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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Recreation Forecasts

Latest Hot Air Balloon Text Forecast

                        
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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Wed Sep 18 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 AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          656 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...230/25G43 mph.
                                     6 PM...240/24G39 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...240/48 mph. Depth 9000 ft.
                                     6 PM...250/44 mph. Depth 4200 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...250/23 mph.
                                           500ft...250/30 mph.
                                          1000ft...250/34 mph.
                                          2000ft...250/36 mph.
                                          3000ft...250/37 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...6100 ft.
                                     6 PM...5949 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        637 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...240/13G22 mph.
                    8 AM...260/16G26 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...250/21 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                    8 AM...280/32 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...260/10 mph.
                               500ft...290/26 mph.
                              1000ft...300/40 mph.
                              2000ft...300/47 mph.
                              3000ft...300/50 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



                

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
0730 MDT Tuesday, September 17, 2024

This forecast is for Tuesday, September 17, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 87.5 F/30.9 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 814 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 12867 ft MSL (9425 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 91.0 F/33.2 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1245 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ 1700 MDT
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 6418 ft MSL (2976 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 09/18.... Good

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:36:02 / 18:59:05 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 12 hr 23 min 3 sec (743 min 3 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:47:34 MDT... 48.42 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 09/17/2024 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 14773 ft MSL (11331 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 16011 ft MSL (12569 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 15175 ft MSL (11733 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +0.1
K index......................... +22.2

