Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring areas of flooding at times Monday through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest as well as southern Arizona and New Mexico. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue across much of east Texas into the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley through at least midweek. 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
We'd like to know how you use this forecast. Please send a note to our Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Aaron Woodward. Thanks!
940
SXUS43 KUNR 190901
RECUNR
Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Sat Sep 19 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
.THIS MORNING...
Sunrise: 636 AM.
Surface Wind Forecast: 6 AM...050/08 mph.
8 AM...060/09 mph.
Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...060/13 mph. Depth 700 ft.
9 AM...070/14 mph. Depth 1300 ft.
RAP Winds (at 7 AM): 250ft...050/07 mph.
500ft...060/12 mph.
1000ft...030/08 mph.
2000ft...310/04 mph.
3000ft...240/06 mph.
Surface Lifted Index: 6 AM...-1.
9 AM...-2.
Density Altitude: 6 AM...4340 ft.
8 AM...4562 ft.
Additional Weather Info: ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
visibility in fog as low as 3 miles,
20 percent chance of precipitation.
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
Sunset: 655 PM.
Weather: ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
80 percent chance of precipitation.
Surface Wind: 4 PM...060/16G25 mph.
6 PM...060/15G24 mph.
Boundary Wind: 4 PM...060/24 mph. Depth 2700 ft.
6 PM...060/24 mph. Depth 1500 ft.
RAP Winds (at 4 PM): 250ft...070/09 mph.
500ft...070/13 mph.
1000ft...080/11 mph.
2000ft...100/07 mph.
3000ft...170/02 mph.
.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
Surface Wind Forecast: 6 AM...070/10G17 mph.
8 AM...080/12 mph.
RAP Winds (at 7 AM): 250ft...080/11 mph.
500ft...080/14 mph.
1000ft...090/15 mph.
2000ft...100/15 mph.
3000ft...100/11 mph.
Additional Weather Info: ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
90 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.
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 (courtesy NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research) |
|||
Forecast Soundings for the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (click to zoom) |
|||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
Follow us on X
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on YouTube
UNR RSS Feed