Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
Crazy Horse Memorial
Devils Tower National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway (near the Spearfish entrance)
Badlands National Park (Interior entrance)
Custer State Park
Wind Cave National Park
Angostura Reservoir
Belle Fourche Reservoir
Cold Brook Reservoir
Deerfield Reservoir
Keyhole Reservoir
Pactola Reservoir
Shadehill Reservoir
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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Mon May 19 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
.THIS MORNING...
Sunrise: 522 AM.
Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...350/20 mph.
7 AM...320/18G26 mph.
Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...360/29 mph. Depth 1500 ft.
9 AM...340/28 mph. Depth 1800 ft.
RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...360/14 mph.
500ft...360/19 mph.
1000ft...010/23 mph.
2000ft...010/23 mph.
3000ft...020/21 mph.
Surface Lifted Index: 6 AM...+9.
9 AM...+10.
Density Altitude: 5 AM...3761 ft.
7 AM...3715 ft.
Additional Weather Info: ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
100 percent chance of precipitation.
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
Sunset: 817 PM.
Weather: ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
60 percent chance of precipitation.
Surface Wind: 5 PM...330/18G26 mph.
7 PM...330/16G23 mph.
Boundary Wind: 5 PM...320/26 mph. Depth 2400 ft.
7 PM...310/24 mph. Depth 1500 ft.
RAP Winds (at 5 PM): 250ft...310/14 mph.
500ft...310/20 mph.
1000ft...310/25 mph.
2000ft...310/29 mph.
3000ft...310/34 mph.
.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...300/13 mph.
7 AM...300/15 mph.
RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...300/11 mph.
500ft...300/21 mph.
1000ft...310/30 mph.
2000ft...320/37 mph.
3000ft...330/45 mph.
Additional Weather Info: ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
40 percent chance of precipitation.
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.
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Normally issued March 1 to October 31
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
0741 MDT Saturday, May 17, 2025
This forecast is for Saturday, May 17, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 60.0 F/15.6 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Good
Maximum rate of lift........................ 493 ft/min (2.5 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 12720 ft MSL (9263 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 70.0 F/21.6 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1045 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ 1800 MDT
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... Broken/overcast thin middle
