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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 Oct 23 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:                          555 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...200/08G16 mph.
                                     6 PM...120/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...210/15 mph. Depth 2700 ft.
                                     6 PM...170/10 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...M/M mph.
                                           500ft...200/11 mph.
                                          1000ft...210/14 mph.
                                          2000ft...220/17 mph.
                                          3000ft...230/20 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+8.
                                     7 PM...+9.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...4967 ft.
                                     6 PM...4688 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        719 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...250/08 mph.
                    8 AM...340/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...010/14 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    8 AM...020/25 mph. Depth 900 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...270/06 mph.
                               500ft...270/17 mph.
                              1000ft...280/26 mph.
                              2000ft...290/32 mph.
                              3000ft...290/33 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
0735 MDT Tuesday, October 22, 2024

This forecast is for Tuesday, October 22, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 76.4 F/24.7 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 0 ft/min (0.0 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 4602 ft MSL (1149 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 68.0 F/20.5 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... None
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
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................. 3888 ft MSL (436 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 10/23.... Good

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 07:16:51 / 17:58:25 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 10 hr 41 min 34 sec (641 min 34 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:37:38 MDT... 35.01 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 10/22/2024 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 12249 ft MSL (8796 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 15544 ft MSL (12091 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 12052 ft MSL (8599 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +5.8
K index......................... +19.6

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  -59.9 -75.8   260   29   15   2.6   1.4  102.9 217.3    47.0      M    M
 45000  -56.4 -69.5   260   39   20  -0.9  -0.5   84.4 183.9    39.0      M    M
 40000  -57.9 -72.2   270   38   20  -0.9  -0.5   58.9 138.1    25.2      M    M
 38000  -56.1 -69.0   275   39   20   4.6   2.5   52.6 126.7    21.7      M    M