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  -59.6 -75.3   245   17    9   0.4   0.2   99.4 210.9    38.2      M    M
 45000  -58.5 -73.3   245   23   12   2.0   1.1   78.0 172.4    27.6      M    M
 40000  -55.4 -67.7   240   27   14   4.1   2.2   60.1 140.2    17.9      M    M
 38000  -51.7 -61.1   240   28   14   6.2   3.4   56.4 133.5    15.9      M    M
 36000  -47.6 -53.7   240   28   14   6.2   3.4   53.1 127.5    14.0      M    M
 34000  -43.4 -46.1   240   27   14   7.3   4.0   50.6 123.1    12.6      M    M
 32000  -39.0 -38.2   235   26   13   7.3   4.0   48.7 119.6    11.5      M    M
 30000  -34.6 -30.3   230   24   12   7.6   4.2   46.8 116.2    10.4      M    M
 29000  -32.3 -26.1   225   23   12   7.6   4.2   45.9 114.7     9.9      M    M
 28000  -30.1 -22.2   225   22   11   7.6   4.2   45.2 113.4     9.4      M    M
 27000  -27.7 -17.9   225   20   10   8.1   4.4   44.5 112.0     8.9      M    M
 26000  -25.3 -13.5   225   19   10   8.1   4.4   43.8 110.8     8.4      M    M
 25000  -22.9  -9.2   225   17    9   8.1   4.4   43.2 109.8     8.1      M    M
 24000  -20.5  -4.9   230   17    9   8.4   4.6   42.7 108.8     7.7      M    M
 23000  -17.9  -0.2   230   16    8   8.4   4.6   42.1 107.8     7.4      M    M
 22000  -14.8   5.4   230   15    8   8.4   4.6   41.5 106.8     7.0      M    M
 21000  -12.7   9.1   225   14    7   6.6   3.6   40.5 104.9     6.2      M    M
 20000  -10.8  12.6   220   12    6   6.7   3.7   39.4 102.9     5.3      M    M
 19500   -9.8  14.4   215   11    6   6.7   3.7   38.9 102.0     4.8      M    M
 19000   -8.8  16.2   210   11    5   7.3   4.0   38.4 101.1     4.4      M    M
 18500   -7.7  18.1   215   10    5   7.5   4.1   38.0 100.4     4.1      M    M
 18000   -6.6  20.1   215   10    5   7.5   4.1   37.6  99.7     3.8      M    M
 17500   -5.5  22.1   215   10    5   6.8   3.7   37.1  98.8     3.4      M    M
 17000   -4.5  23.9   220   11    6   6.8   3.7   36.6  97.9     3.0      M    M
 16500   -3.5  25.7   220   12    6   7.0   3.9   36.1  97.1     2.5      M    M
 16000   -2.5  27.5   220   11    6   7.1   3.9   35.7  96.2     2.1      M    M
 15500   -1.4  29.5   225   11    5   6.9   3.8   35.2  95.4     1.7      M    M
 15000   -0.4  31.3   225    9    4   6.6   3.6   34.7  94.5     1.3      M    M
 14500    0.5  32.9   225    7    3   6.6   3.6   34.2  93.5     0.8      M    M
 14000    1.6  34.9   220    5    3   8.8   4.8   33.8  92.9     0.4      M    M
 13500    2.9  37.2   220    4    2   8.6   4.7   33.7  92.6     0.2      M    M
 13000    4.2  39.6   220    4    2   9.1   5.0   33.5  92.3     0.0      M    M
 12500    5.5  41.9   220    3    2   9.2   5.0   33.4  92.1    -0.1    777  3.9
 12000    6.8  44.2   225    3    2   9.0   5.0   33.3  92.0    -0.2    722  3.7
 11500    8.2  46.8   230    3    2   9.0   4.9   33.2  91.7    -0.3    668  3.4
 11000    9.5  49.1   240    3    2   9.3   5.1   33.1  91.6    -0.5    613  3.1
 10500   10.9  51.6   240    3    2   9.4   5.1   33.0  91.4    -0.5    557  2.8
 10250   11.6  52.9   245    3    2   9.4   5.1   33.0  91.4    -0.6    529  2.7
 10000   12.2  54.0   245    4    2   9.2   5.0   33.0  91.3    -0.6    502  2.5
  9750   12.9  55.2   245    4    2   9.1   5.0   32.9  91.2    -0.7    474  2.4
  9500   13.6  56.5   245    4    2   9.2   5.0   32.9  91.1    -0.8    447  2.3
  9250   14.2  57.6   250    4    2   9.1   5.0   32.8  91.1    -0.8    420  2.1
  9000   14.9  58.8   250    4    2   8.8   4.8   32.8  91.0    -0.9    393  2.0
  8750   15.5  59.9   245    4    2   8.7   4.7   32.7  90.8    -1.0    367  1.9
  8500   16.1  61.0   245    4    2   8.8   4.8   32.6  90.6    -1.1    340  1.7
  8250   16.8  62.2   245    4    2   8.5   4.7   32.5  90.5    -1.2    314  1.6
  8000   17.4  63.3   240    4    2   7.7   4.2   32.4  90.3    -1.3    289  1.5
  7750   17.9  64.2   240    4    2   7.3   4.0   32.2  90.0    -1.5    265  1.3
  7500   19.0  66.2   235    4    2   6.8   3.7   31.8  89.3    -1.9    217  1.1
  7250   19.5  67.1   230    4    2   5.8   3.2   31.6  88.8    -2.2    196  1.0
  7000   19.9  67.8   225    4    2   6.3   3.4   31.3  88.3    -2.5    175  0.9
  6750   20.4  68.7   225    4    2   6.5   3.6   31.0  87.8    -2.7    154  0.8
  6500   20.8  69.4   220    4    2   4.7   2.6   30.7  87.3    -3.0    134  0.7
  6250   21.1  70.0   215    4    2   3.3   1.8   30.2  86.4    -3.5    118  0.6
  6000   21.4  70.5   210    4    2   4.3   2.3   29.8  85.6    -4.0    103  0.5
  5750   21.7  71.1   210    4    2   3.5   1.9   29.4  84.8    -4.4     87  0.4
  5500   21.8  71.2   205    4    2   1.5   0.9   28.8  83.8    -5.0     74  0.4
  5250   21.9  71.4   205    5    2   1.0   0.6   28.1  82.7    -5.7     65  0.3
  5000   22.0  71.6   200    5    3   1.5   0.8   27.5  81.5    -6.3     55  0.3
  4750   22.0  71.6   200    5    3  -1.7  -0.9   26.8  80.2    -7.0     46  0.2
  4500   21.7  71.1   200    5    3  -4.7  -2.6   25.8  78.4    -8.1     48  0.2
  4250   21.4  70.5   200    5    3  -2.7  -1.5   24.7  76.5    -9.1     50  0.3
  4000   21.1  70.0   200    6    3  -7.8  -4.3   23.7  74.7   -10.2     52  0.3
  3750   19.9  67.8   195    5    2 -23.0 -12.6   21.8  71.3   -12.1     79  0.4