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 9052 ft MSL (5595 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Sunday 05/18....... Poor
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:26:27 / 20:13:03 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 46 min 37 sec (886 min 37 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:49:45 MDT... 66.09 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 05/17/2025 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 9598 ft MSL (6141 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 12447 ft MSL (8990 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 12657 ft MSL (9200 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +3.0
K index......................... +17.3
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
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50000 -55.1 -67.2 255 12 6 -0.7 -0.4 113.2 235.8 52.0 M M
45000 -56.2 -69.2 245 18 9 -0.3 -0.2 87.0 188.5 39.7 M M
40000 -56.7 -70.1 250 26 13 -0.3 -0.2 62.5 144.4 26.7 M M
38000 -55.6 -68.1 255 28 14 3.4 1.9 55.2 131.3 22.6 M M
36000 -53.5 -64.3 260 29 15 3.4 1.9 49.4 120.9 19.3 M M
34000 -51.1 -60.0 260 29 15 7.0 3.8 44.7 112.5 16.5 M M
32000 -47.0 -52.6 260 27 14 6.8 3.7 42.0 107.6 15.0 M M
30000 -42.9 -45.2 260 25 13 7.6 4.2 39.9 103.7 13.8 M M
29000 -40.6 -41.1 260 24 12 7.6 4.2 38.9 101.9 13.2 M M
28000 -38.4 -37.1 260 23 12 7.6 4.2 38.0 100.4 12.7 M M
27000 -35.5 -31.9 255 21 11 8.1 4.5 37.1 98.8 12.2 M M
26000 -33.0 -27.4 255 20 10 8.3 4.6 36.4 97.6 11.9 M M
25000 -30.5 -22.9 255 19 10 8.3 4.6 35.9 96.6 11.6 M M
24000 -28.0 -18.4 255 18 9 7.7 4.2 35.5 95.8 11.4 M M
23000 -26.0 -14.8 260 18 9 6.7 3.7 34.2 93.6 10.5 M M
22000 -24.0 -11.2 260 18 10 6.7 3.7 33.1 91.6 9.7 M M
21000 -22.0 -7.6 265 19 10 6.0 3.3 32.1 89.7 9.0 M M
20000 -20.3 -4.5 265 18 9 5.8 3.2 30.6 87.0 7.8 M M
19500 -19.4 -2.9 265 18 9 5.9 3.2 29.9 85.7 7.2 M M
19000 -18.6 -1.5 265 18 9 5.9 3.3 29.2 84.6 6.6 M M
18500 -17.7 0.1 265 17 9 6.2 3.4 28.6 83.4 6.1 M M
18000 -16.8 1.8 265 17 9 6.5 3.6 28.0 82.4 5.6 M M
17500 -15.8 3.6 270 16 8 6.5 3.6 27.4 81.3 5.1 M M
17000 -14.9 5.2 270 15 8 6.1 3.4 26.8 80.3 4.6 M M
16500 -14.0 6.8 270 14 7 6.2 3.4 26.2 79.1 4.1 M M
16000 -13.1 8.4 275 13 7 6.0 3.3 25.6 78.0 3.6 M M
15500 -12.2 10.0 275 13 7 5.9 3.2 24.9 76.8 3.0 M M
15000 -11.3 11.7 275 12 6 5.9 3.2 24.3 75.7 2.4 M M
14500 -10.5 13.1 275 12 6 5.8 3.2 23.6 74.4 1.8 M M
14000 -9.7 14.5 275 12 6 6.1 3.3 22.9 73.2 1.2 M M
13500 -8.7 16.3 280 12 6 7.1 3.9 22.4 72.3 0.7 M M
13000 -7.7 18.1 280 12 6 7.2 3.9 21.9 71.5 0.2 M M
12500 -6.5 20.3 280 12 6 8.2 4.5 21.6 70.9 -0.1 679 3.4
12000 -5.3 22.5 280 11 6 8.1 4.5 21.4 70.5 -0.3 628 3.2
11500 -4.2 24.4 285 11 6 7.5 4.1 21.0 69.9 -0.6 578 2.9
