6  51.1  005   7  4   6.8   3.7 |  10.7  51.3  355   8  4   7.0   3.9
  8500  11.1  52.0  005   7  4   6.7   3.7 |  11.3  52.3  355   8  4   6.2   3.4
  8250  11.6  52.9  010   8  4   6.3   3.5 |  11.7  53.1  355   8  4   5.7   3.1
  8000  12.1  53.8  010   8  4   6.1   3.3 |  12.2  54.0  360   8  4   6.7   3.7
  7750  13.0  55.4  015   9  4   6.0   3.3 |  12.7  54.9  360   8  4   6.4   3.5
  7500  13.4  56.1  015   9  5   5.1   2.8 |  13.1  55.6  360   8  4   5.2   2.8
  7250  13.8  56.8  015   9  5   4.5   2.5 |  13.5  56.3  360   8  4   4.3   2.3
  7000  14.1  57.4  015   9  5   5.8   3.2 |  13.9  57.0  360   8  4   7.0   3.9
  6750  14.6  58.3  015  10  5   3.7   2.0 |  14.4  57.9  360   7  4   4.6   2.5
  6500  14.7  58.5  015  10  5   1.0   0.5 |  14.5  58.1  360   7  3   0.7   0.4
  6250  14.8  58.6  015  10  5   1.8   1.0 |  14.6  58.3  360   6  3   0.9   0.5
  6000  14.9  58.8  015  10  5   1.4   0.8 |  14.7  58.5  360   6  3   4.0   2.2
  5750  14.9  58.8  015   9  5  -1.6  -0.9 |  15.2  59.4  360   5  3   6.9   3.8
  5500  14.7  58.5  010   8  4  -3.8  -2.1 |  15.6  60.1  360   5  3   5.6   3.1
  5250  14.4  57.9  010   8  4  -3.2  -1.7 |  16.0  60.8  005   5  2   5.7   3.2
  5000  14.2  57.6  010   7  4  -3.6  -2.0 |  16.5  61.7  005   4  2   8.1   4.4
  4750  13.9  57.0  005   6  3  -3.4  -1.8 |  17.2  63.0  005   4  2  10.2   5.6
  4500  13.6  56.5  360   5  2  -4.6  -2.5 |  18.0  64.4  010   4  2   9.9   5.4
  4250  13.4  56.1  355   4  2  -0.0  -0.0 |  18.7  65.7  010   4  2   9.6   5.3
  4000  13.7  56.7  345   3  1   9.0   4.9 |  19.5  67.1  015   4  2  14.1   7.7
  3750  14.5  58.1  340   2  1  10.5   5.7 |  20.9  69.6  020   3  2  22.9  12.6