 36000  -53.4 -64.1   275   39   20   4.6   2.5   48.0 118.4    19.2      M    M
 34000  -49.3 -56.7   275   38   20   8.1   4.4   44.5 112.2    17.3      M    M
 32000  -44.5 -48.1   275   35   18   8.1   4.4   43.1 109.6    16.7      M    M
 30000  -39.5 -39.1   275   33   17   8.5   4.7   42.0 107.5    16.2      M    M
 29000  -37.0 -34.6   270   32   16   8.5   4.7   41.4 106.6    16.0      M    M
 28000  -34.5 -30.1   270   31   16   8.5   4.7   41.0 105.8    15.9      M    M
 27000  -32.0 -25.6   270   31   16   7.8   4.3   40.5 104.9    15.7      M    M
 26000  -29.7 -21.5   270   30   16   7.9   4.3   39.7 103.4    15.2      M    M
 25000  -27.3 -17.1   265   30   15   7.9   4.3   39.0 102.2    14.9      M    M
 24000  -25.0 -13.0   265   29   15   6.7   3.7   38.3 100.9    14.5      M    M
 23000  -23.0  -9.4   270   28   14   6.7   3.7   37.1  98.7    13.7      M    M
 22000  -21.0  -5.8   270   26   14   6.7   3.7   36.0  96.7    12.9      M    M
 21000  -18.6  -1.5   270   24   13   6.6   3.6   34.6  94.2    11.9      M    M
 20000  -16.6   2.1   270   23   12   6.6   3.6   33.4  92.1    11.1      M    M
 19500  -15.6   3.9   275   22   11   6.6   3.6   32.9  91.1    10.7      M    M
 19000  -14.7   5.5   275   21   11   6.7   3.7   32.4  90.2    10.3      M    M
 18500  -13.7   7.3   275   20   10   7.1   3.9   31.9  89.4     9.9      M    M
 18000  -12.6   9.3   275   19   10   7.1   3.9   31.4  88.5     9.5      M    M
 17500  -11.6  11.1   275   18    9   7.6   4.1   31.0  87.8     9.2      M    M
 17000  -10.5  13.1   275   16    8   7.6   4.2   30.6  87.1     8.9      M    M
 16500   -9.3  15.3   275   15    8   7.6   4.2   30.2  86.4     8.6      M    M
 16000   -8.2  17.2   270   14    7   7.5   4.1   29.9  85.7     8.3      M    M
 15500   -7.1  19.2   270   13    7   7.5   4.1   29.5  85.1     8.0      M    M
 15000   -6.0  21.2   270   11    6   6.9   3.8   29.1  84.3     7.6      M    M
 14500   -5.0  23.0   270   10    5   7.0   3.8   28.6  83.5     7.2      M    M
 14000   -4.0  24.8   270    8    4   7.2   4.0   28.1  82.7     6.9      M    M
 13500   -2.9  26.8   275    7    4   7.2   4.0   27.7  81.9     6.5      M    M
 13000   -1.8  28.8   275    6    3   7.8   4.3   27.3  81.2     6.2      M    M
 12500   -0.7  30.7   285    5    3   7.9   4.3   27.0  80.7     5.9      M    M
 12000    0.5  32.9   295    5    3   8.2   4.5   26.7  80.1     5.6      M    M
 11500    1.7  35.1   305    5    3   8.3   4.6   26.5  79.7     5.4      M    M
 11000    3.0  37.4   310    5    3   8.6   4.7   26.3  79.3     5.3      M    M
 10500    4.2  39.6   320    5    3   8.7   4.8   26.1  79.0     5.1      M    M
 10250    4.9  40.8   320    5    3   8.7   4.8   26.0  78.9     5.0      M    M
 10000    5.5  41.9   325    5    3   8.8   4.9   26.0  78.8     5.0      M    M
  9750    6.2  43.2   325    5    3   8.9   4.9   25.9  78.6     4.9      M    M
  9500    6.9  44.4   330    6    3   8.9   4.9   25.8  78.5     4.9      M    M
  9250    7.5  45.5   330    6    3   8.9   4.9   25.8  78.4     4.8      M    M
  9000    8.2  46.8   330    6    3   9.1   5.0   25.7  78.3     4.8      M    M
  8750    8.9  48.0   330    6    3   9.1   5.0   25.7  78.2     4.7      M    M