11000 -3.0 26.6 285 10 5 7.5 4.1 20.7 69.2 -1.0 530 2.7
10500 -2.0 28.4 285 9 5 6.4 3.5 20.2 68.4 -1.4 484 2.5
10250 -1.5 29.3 285 9 5 6.6 3.6 19.9 67.9 -1.7 462 2.3
10000 -1.0 30.2 290 9 4 6.5 3.6 19.7 67.5 -1.9 440 2.2
9750 -0.5 31.1 290 8 4 6.4 3.5 19.4 67.0 -2.1 418 2.1
9500 -0.0 32.0 290 7 4 6.3 3.4 19.1 66.5 -2.4 396 2.0
9250 0.9 33.6 295 6 3 6.1 3.3 18.6 65.5 -2.9 352 1.8
9000 1.4 34.5 295 6 3 5.7 3.1 18.3 64.9 -3.2 331 1.7
8750 1.8 35.2 295 5 3 5.6 3.1 18.0 64.3 -3.5 310 1.6
8500 2.3 36.1 295 5 3 5.8 3.2 17.6 63.8 -3.8 290 1.5
8250 2.7 36.9 290 4 2 4.5 2.5 17.3 63.2 -4.1 269 1.4
8000 3.0 37.4 285 4 2 3.6 2.0 16.8 62.3 -4.6 254 1.3
7750 3.3 37.9 280 3 2 4.5 2.4 16.4 61.5 -5.0 237 1.2
7500 3.6 38.5 275 3 1 3.7 2.0 16.0 60.7 -5.4 220 1.1
7250 3.8 38.8 265 2 1 2.1 1.2 15.4 59.8 -6.0 207 1.0
7000 3.9 39.0 255 2 1 2.0 1.1 14.8 58.6 -6.6 196 1.0
6750 4.0 39.2 240 2 1 2.6 1.4 14.2 57.6 -7.2 185 0.9
6500 4.2 39.6 220 2 1 3.5 1.9 13.7 56.7 -7.8 172 0.9
6250 4.5 40.1 210 2 1 4.2 2.3 13.3 55.9 -8.3 156 0.8
6000 4.8 40.6 200 2 1 4.1 2.2 12.8 55.1 -8.8 141 0.7
5750 5.0 41.0 190 2 1 4.5 2.5 12.4 54.3 -9.2 125 0.6
5500 5.4 41.7 190 3 1 4.7 2.6 12.0 53.6 -9.7 108 0.5
5250 5.7 42.3 190 3 1 4.9 2.7 11.6 52.9 -10.1 90 0.5
5000 6.1 43.0 185 3 1 4.1 2.2 11.2 52.2 -10.5 72 0.4
4750 6.3 43.3 185 3 1 3.3 1.8 10.8 51.4 -11.0 58 0.3
4500 6.6 43.9 185 3 1 3.8 2.1 10.3 50.5 -11.5 42 0.2
4250 6.8 44.2 190 3 1 2.9 1.6 9.8 49.7 -12.0 27 0.1
4000 6.8 44.2 195 2 1 -3.8 -2.1 9.1 48.4 -12.7 19 0.1
3750 6.2 43.2 195 2 1 -12.8 -7.0 7.7 45.9 -14.2 32 0.2
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
05/17/2025 at 0900 MDT | 05/17/2025 at 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.9
CINH... -0.5 K Index... +21.2' | CINH... -0.1 K Index... +20.9'
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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
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50000 -54.7 -66.5 235 12 6 0.1 0.1 | -55.8 -68.4 235 15 8 0.2 0.1
45000 -54.7 -66.5 235 18 9 -2.0 -1.1 | -55.6 -68.1 235 19 10 -0.9 -0.5
40000 -58.1 -72.6 250 32 16 -2.3 -1.3 | -57.6 -71.7 245 29 15 -1.4 -0.8
38000 -57.3 -71.1 250 35 18 4.8 2.6 | -57.0 -70.6 245 32 16 3.8 2.1
36000 -54.4 -65.9 250 35 18 4.8 2.6 | -54.7 -66.5 245 32 17 3.8 2.1
34000 -51.3 -60.3 250 35 18 7.4 4.1 | -51.7 -61.1 250 32 16 7.3 4.0
32000 -46.9 -52.4 255 30 15 7.2 4.0 | -47.3 -53.1 250 26 13 7.4 4.0
30000 -42.5 -44.5 255 25 13 7.4 4.1 | -42.8 -45.0 255 21 11 7.5 4.1
29000 -40.3 -40.5 255 23 12 7.4 4.1 | -40.6 -41.1 255 21 11 7.5 4.1
28000 -38.1 -36.6 260 21 11 7.4 4.1 | -38.4 -37.1 255 20 10 7.5 4.1
27000 -35.3 -31.5 260 19 10 7.7 4.2 | -36.1 -33.0 255 19 10 7.6 4.2
26000 -33.0 -27.4 260 18 9 7.8 4.3 | -33.8 -28.8 255 18 9 7.7 4.2