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

           09/17/2024 at 0900 MDT          |       09/17/2024 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +0.7        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +0.9
CINH...    -0.2    K Index... +22.3'        | CINH...    -0.3    K Index... +21.9'
                                           |
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 -59.9 -75.8  235  16  8  -0.1  -0.0 | -60.0 -76.0  225  18  9  -0.4  -0.2
 45000 -59.2 -74.6  235  26 14   2.4   1.3 | -59.5 -75.1  230  27 14   2.9   1.6
 40000 -55.5 -67.9  240  31 16   4.5   2.5 | -55.1 -67.2  235  31 16   5.0   2.7
 38000 -51.2 -60.2  240  29 15   6.4   3.5 | -51.3 -60.3  230  31 16   6.4   3.5
 36000 -47.4 -53.3  235  28 14   6.4   3.5 | -47.0 -52.6  230  31 16   6.4   3.5
 34000 -43.1 -45.6  230  27 14   7.5   4.1 | -42.8 -45.0  225  29 15   7.2   4.0
 32000 -38.6 -37.5  225  27 14   7.6   4.1 | -38.5 -37.3  215  28 14   7.3   4.0
 30000 -34.1 -29.4  225  25 13   7.5   4.1 | -34.0 -29.2  215  26 13   7.5   4.1
 29000 -31.9 -25.4  225  23 12   7.5   4.1 | -31.8 -25.2  215  25 13   7.5   4.1
 28000 -29.7 -21.5  225  22 11   7.5   4.1 | -29.6 -21.3  220  25 13   7.4   4.1
 27000 -27.4 -17.3  220  21 11   7.9   4.3 | -27.2 -17.0  220  24 12   8.3   4.5
 26000 -25.1 -13.2  220  20 11   7.9   4.3 | -24.7 -12.5  215  22 12   8.3   4.6
 25000 -22.7  -8.9  220  20 10   7.9   4.3 | -22.2  -8.0  215  21 11   8.3   4.5
 24000 -20.5  -4.9  215  19 10   7.3   4.0 | -19.9  -3.8  210  20 10   7.5   4.1
 23000 -17.8  -0.0  215  17  9   7.3   4.0 | -17.7   0.1  205  20 10   7.5   4.1
 22000 -15.6   3.9  210  16  8   7.4   4.0 | -15.0   5.0  200  19 10   7.7   4.2
 21000 -13.4   7.9  205  15  8   7.2   3.9 | -12.9   8.8  200  18  9   6.8   3.7
 20000 -11.3  11.7  205  14  7   7.2   3.9 | -10.9  12.4  195  17  9   6.8   3.7
 19500 -10.2  13.6  200  13  7   7.2   3.9 |  -9.9  14.2  195  17  9   6.8   3.7
 19000  -9.2  15.4  200  12  6   7.8   4.3 |  -8.9  16.0  195  16  8   6.8   3.7
 18500  -7.9  17.8  200  12  6   8.1   4.4 |  -7.9  17.8  190  15  8   6.8   3.7
 18000  -6.7  19.9  205  12  6   8.1   4.4 |  -6.9  19.6  190  15  8   6.8   3.7
 17500  -5.5  22.1  210  12  6   8.1   4.4 |  -5.8  21.6  190  14  7   7.7   4.2
 17000  -4.3  24.3  215  12  6   8.1   4.4 |  -4.6  23.7  190  13  7   7.6   4.2
 16500  -3.2  26.2  225  12  6   7.8   4.3 |  -3.5  25.7  190  12  6   7.4   4.1
 16000  -2.0  28.4  225  12  6   7.7   4.2 |  -2.4  27.7  190  11  6   7.3   4.0
 15500  -0.8  30.6  225  12  6   7.2   4.0 |  -1.4  29.5  190  11  5   7.2   4.0
 15000   0.1  32.2  225  11  6   6.1   3.3 |  -0.3  31.5  195  10  5   7.0   3.8
 14500   0.9  33.6  225  11  6   6.1   3.3 |   0.7  33.3  195   9  4   6.9   3.8