  8500    9.5  49.1   330    6    3   9.1   5.0   25.6  78.1     4.7      M    M
  8250   10.2  50.4   335    7    3   9.2   5.1   25.6  78.0     4.6      M    M
  8000   10.9  51.6   330    7    4   9.3   5.1   25.5  78.0     4.6      M    M
  7750   11.6  52.9   330    7    4   9.0   5.0   25.5  77.9     4.6      M    M
  7500   12.9  55.2   330    7    4   8.6   4.7   25.4  77.7     4.5      M    M
  7250   13.5  56.3   325    8    4   8.1   4.4   25.3  77.5     4.4      M    M
  7000   14.1  57.4   325    8    4   8.7   4.8   25.1  77.3     4.3      M    M
  6750   14.8  58.6   320    8    4   8.4   4.6   25.1  77.1     4.2      M    M
  6500   15.3  59.5   315    8    4   6.4   3.5   24.9  76.8     4.0      M    M
  6250   15.7  60.3   315    9    5   5.2   2.9   24.6  76.2     3.7      M    M
  6000   16.2  61.2   310    9    5   6.6   3.6   24.3  75.7     3.4      M    M
  5750   16.6  61.9   305   10    5   3.8   2.1   24.0  75.2     3.2      M    M
  5500   16.7  62.1   300   11    6   0.3   0.1   23.3  74.0     2.5      M    M
  5250   16.8  62.2   295   12    6   1.5   0.8   22.7  72.8     1.9      M    M
  5000   16.8  62.2   295   13    7  -1.0  -0.5   22.0  71.6     1.2      M    M
  4750   16.6  61.9   290   13    7  -2.9  -1.6   21.1  69.9     0.3      M    M
  4500   16.5  61.7   290   14    7  -2.0  -1.1   20.1  68.3    -0.6     21  0.1
  4250   16.3  61.3   285   14    7  -2.5  -1.4   19.2  66.6    -1.5     18  0.1
  4000   15.9  60.6   285   13    6  -8.9  -4.9   18.2  64.7    -2.6     22  0.1
  3750   14.9  58.8   280    9    5 -18.9 -10.4   16.4  61.4    -4.4     47  0.2

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

           10/22/2024 at 0900 MDT          |       10/22/2024 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +0.8        | CAPE...    +1.5    LI...       +1.1
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +23.3'        | CINH...   -13.7    K Index... +21.6'
                                           |
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 -59.3 -74.7  260  27 14   3.0   1.6 | -58.4 -73.1  260  29 15   2.8   1.5
 45000 -55.3 -67.5  265  37 19  -1.4  -0.8 | -54.6 -66.3  265  40 20  -2.0  -1.1
 40000 -57.6 -71.7  270  44 23  -1.5  -0.8 | -57.1 -70.8  270  51 26  -1.5  -0.8
 38000 -56.3 -69.3  270  44 23   3.6   2.0 | -55.7 -68.3  270  52 27   3.8   2.1
 36000 -54.2 -65.6  270  42 22   3.6   2.0 | -53.5 -64.3  275  51 26   3.8   2.1
 34000 -50.2 -58.4  270  40 21   9.2   5.0 | -50.3 -58.5  275  49 25   8.1   4.4
 32000 -44.8 -48.6  270  40 21   9.2   5.0 | -45.5 -49.9  270  46 24   8.1   4.4
 30000 -39.6 -39.3  270  39 20   8.0   4.4 | -40.4 -40.7  265  44 23   9.1   5.0
 29000 -37.2 -35.0  270  39 20   8.0   4.4 | -37.7 -35.9  265  44 22   9.1   5.0
 28000 -34.8 -30.6  270  39 20   8.0   4.4 | -35.0 -31.0  260  43 22   9.1   5.0
 27000 -32.6 -26.7  270  38 20   7.0   3.8 | -32.1 -25.8  260  42 22   5.0   2.7
 26000 -30.4 -22.7  270  37 19   7.1   3.9 | -30.5 -22.9  260  42 21   5.1   2.8
 25000 -28.3 -18.9  270  36 19   7.1   3.9 | -29.0 -20.2  265  41 21   5.1   2.8
 24000 -26.3 -15.3  270  35 18   6.5   3.6 | -27.5 -17.5  265  40 21   5.9   3.2
 23000 -24.4 -11.9  270  34 17   6.4   3.5 | -25.7 -14.3  265  38 19   5.8   3.2