           10/07/2024 at 1500 MDT          |       10/07/2024 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.9        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.7
CINH...    -0.2    K Index... +19.1'        | CINH...    -0.2    K Index... +18.6'
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -61.6 -78.9  285  17  9   2.6   1.4 | -61.3 -78.3  290  17  9   2.5   1.4
 45000 -57.3 -71.1  280  20 10   4.0   2.2 | -57.0 -70.6  285  20 10   4.1   2.3
 40000 -51.0 -59.8  285  19 10   4.2   2.3 | -50.6 -59.1  285  17  9   4.0   2.2
 38000 -48.4 -55.1  285  19 10   4.4   2.4 | -48.2 -54.8  285  17  9   4.0   2.2
 36000 -45.7 -50.3  285  20 10   4.4   2.4 | -45.8 -50.4  285  17  9   4.0   2.2
 34000 -42.7 -44.9  280  20 11   5.5   3.0 | -43.0 -45.4  285  18  9   5.1   2.8
 32000 -39.4 -38.9  280  21 11   5.5   3.0 | -39.9 -39.8  290  19 10   5.1   2.8
 30000 -35.9 -32.6  280  21 11   6.1   3.4 | -36.3 -33.3  290  19 10   7.0   3.8
 29000 -34.1 -29.4  285  21 11   6.1   3.4 | -34.2 -29.6  290  19 10   7.0   3.8
 28000 -32.2 -26.0  285  21 11   6.1   3.4 | -32.1 -25.8  290  19 10   7.0   3.8
 27000 -30.4 -22.7  285  20 10   6.2   3.4 | -30.1 -22.2  290  19 10   5.9   3.2
 26000 -28.0 -18.4  285  18  9   6.2   3.4 | -28.3 -18.9  290  17  9   5.9   3.2
 25000 -26.1 -15.0  285  17  9   6.2   3.4 | -26.1 -15.0  290  16  8   5.9   3.2
 24000 -24.3 -11.7  285  15  8   6.2   3.4 | -24.4 -11.9  290  14  7   5.7   3.1
 23000 -22.4  -8.3  285  13  7   6.2   3.4 | -22.7  -8.9  290  13  6   5.7   3.2
 22000 -20.6  -5.1  285  11  6   6.1   3.4 | -21.0  -5.8  290  11  6   5.6   3.1
 21000 -18.5  -1.3  290   9  5   7.5   4.1 | -18.9  -2.0  290  10  5   7.7   4.2
 20000 -16.3   2.7  290   8  4   7.6   4.1 | -16.5   2.3  285   9  5   7.7   4.2
 19500 -15.2   4.6  295   8  4   7.6   4.2 | -15.4   4.3  285   9  5   7.7   4.2
 19000 -14.1   6.6  295   7  4   7.8   4.3 | -14.2   6.4  285   8  4   8.1   4.5
 18500 -12.9   8.8  300   7  4   8.0   4.4 | -13.0   8.6  285   8  4   8.5   4.6
 18000 -11.8  10.8  300   7  3   8.0   4.4 | -11.7  10.9  290   8  4   8.5   4.7
 17500 -10.6  12.9  305   7  3   8.1   4.5 | -10.4  13.3  290   8  4   8.1   4.4
 17000  -9.4  15.1  305   7  4   8.1   4.5 |  -9.2  15.4  295   8  4   8.1   4.5
 16500  -8.2  17.2  310   7  4   7.6   4.2 |  -8.0  17.6  295   8  4   7.8   4.3
 16000  -7.1  19.2  310   7  4   7.5   4.1 |  -6.9  19.6  300   8  4   7.6   4.2
 15500  -6.0  21.2  310   8  4   7.4   4.1 |  -5.8  21.6  305   8  4   7.4   4.1
 15000  -4.9  23.2  310   8  4   7.3   4.0 |  -4.8  23.4  305   8  4   7.0   3.8
 14500  -3.9  25.0  310   8  4   7.3   4.0 |  -3.8  25.2  310   8  4   7.1   3.9
 14000  -2.8  27.0  310   8  4   7.3   4.0 |  -2.9  26.8  310   9  4   6.9   3.8
 13500  -1.7  28.9  310   8  4   7.2   4.0 |  -1.9  28.6  310   9  5   6.8   3.7
 13000  -0.6  30.9  310   8  4   8.5   4.6 |  -0.8  30.6  310   9  5   8.5   4.6
 12500   0.7  33.3  315   7  4   8.3   4.6 |   0.5  32.9  310   9  5   8.3   4.6
 12000   1.9  35.4  315   7  4   8.7   4.8 |   1.7  35.1  305   9  5   8.8   4.8
 11500   3.2  37.8  315   7  3   8.7   4.8 |   3.0  37.4  305   9  4   8.8   4.9