 14000   1.9  35.4  220  10  5   7.3   4.0 |   1.8  35.2  200   8  4   8.2   4.5
 13500   2.9  37.2  215   8  4   7.0   3.9 |   2.9  37.2  210   8  4   8.0   4.4
 13000   4.1  39.4  205   8  4   9.2   5.0 |   4.2  39.6  215   8  4   9.0   4.9
 12500   5.5  41.9  195   7  4   9.2   5.1 |   5.5  41.9  215   7  4   9.1   5.0
 12000   6.9  44.4  190   7  3   9.4   5.2 |   6.9  44.4  215   7  4   9.1   5.0
 11500   8.3  46.9  180   7  3   9.5   5.2 |   8.3  46.9  210   7  4   9.1   5.0
 11000   9.6  49.3  180   6  3   8.9   4.9 |   9.6  49.3  205   7  3   9.2   5.0
 10500  10.9  51.6  175   6  3   8.6   4.7 |  11.0  51.8  205   7  3   9.2   5.1
 10250  11.5  52.7  175   6  3   8.6   4.7 |  11.7  53.1  200   7  3   9.2   5.1
 10000  12.2  54.0  175   6  3   8.5   4.7 |  12.4  54.3  200   7  3   9.0   5.0
  9750  12.8  55.0  175   5  3   8.5   4.6 |  13.1  55.6  200   7  3   8.9   4.9
  9500  13.4  56.1  180   5  3   8.5   4.7 |  13.7  56.7  200   7  3   9.0   4.9
  9250  14.0  57.2  180   5  2   8.5   4.6 |  14.4  57.9  200   7  3   8.9   4.9
  9000  14.6  58.3  185   4  2   8.4   4.6 |  15.0  59.0  200   6  3   8.0   4.4
  8750  15.2  59.4  190   4  2   8.3   4.6 |  15.5  59.9  200   6  3   7.4   4.1
  8500  15.8  60.4  195   4  2   8.2   4.5 |  16.1  61.0  200   6  3   7.7   4.2
  8250  16.4  61.5  200   4  2   8.8   4.9 |  16.6  61.9  200   6  3   7.3   4.0
  8000  17.6  63.7  220   4  2   7.3   4.0 |  17.1  62.8  205   5  3   6.9   3.8
  7750  18.2  64.8  230   4  2   7.6   4.2 |  18.1  64.6  215   4  2   6.8   3.7
  7500  18.8  65.8  235   5  2   7.4   4.0 |  18.6  65.5  220   4  2   7.4   4.1
  7250  19.3  66.7  240   5  3   7.3   4.0 |  19.2  66.6  225   4  2   8.6   4.7
  7000  19.9  67.8  240   5  3   7.5   4.1 |  19.9  67.8  225   4  2   9.0   4.9
  6750  20.4  68.7  245   5  3   7.7   4.2 |  20.5  68.9  230   3  2   9.0   4.9
  6500  21.0  69.8  245   5  3   6.7   3.7 |  21.2  70.2  230   3  2   9.1   5.0
  6250  21.4  70.5  245   5  3   5.8   3.2 |  21.9  71.4  230   3  2   9.3   5.1
  6000  21.8  71.2  245   5  3   5.8   3.2 |  22.6  72.7  230   3  2   9.7   5.3
  5750  22.2  72.0  250   5  3   4.7   2.6 |  23.3  73.9  230   3  2   9.9   5.5
  5500  22.5  72.5  250   5  3   2.9   1.6 |  24.0  75.2  230   3  2  10.0   5.5
  5250  22.7  72.9  250   5  3   2.2   1.2 |  24.8  76.6  230   3  2  10.2   5.6
  5000  22.8  73.0  250   5  3   2.8   1.5 |  25.5  77.9  230   3  2   9.7   5.3
  4750  23.0  73.4  250   5  3   1.2   0.7 |  26.3  79.3  230   3  2  10.0   5.5
  4500  23.0  73.4  250   5  2   0.1   0.1 |  27.1  80.8  230   3  2  10.9   6.0
  4250  23.0  73.4  250   4  2  -0.8  -0.4 |  27.8  82.0  230   3  1  10.1   5.5
  4000  23.0  73.4  245   4  2   4.0   2.2 |  28.6  83.5  225   3  1  12.0   6.6
  3750  23.8  74.8  245   4  2  17.0   9.3 |  29.8  85.6  225   3  1  18.8  10.3