25000 -30.6 -23.1 260 17 9 7.8 4.3 | -31.5 -24.7 260 18 9 7.7 4.2
24000 -28.3 -18.9 260 16 8 7.5 4.1 | -29.2 -20.6 260 18 9 7.7 4.2
23000 -26.2 -15.2 265 15 8 7.0 3.8 | -27.0 -16.6 260 17 9 7.5 4.1
22000 -24.1 -11.4 265 14 7 7.0 3.8 | -24.7 -12.5 260 16 8 7.5 4.1
21000 -22.0 -7.6 265 13 7 5.9 3.2 | -22.0 -7.6 260 14 7 6.7 3.7
20000 -20.4 -4.7 265 13 7 5.7 3.1 | -20.0 -4.0 260 13 7 6.7 3.7
19500 -19.5 -3.1 265 14 7 5.7 3.1 | -19.0 -2.2 260 12 6 6.7 3.7
19000 -18.7 -1.7 260 14 7 5.7 3.1 | -18.0 -0.4 260 11 6 6.7 3.7
18500 -17.9 -0.2 260 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -17.0 1.4 260 11 6 6.3 3.4
18000 -17.0 1.4 260 14 7 6.2 3.4 | -16.1 3.0 260 11 6 6.1 3.4
17500 -16.1 3.0 260 13 7 6.3 3.5 | -15.2 4.6 260 11 6 6.2 3.4
17000 -15.2 4.6 260 13 7 6.4 3.5 | -14.3 6.3 255 12 6 6.4 3.5
16500 -14.3 6.3 260 13 7 6.4 3.5 | -13.4 7.9 255 12 6 6.5 3.6
16000 -13.3 8.1 255 12 6 6.2 3.4 | -12.5 9.5 255 12 6 6.3 3.5
15500 -12.4 9.7 260 11 6 6.1 3.4 | -11.6 11.1 255 12 6 6.3 3.5
15000 -11.5 11.3 260 11 5 6.2 3.4 | -10.6 12.9 255 12 6 6.5 3.6
14500 -10.6 12.9 255 10 5 6.4 3.5 | -9.7 14.5 250 11 6 6.6 3.6
14000 -9.7 14.5 255 9 5 6.6 3.6 | -8.7 16.3 250 10 5 6.7 3.7
13500 -8.7 16.3 255 8 4 7.2 4.0 | -7.7 18.1 250 10 5 6.8 3.7
13000 -7.6 18.3 250 8 4 7.3 4.0 | -6.7 19.9 250 9 5 6.9 3.8
12500 -6.5 20.3 250 8 4 8.0 4.4 | -5.7 21.7 245 9 5 7.4 4.1
12000 -5.3 22.5 245 7 4 7.9 4.3 | -4.6 23.7 245 9 4 7.4 4.0
11500 -4.2 24.4 245 7 4 7.1 3.9 | -3.5 25.7 240 8 4 7.3 4.0
11000 -3.1 26.4 245 7 4 7.0 3.9 | -2.5 27.5 240 8 4 7.1 3.9
10500 -2.2 28.0 245 6 3 6.2 3.4 | -1.5 29.3 235 8 4 5.9 3.2
10250 -1.7 28.9 245 6 3 6.3 3.4 | -1.1 30.0 235 7 4 6.3 3.5
10000 -1.2 29.8 245 6 3 6.4 3.5 | -0.7 30.7 230 7 4 5.2 2.9
9750 -0.7 30.7 245 6 3 6.9 3.8 | -0.4 31.3 225 7 4 2.9 1.6
9500 -0.2 31.6 245 6 3 7.0 3.9 | -0.2 31.6 220 6 3 2.4 1.3
9250 0.8 33.4 245 5 3 7.0 3.8 | -0.1 31.8 210 6 3 2.0 1.1
9000 1.4 34.5 245 5 3 7.0 3.9 | 0.1 32.2 205 6 3 4.1 2.2
8750 1.9 35.4 245 5 2 7.0 3.9 | 0.5 32.9 200 6 3 6.9 3.8
8500 2.4 36.3 245 5 2 7.0 3.9 | 1.0 33.8 190 6 3 6.8 3.7
8250 2.9 37.2 240 4 2 6.7 3.7 | 1.5 34.7 185 6 3 6.7 3.7
8000 3.4 38.1 240 4 2 5.6 3.1 | 2.0 35.6 180 6 3 8.6 4.7
7750 3.8 38.8 235 4 2 5.4 2.9 | 3.4 38.1 180 5 3 8.8 4.8
7500 4.3 39.7 235 4 2 4.3 2.4 | 4.1 39.4 180 6 3 9.0 4.9
7250 4.5 40.1 230 4 2 2.1 1.1 | 4.7 40.5 175 5 3 8.8 4.8
7000 4.6 40.3 220 4 2 1.5 0.8 | 5.4 41.7 175 5 3 9.3 5.1
6750 4.7 40.5 215 4 2 1.7 0.9 | 6.1 43.0 175 5 3 9.9 5.4
6500 4.8 40.6 205 4 2 0.4 0.2 | 6.9 44.4 170 5 3 9.4 5.2
6250 4.7 40.5 200 4 2 -0.4 -0.2 | 7.5 45.5 170 5 3 8.8 4.8
6000 4.7 40.5 190 4 2 -0.3 -0.2 | 8.2 46.8 165 5 3 9.8 5.4
5750 4.7 40.5 180 4 2 4.3 2.4 | 9.0 48.2 165 5 3 10.7 5.9