 22000 -22.5  -8.5  270  32 17   6.4   3.5 | -23.9 -11.0  270  35 18   5.9   3.2
 21000 -20.0  -4.0  270  29 15   6.7   3.7 | -22.0  -7.6  270  33 17   7.7   4.2
 20000 -18.0  -0.4  270  26 13   6.7   3.7 | -19.7  -3.5  275  31 16   7.6   4.2
 19500 -17.0   1.4  270  24 13   6.7   3.7 | -18.6  -1.5  275  30 15   7.6   4.2
 19000 -16.0   3.2  270  23 12   6.7   3.7 | -17.4   0.7  275  29 15   7.6   4.2
 18500 -15.0   5.0  270  21 11   6.6   3.6 | -16.3   2.7  275  28 14   7.8   4.3
 18000 -14.0   6.8  265  20 10   6.7   3.7 | -15.1   4.8  275  27 14   7.8   4.3
 17500 -13.1   8.4  265  19 10   6.2   3.4 | -14.0   6.8  275  26 13   6.9   3.8
 17000 -12.2  10.0  265  18  9   6.2   3.4 | -13.0   8.6  275  25 13   6.5   3.6
 16500 -11.3  11.7  270  17  9   6.5   3.5 | -12.0  10.4  275  24 12   6.4   3.5
 16000 -10.4  13.3  270  16  8   6.6   3.6 | -11.1  12.0  275  22 12   6.1   3.3
 15500  -9.4  15.1  275  15  8   6.7   3.7 | -10.2  13.6  275  21 11   6.0   3.3
 15000  -8.4  16.9  280  15  8   7.6   4.1 |  -9.3  15.3  275  20 10   7.1   3.9
 14500  -7.3  18.9  285  15  8   7.4   4.1 |  -8.3  17.1  275  18 10   7.0   3.8
 14000  -6.1  21.0  285  14  7   8.6   4.7 |  -7.2  19.0  275  18  9   8.3   4.5
 13500  -4.9  23.2  285  13  7   8.5   4.7 |  -6.0  21.2  275  17  9   8.5   4.7
 13000  -3.6  25.5  285  13  6   8.9   4.9 |  -4.8  23.4  275  17  9   7.9   4.3
 12500  -2.3  27.9  280  12  6   9.0   5.0 |  -3.7  25.3  280  18  9   7.7   4.2
 12000  -1.0  30.2  280  11  6   8.8   4.8 |  -2.5  27.5  280  18  9   7.5   4.1
 11500   0.2  32.4  280  10  5   8.7   4.8 |  -1.4  29.5  280  18  9   7.5   4.1
 11000   1.5  34.7  280  10  5   8.5   4.6 |  -0.3  31.5  285  17  9   7.0   3.9
 10500   2.7  36.9  280  10  5   8.4   4.6 |   0.7  33.3  285  16  8   6.8   3.7
 10250   3.4  38.1  285  10  5   8.3   4.5 |   1.1  34.0  285  16  8   6.8   3.7
 10000   4.0  39.2  285   9  5   7.8   4.3 |   1.6  34.9  285  15  8   6.8   3.8
  9750   4.5  40.1  290   9  5   7.6   4.2 |   2.1  35.8  285  14  7   6.9   3.8
  9500   5.1  41.2  290   9  5   7.7   4.2 |   3.1  37.6  285  12  6   7.1   3.9
  9250   5.7  42.3  295   9  5   7.6   4.1 |   3.6  38.5  285  12  6   7.7   4.2
  9000   6.2  43.2  295   9  5   7.2   4.0 |   4.2  39.6  285  11  6   7.7   4.2
  8750   6.8  44.2  300   9  4   7.1   3.9 |   4.7  40.5  280  10  5   8.1   4.4
  8500   7.3  45.1  300   8  4   7.4   4.1 |   5.3  41.5  280   9  5   6.6   3.6
  8250   7.8  46.0  300   8  4   6.4   3.5 |   5.7  42.3  275   8  4   5.0   2.8
  8000   8.2  46.8  300   7  4   5.3   2.9 |   6.1  43.0  270   7  4   5.3   2.9
  7750   9.0  48.2  305   6  3   5.9   3.2 |   6.4  43.5  265   6  3   5.3   2.9
  7500   9.4  48.9  305   5  3   4.8   2.6 |   6.8  44.2  260   5  3   5.8   3.2
  7250   9.7  49.5  310   5  3   3.6   2.0 |   7.2  45.0  255   5  3   5.3   2.9
  7000  10.0  50.0  310   4  2   5.5   3.0 |   7.6  45.7  250   4  2   7.6   4.2
  6750  10.5  50.9  315   4  2   6.0   3.3 |   8.3  46.9  250   4  2   9.6   5.2
  6500  10.8  51.4  325   4  2   4.2   2.3 |   9.0  48.2  245   4  2   8.5   4.7
  6250  11.1  52.0  335   4  2   4.0   2.2 |   9.6  49.3  245   4  2   8.3   4.5