 11000   4.5  40.1  315   6  3   8.3   4.6 |   4.3  39.7  300   8  4   8.5   4.7
 10500   5.7  42.3  320   6  3   8.3   4.6 |   5.6  42.1  295   7  4   8.5   4.7
 10250   6.4  43.5  320   6  3   8.2   4.5 |   6.2  43.2  295   7  3   8.5   4.7
 10000   7.0  44.6  320   6  3   8.0   4.4 |   6.9  44.4  295   6  3   8.4   4.6
  9750   7.6  45.7  320   6  3   8.0   4.4 |   7.5  45.5  295   6  3   8.4   4.6
  9500   8.2  46.8  325   6  3   8.1   4.5 |   8.1  46.6  295   5  3   8.4   4.6
  9250   8.8  47.8  325   5  3   7.7   4.2 |   9.4  48.9  300   4  2   8.5   4.6
  9000   9.3  48.7  325   5  3   7.2   4.0 |  10.0  50.0  305   3  2   8.5   4.6
  8750  10.4  50.7  330   5  3   7.3   4.0 |  10.6  51.1  310   3  2   8.5   4.6
  8500  11.0  51.8  335   5  3   7.2   3.9 |  11.3  52.3  315   3  1   8.3   4.6
  8250  11.5  52.7  335   5  3   7.0   3.8 |  11.9  53.4  325   3  1   8.1   4.4
  8000  12.0  53.6  340   5  3   7.4   4.1 |  12.5  54.5  335   2  1   8.1   4.4
  7750  12.6  54.7  345   5  2   6.5   3.5 |  13.1  55.6  350   3  1   7.6   4.2
  7500  13.0  55.4  350   4  2   3.9   2.1 |  13.6  56.5  360   3  1   6.6   3.6
  7250  13.2  55.8  355   4  2   2.9   1.6 |  14.1  57.4  010   3  1   5.9   3.3
  7000  13.5  56.3  005   4  2   6.1   3.4 |  14.6  58.3  015   3  2   7.9   4.3
  6750  14.1  57.4  015   4  2   8.9   4.9 |  15.2  59.4  025   4  2   6.4   3.5
  6500  14.8  58.6  015   4  2   8.9   4.9 |  15.5  59.9  030   4  2   3.6   2.0
  6250  15.4  59.7  020   4  2   8.6   4.7 |  15.8  60.4  035   4  2   3.8   2.1
  6000  16.1  61.0  020   4  2  10.0   5.5 |  16.1  61.0  040   4  2   4.7   2.6
  5750  16.9  62.4  025   4  2  10.3   5.7 |  16.5  61.7  045   4  2   6.8   3.7
  5500  17.6  63.7  030   4  2   9.1   5.0 |  17.1  62.8  050   4  2   7.2   3.9
  5250  18.3  64.9  030   4  2   9.4   5.2 |  17.6  63.7  055   5  2   7.1   3.9
  5000  19.0  66.2  035   4  2  10.0   5.5 |  18.2  64.8  060   5  2   8.6   4.7
  4750  19.8  67.6  035   4  2  10.4   5.7 |  18.8  65.8  060   5  2   9.3   5.1
  4500  20.6  69.1  040   4  2  10.5   5.7 |  19.5  67.1  060   5  3   8.0   4.4
  4250  21.4  70.5  040   4  2   9.6   5.3 |  20.1  68.2  065   5  3  10.2   5.6
  4000  22.1  71.8  045   4  2  13.2   7.3 |  20.8  69.4  065   5  3   3.7   2.0
  3750  23.5  74.3  045   4  2  21.9  12.0 |  20.4  68.7  065   4  2 -12.7  -7.0

Link: Interactive forecast soundings from NOAA's Global Systems Laboratory

Link: Vertical Wind Profile for Hot Springs Municipal Airport (courtesy CWSU Seattle)

 

The soundings below show temperature (in red) and dew point (in green) at decreasing pressures (increasing heights) throughout the atmosphere.

Winds (in knots; 1 knot = 1.15078 mph) are shown at right.
Pennants or flags correspond to 50 kt, long barbs represent 10 kt, and short barbs represent 5 kt. Winds are also colored by magnitude.
The shaft points to the direction from which the wind is blowing. More information about wind barbs can be found here.

 

Latest Observed Sounding from Rapid City


Latest Observed Sounding from Rapid City

 

 

Forecast Soundings for the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (click to zoom)

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