5500 5.2 41.4 175 4 2 9.0 4.9 | 9.8 49.6 160 5 3 10.3 5.7
5250 5.9 42.6 170 4 2 8.7 4.8 | 10.6 51.1 160 5 3 10.4 5.7
5000 6.5 43.7 170 4 2 9.0 4.9 | 11.3 52.3 160 5 3 10.1 5.5
4750 7.2 45.0 170 4 2 9.5 5.2 | 12.1 53.8 155 5 3 10.1 5.5
4500 7.9 46.2 165 4 2 9.8 5.4 | 12.8 55.0 155 5 2 10.4 5.7
4250 8.7 47.7 165 4 2 9.4 5.2 | 13.6 56.5 150 5 2 10.1 5.5
4000 9.5 49.1 165 4 2 13.4 7.3 | 14.5 58.1 150 5 2 15.7 8.6
3750 10.8 51.4 160 4 2 21.0 11.5 | 16.0 60.8 145 4 2 25.7 14.1
05/17/2025 at 1500 MDT | 05/17/2025 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +51.0 LI... +0.5 | CAPE... +18.3 LI... +0.2
CINH... -2.8 K Index... +27.5' | CINH... -13.4 K Index... +28.7'
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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
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50000 -55.1 -67.2 240 16 8 0.2 0.1 | -54.2 -65.6 245 15 8 0.0 0.0
45000 -54.9 -66.8 240 19 10 -2.0 -1.1 | -54.3 -65.7 245 16 8 -1.5 -0.8
40000 -58.9 -74.0 245 28 15 -2.6 -1.4 | -57.5 -71.5 255 23 12 -2.1 -1.2
38000 -58.3 -72.9 245 30 15 4.3 2.4 | -57.5 -71.5 255 25 13 2.4 1.3
36000 -55.7 -68.3 245 29 15 4.3 2.4 | -56.1 -69.0 255 25 13 2.4 1.3
34000 -52.8 -63.0 245 29 15 8.1 4.5 | -54.2 -65.6 250 25 13 9.0 4.9
32000 -48.0 -54.4 250 25 13 7.9 4.3 | -48.7 -55.7 250 22 11 8.2 4.5
30000 -43.3 -45.9 250 23 12 7.6 4.2 | -43.7 -46.7 250 19 10 8.5 4.7
29000 -41.1 -42.0 250 22 11 7.6 4.2 | -41.2 -42.2 245 18 9 8.5 4.7
28000 -38.8 -37.8 255 21 11 7.6 4.2 | -38.7 -37.7 245 18 9 8.5 4.7
27000 -35.9 -32.6 255 20 10 7.9 4.3 | -36.1 -33.0 245 17 9 8.4 4.6
26000 -33.5 -28.3 255 19 10 8.0 4.4 | -33.7 -28.7 245 17 9 8.3 4.6
25000 -31.1 -24.0 255 18 9 8.0 4.4 | -31.2 -24.2 245 16 8 8.3 4.6
24000 -28.7 -19.7 260 17 9 7.7 4.2 | -28.7 -19.7 245 15 8 8.2 4.5
23000 -26.5 -15.7 260 16 8 7.4 4.1 | -26.4 -15.5 245 15 8 7.9 4.4
22000 -24.3 -11.7 260 16 8 7.4 4.1 | -24.0 -11.2 245 14 7 8.0 4.4
21000 -22.0 -7.6 260 15 8 7.4 4.1 | -21.7 -7.1 250 14 7 7.7 4.2
20000 -19.8 -3.6 265 14 7 7.4 4.1 | -19.5 -3.1 245 13 7 7.5 4.1
19500 -18.7 -1.7 265 14 7 7.4 4.1 | -17.8 -0.0 245 13 7 7.5 4.1
19000 -17.6 0.3 265 14 7 7.4 4.1 | -16.7 1.9 245 13 7 7.5 4.1
18500 -16.5 2.3 265 13 7 6.8 3.8 | -15.6 3.9 245 13 7 7.0 3.8
18000 -15.5 4.1 265 13 7 6.5 3.6 | -14.6 5.7 240 13 7 6.9 3.8
17500 -14.6 5.7 260 13 7 6.5 3.6 | -13.6 7.5 240 13 6 6.9 3.8
17000 -13.7 7.3 260 14 7 6.1 3.3 | -12.6 9.3 235 12 6 6.7 3.7
16500 -12.8 9.0 260 15 8 6.2 3.4 | -11.6 11.1 235 11 6 6.8 3.7
16000 -11.9 10.6 260 15 8 6.8 3.7 | -10.7 12.7 235 10 5 5.9 3.2
15500 -10.9 12.4 260 15 8 6.9 3.8 | -9.9 14.2 230 9 4 5.9 3.3
15000 -9.9 14.2 255 15 8 6.5 3.5 | -9.0 15.8 230 8 4 6.1 3.3
14500 -9.1 15.6 255 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -8.1 17.4 220 8 4 6.2 3.4