  6000  11.4  52.5  345   4  2   4.8   2.6 |  10.3  50.5  240   4  2   9.6   5.3
  5750  11.8  53.2  355   4  2   3.9   2.1 |  11.0  51.8  240   4  2  10.3   5.6
  5500  12.0  53.6  005   3  2   2.5   1.4 |  11.7  53.1  235   3  2   9.4   5.2
  5250  12.2  54.0  015   3  2   2.7   1.5 |  12.5  54.5  235   3  2   9.6   5.3
  5000  12.4  54.3  025   3  2   3.3   1.8 |  13.2  55.8  235   3  2   9.7   5.3
  4750  12.7  54.9  025   3  2   3.9   2.1 |  13.9  57.0  230   3  2   9.9   5.4
  4500  12.9  55.2  030   3  1   3.2   1.8 |  14.7  58.5  225   3  2   9.8   5.4
  4250  13.2  55.8  040   2  1   4.3   2.4 |  15.4  59.7  225   3  1  10.0   5.5
  4000  13.6  56.5  040   2  1   7.2   3.9 |  16.3  61.3  220   3  1  14.3   7.9
  3750  14.3  57.7  040   1  0   9.0   4.9 |  17.6  63.7  215   2  1  20.9  11.5

           10/22/2024 at 1500 MDT          |       10/22/2024 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...    +9.0    LI...       +0.5        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       -0.4
CINH...   -49.7    K Index... +18.3'        | CINH...     0.0    K Index... +19.7'
                                           |
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 -56.0 -68.8  270  31 16   0.4   0.2 | -57.8 -72.0  285  28 14  -0.3  -0.2
 45000 -55.6 -68.1  270  45 23  -2.3  -1.3 | -58.2 -72.8  275  42 22  -1.0  -0.6
 40000 -59.6 -75.3  275  58 30  -2.4  -1.3 | -60.0 -76.0  280  55 28  -1.0  -0.5
 38000 -57.8 -72.0  275  60 31   5.4   3.0 | -57.7 -71.9  280  57 29   5.9   3.2
 36000 -54.6 -66.3  280  60 31   5.4   3.0 | -54.2 -65.6  280  58 30   5.9   3.2
 34000 -50.6 -59.1  280  59 31   8.8   4.8 | -50.1 -58.2  280  58 30   8.5   4.7
 32000 -45.3 -49.5  275  58 30   8.9   4.9 | -45.0 -49.0  280  54 28   8.5   4.7
 30000 -40.2 -40.4  270  57 29   8.1   4.4 | -39.9 -39.8  280  52 27   8.4   4.6
 29000 -37.8 -36.0  270  56 29   8.1   4.4 | -37.4 -35.3  275  53 27   8.4   4.6
 28000 -35.4 -31.7  270  55 28   8.1   4.4 | -34.9 -30.8  275  53 27   8.5   4.6
 27000 -33.1 -27.6  270  54 28   5.9   3.2 | -32.4 -26.3  275  53 27   7.3   4.0
 26000 -31.5 -24.7  270  52 27   5.4   3.0 | -30.3 -22.5  275  52 27   7.0   3.9
 25000 -29.4 -20.9  270  49 25   5.4   3.0 | -27.7 -17.9  275  51 26   7.1   3.9
 24000 -27.8 -18.0  270  47 24   5.4   3.0 | -25.8 -14.4  275  49 25   3.4   1.9
 23000 -26.2 -15.2  270  44 23   5.4   3.0 | -24.8 -12.6  275  46 24   3.5   1.9
 22000 -24.6 -12.3  275  41 21   5.5   3.0 | -23.7 -10.7  275  43 22   3.6   2.0
 21000 -22.7  -8.9  275  38 20   8.0   4.4 | -22.3  -8.1  280  41 21   6.1   3.4
 20000 -20.3  -4.5  280  36 18   7.9   4.3 | -20.5  -4.9  280  39 20   6.0   3.3
 19500 -19.1  -2.4  280  35 18   7.9   4.3 | -19.6  -3.3  280  38 19   6.0   3.3
 19000 -18.0  -0.4  280  33 17   7.9   4.4 | -18.7  -1.7  280  37 19   5.9   3.2
 18500 -16.8   1.8  280  32 16   6.9   3.8 | -17.7   0.1  280  36 18   7.3   4.0
 18000 -15.8   3.6  280  31 16   7.0   3.8 | -16.7   1.9  285  35 18   7.2   3.9
 17500 -14.8   5.4  280  29 15   6.8   3.7 | -15.6   3.9  285  34 18   7.0   3.9
 17000 -13.7   7.3  280  28 14   6.7   3.7 | -14.6   5.7  285  33 17   7.0   3.8
 16500 -12.7   9.1  280  27 14   6.7   3.7 | -13.5   7.7  285  32 16   7.0   3.9