           09/17/2024 at 1500 MDT          |       09/17/2024 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.2        | CAPE...   +61.0    LI...       -1.8
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +24.4'        | CINH...  -123.9    K Index... +30.4'
                                           |
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 -59.8 -75.6  225  20 10  -0.6  -0.3 | -59.8 -75.6  220  18  9  -0.5  -0.3
 45000 -59.5 -75.1  225  25 13   2.9   1.6 | -58.6 -73.5  220  22 12   5.7   3.1
 40000 -55.2 -67.4  225  29 15   4.6   2.5 | -50.1 -58.2  225  29 15   4.8   2.6
 38000 -51.4 -60.5  225  31 16   6.2   3.4 | -48.6 -55.5  215  30 15   2.4   1.3
 36000 -47.2 -53.0  225  33 17   6.3   3.4 | -47.0 -52.6  200  32 17   2.4   1.3
 34000 -43.0 -45.4  220  32 17   7.5   4.1 | -43.3 -45.9  195  31 16   8.4   4.6
 32000 -38.5 -37.3  210  31 16   7.5   4.1 | -38.2 -36.8  190  28 14   8.4   4.6
 30000 -33.8 -28.8  210  30 15   8.2   4.5 | -33.3 -27.9  190  27 14   8.3   4.6
 29000 -31.3 -24.3  210  29 15   8.2   4.5 | -30.8 -23.4  185  27 14   8.3   4.6
 28000 -28.9 -20.0  210  28 15   8.2   4.5 | -28.3 -18.9  185  27 14   8.3   4.6
 27000 -26.4 -15.5  210  28 14   8.1   4.4 | -26.0 -14.8  180  27 14   7.1   3.9
 26000 -24.0 -11.2  210  27 14   8.1   4.4 | -24.0 -11.2  175  26 13   7.1   3.9
 25000 -21.6  -6.9  210  27 14   8.1   4.4 | -21.9  -7.4  170  25 13   7.1   3.9
 24000 -19.3  -2.7  205  26 13   7.6   4.1 | -19.9  -3.8  170  24 13   5.2   2.9
 23000 -16.5   2.3  200  23 12   7.6   4.2 | -17.9  -0.2  165  22 11   5.4   3.0
 22000 -14.2   6.4  200  21 11   7.6   4.2 | -16.3   2.7  165  21 11   5.4   3.0
 21000 -12.1  10.2  195  20 10   7.2   3.9 | -14.4   6.1  160  19 10   7.0   3.8
 20000 -10.0  14.0  190  19 10   7.2   4.0 | -12.4   9.7  160  18  9   7.1   3.9
 19500  -8.9  16.0  190  19 10   7.2   4.0 | -11.4  11.5  160  17  9   7.1   3.9
 19000  -7.9  17.8  185  19 10   7.0   3.8 | -10.3  13.5  160  16  8   7.2   3.9
 18500  -6.9  19.6  185  18  9   6.7   3.7 |  -9.3  15.3  160  16  8   7.5   4.1
 18000  -5.9  21.4  185  17  9   6.7   3.7 |  -8.2  17.2  160  15  8   7.5   4.1
 17500  -4.9  23.2  180  16  8   7.1   3.9 |  -7.1  19.2  160  14  7   7.6   4.2
 17000  -3.9  25.0  175  14  7   7.0   3.9 |  -6.0  21.2  155  14  7   7.6   4.2
 16500  -2.9  26.8  170  13  7   7.0   3.8 |  -4.9  23.2  155  14  7   7.6   4.2
 16000  -1.8  28.8  170  12  6   7.0   3.8 |  -3.8  25.2  155  14  7   7.6   4.2
 15500  -0.8  30.6  165  12  6   6.9   3.8 |  -2.7  27.1  155  14  7   7.5   4.1
 15000   0.2  32.4  160  11  6   6.2   3.4 |  -1.5  29.3  155  13  7   9.0   4.9
 14500   1.1  34.0  155  11  6   6.3   3.4 |  -0.2  31.6  150  13  7   8.9   4.9
 14000   2.0  35.6  150  10  5   6.9   3.8 |   1.1  34.0  150  13  7   9.4   5.2