14000 -8.2 17.2 250 13 7 5.7 3.1 | -7.2 19.0 215 8 4 6.7 3.7
13500 -7.5 18.5 245 12 6 4.9 2.7 | -6.2 20.8 205 8 4 7.2 4.0
13000 -6.8 19.8 240 11 6 5.3 2.9 | -5.1 22.8 200 9 5 7.1 3.9
12500 -5.8 21.6 235 10 5 8.0 4.4 | -4.2 24.4 195 10 5 6.8 3.7
12000 -4.7 23.5 225 9 5 7.9 4.3 | -3.2 26.2 190 11 6 6.6 3.6
11500 -3.5 25.7 220 8 4 8.6 4.7 | -2.3 27.9 185 11 6 6.1 3.3
11000 -2.3 27.9 215 8 4 8.5 4.7 | -1.4 29.5 175 12 6 6.1 3.3
10500 -1.1 30.0 205 7 4 7.6 4.2 | -0.6 30.9 175 12 6 6.1 3.3
10250 -0.5 31.1 200 7 3 7.6 4.2 | -0.1 31.8 170 12 6 5.8 3.2
10000 0.0 32.0 195 7 3 7.9 4.3 | 0.3 32.5 170 12 6 7.1 3.9
9750 0.6 33.1 190 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 0.9 33.6 170 12 6 9.5 5.2
9500 2.0 35.6 185 6 3 9.2 5.1 | 1.7 35.1 170 12 6 9.9 5.4
9250 2.7 36.9 180 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 2.4 36.3 165 11 6 9.8 5.4
9000 3.4 38.1 180 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 3.1 37.6 165 11 6 9.8 5.4
8750 4.1 39.4 175 6 3 9.4 5.2 | 3.9 39.0 165 11 6 9.9 5.4
8500 4.8 40.6 175 6 3 9.0 5.0 | 4.6 40.3 165 11 6 9.9 5.4
8250 5.5 41.9 170 6 3 10.4 5.7 | 5.4 41.7 160 11 5 9.9 5.4
8000 6.3 43.3 170 6 3 10.2 5.6 | 6.1 43.0 160 10 5 9.6 5.3
7750 7.0 44.6 165 6 3 8.6 4.7 | 6.8 44.2 160 10 5 9.3 5.1
7500 7.7 45.9 165 6 3 9.0 5.0 | 7.5 45.5 155 10 5 9.5 5.2
7250 8.3 46.9 160 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 8.2 46.8 155 10 5 8.8 4.9
7000 9.0 48.2 155 6 3 9.5 5.2 | 8.8 47.8 150 9 5 7.1 3.9
6750 9.7 49.5 155 6 3 10.6 5.8 | 9.3 48.7 150 9 5 8.6 4.7
6500 10.5 50.9 150 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 10.1 50.2 145 9 4 10.6 5.8
6250 11.2 52.2 150 6 3 8.8 4.8 | 10.8 51.4 140 8 4 8.6 4.7
6000 11.9 53.4 145 6 3 9.6 5.3 | 11.3 52.3 135 8 4 6.5 3.6
5750 12.6 54.7 145 6 3 10.4 5.7 | 11.9 53.4 135 8 4 9.1 5.0
5500 13.4 56.1 140 6 3 10.2 5.6 | 12.6 54.7 130 8 4 10.4 5.7
5250 14.2 57.6 140 6 3 10.5 5.8 | 14.0 57.2 120 8 4 8.2 4.5
5000 14.9 58.8 135 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 14.6 58.3 115 8 4 9.9 5.4
4750 15.6 60.1 135 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 15.4 59.7 110 7 4 9.8 5.4
4500 16.4 61.5 135 6 3 10.5 5.8 | 16.0 60.8 110 7 4 8.0 4.4
4250 17.2 63.0 130 6 3 9.9 5.4 | 16.6 61.9 105 7 4 8.7 4.8
4000 17.9 64.2 130 6 3 11.5 6.3 | 17.2 63.0 100 7 4 7.7 4.2
3750 18.9 66.0 125 6 3 16.2 8.9 | 17.7 63.9 095 6 3 5.9 3.3
The soundings below show temperature (in red) and dew point (in green) at decreasing pressures (increasing heights) throughout the atmosphere. Latest Observed Sounding from Rapid City |
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Forecast Soundings for the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (click to zoom) |
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