 16000 -11.7  10.9  280  26 13   6.6   3.6 | -12.5   9.5  285  29 15   7.1   3.9
 15500 -10.8  12.6  280  25 13   6.5   3.6 | -11.5  11.3  280  27 14   7.0   3.8
 15000  -9.7  14.5  280  24 12   7.4   4.1 | -10.3  13.5  275  25 13   8.6   4.7
 14500  -8.6  16.5  280  23 12   7.4   4.0 |  -9.1  15.6  275  24 12   8.4   4.6
 14000  -7.6  18.3  280  22 12   7.5   4.1 |  -7.8  18.0  270  23 12   9.5   5.2
 13500  -6.5  20.3  275  22 11   7.6   4.2 |  -6.3  20.7  270  23 12   9.7   5.3
 13000  -5.3  22.5  275  21 11   7.8   4.3 |  -4.9  23.2  270  23 12   9.1   5.0
 12500  -4.2  24.4  275  20 10   8.0   4.4 |  -3.6  25.5  265  22 11   8.8   4.9
 12000  -3.1  26.4  270  18  9   7.9   4.3 |  -2.4  27.7  265  21 11   8.4   4.6
 11500  -1.9  28.6  270  17  9   7.8   4.3 |  -1.2  29.8  265  20 10   8.1   4.5
 11000  -0.8  30.6  270  16  8   7.6   4.2 |  -0.0  32.0  260  19 10   7.9   4.3
 10500   0.3  32.5  270  14  7   7.5   4.1 |   1.1  34.0  260  18  9   7.8   4.3
 10250   0.8  33.4  270  14  7   7.5   4.1 |   1.6  34.9  260  17  9   7.6   4.2
 10000   1.4  34.5  270  13  7   7.4   4.1 |   2.2  36.0  260  16  8   6.6   3.6
  9750   1.9  35.4  270  12  6   7.3   4.0 |   2.6  36.7  265  16  8   5.9   3.3
  9500   2.4  36.3  270  12  6   7.5   4.1 |   3.0  37.4  265  15  8   6.2   3.4
  9250   2.9  37.2  270  11  6   7.0   3.9 |   3.5  38.3  265  14  7   5.9   3.2
  9000   3.4  38.1  270  10  5   6.0   3.3 |   4.2  39.6  270  12  6   4.8   2.6
  8750   4.2  39.6  270   8  4   5.7   3.1 |   4.5  40.1  270  11  6   5.0   2.7
  8500   4.6  40.3  270   8  4   5.8   3.2 |   4.8  40.6  275  10  5   4.7   2.6
  8250   5.0  41.0  275   7  4   6.0   3.3 |   5.1  41.2  275   9  5   4.1   2.3
  8000   5.4  41.7  280   7  4   5.4   2.9 |   5.4  41.7  280   8  4   4.6   2.5
  7750   5.8  42.4  280   6  3   5.0   2.8 |   5.8  42.4  285   7  3   5.0   2.8
  7500   6.2  43.2  285   6  3   7.1   3.9 |   6.1  43.0  290   6  3   4.7   2.6
  7250   6.8  44.2  285   6  3   7.7   4.2 |   6.4  43.5  295   5  3   4.3   2.4
  7000   7.3  45.1  290   6  3   9.1   5.0 |   6.8  44.2  300   4  2   5.1   2.8
  6750   8.1  46.6  290   6  3   9.8   5.4 |   7.2  45.0  310   4  2   5.5   3.0
  6500   8.7  47.7  295   6  3   8.4   4.6 |   7.5  45.5  325   3  1   4.8   2.7
  6250   9.3  48.7  295   6  3   7.8   4.3 |   7.9  46.2  340   2  1   4.7   2.6
  6000  10.0  50.0  295   6  3  10.2   5.6 |   8.2  46.8  005   2  1   5.1   2.8
  5750  10.8  51.4  295   6  3  10.9   6.0 |   8.6  47.5  030   2  1   3.7   2.0
  5500  11.5  52.7  300   6  3   9.0   4.9 |   8.8  47.8  045   3  2   2.4   1.3
  5250  12.2  54.0  300   6  3   9.4   5.2 |   9.0  48.2  055   5  2   2.6   1.4
  5000  12.9  55.2  300   6  3   9.0   4.9 |   9.2  48.6  055   6  3   3.3   1.8
  4750  13.6  56.5  305   6  3   9.4   5.1 |   9.5  49.1  055   7  3   4.7   2.6
  4500  14.3  57.7  305   6  3   9.6   5.3 |   9.8  49.6  055   7  4   3.8   2.1
  4250  15.0  59.0  305   6  3   9.8   5.4 |  10.1  50.2  055   8  4   7.2   4.9
  4000  15.8  60.4  310   6  3  12.3   6.8 |  10.8  51.4  055   8  4   8.7   4.8
  3750  16.9  62.4  310   5  3  16.0   8.8 |  11.2  52.2  055   6  3   0.9   0.5

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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