 13500   2.9  37.2  145   9  5   6.9   3.8 |   2.5  36.5  150  12  6   9.5   5.2
 13000   4.0  39.2  140   9  4   8.3   4.6 |   4.0  39.2  155  12  6   9.7   5.3
 12500   5.3  41.5  140   8  4   8.8   4.8 |   5.4  41.7  155  12  6   9.7   5.3
 12000   6.5  43.7  135   8  4   9.3   5.1 |   6.9  44.4  155  11  6   9.5   5.2
 11500   8.0  46.4  135   8  4   9.6   5.3 |   8.2  46.8  155  11  6   9.0   5.0
 11000   9.4  48.9  135   8  4   9.6   5.2 |   9.6  49.3  160  11  5   8.8   4.8
 10500  10.8  51.4  135   7  4   9.5   5.2 |  10.8  51.4  165  10  5   7.8   4.3
 10250  11.5  52.7  135   7  4   9.4   5.2 |  11.4  52.5  170   9  5   8.0   4.4
 10000  12.2  54.0  135   7  4   9.6   5.3 |  11.9  53.4  170   9  4   7.6   4.2
  9750  13.0  55.4  135   7  4   9.9   5.4 |  12.5  54.5  175   8  4   6.6   3.6
  9500  13.7  56.7  130   7  4   9.8   5.4 |  12.9  55.2  185   7  4   6.3   3.4
  9250  14.4  57.9  130   7  4   9.9   5.4 |  13.4  56.1  195   7  4   6.4   3.5
  9000  15.2  59.4  130   7  4   9.8   5.4 |  13.8  56.8  205   7  3   6.2   3.4
  8750  15.9  60.6  130   7  4   9.6   5.3 |  14.3  57.7  215   7  3   5.8   3.2
  8500  16.6  61.9  130   7  4   9.8   5.4 |  15.1  59.2  240   7  4   5.8   3.2
  8250  18.0  64.4  130   7  4   9.1   5.0 |  15.5  59.9  250   8  4   4.7   2.6
  8000  18.7  65.7  130   7  4   9.6   5.3 |  15.8  60.4  255   9  5   4.5   2.5
  7750  19.4  66.9  130   7  4   9.4   5.2 |  16.1  61.0  260  10  5   5.4   3.0
  7500  20.1  68.2  130   7  4   9.8   5.4 |  16.5  61.7  265  11  6   5.1   2.8
  7250  20.9  69.6  130   7  4  10.1   5.5 |  16.9  62.4  270  12  6   5.3   2.9
  7000  21.6  70.9  125   7  4   9.7   5.3 |  17.3  63.1  270  13  7   5.0   2.7
  6750  22.3  72.1  125   7  4   9.7   5.3 |  17.6  63.7  275  15  8   4.6   2.5
  6500  23.1  73.6  125   7  4   9.6   5.3 |  17.9  64.2  275  16  8   4.9   2.7
  6250  23.8  74.8  125   7  4   9.6   5.3 |  18.3  64.9  275  17  9   5.4   3.0
  6000  24.5  76.1  125   7  4   9.8   5.4 |  18.7  65.7  280  19 10   5.4   2.9
  5750  25.2  77.4  125   7  3   9.9   5.4 |  19.0  66.2  280  20 10   4.6   2.5
  5500  26.0  78.8  125   7  3  10.1   5.5 |  19.4  66.9  280  21 11   6.0   3.3
  5250  26.8  80.2  125   7  3  10.3   5.7 |  19.9  67.8  280  22 11   7.7   4.3
  5000  27.5  81.5  120   7  3   9.7   5.3 |  20.4  68.7  275  23 12   6.9   3.8
  4750  28.2  82.8  120   7  3   9.8   5.4 |  20.9  69.6  275  23 12   7.2   3.9
  4500  29.0  84.2  120   7  3  10.6   5.8 |  21.5  70.7  275  23 12   9.9   5.4
  4250  29.8  85.6  120   6  3  11.0   6.0 |  22.4  72.3  275  22 11  11.5   6.3
  4000  30.6  87.1  120   6  3  10.1   5.5 |  23.2  73.8  275  21 11   9.6   5.3
  3750  31.4  88.5  120   6  3  14.8   8.1 |  23.8  74.8  275  20 10   9.4   5.2

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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