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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Fri Oct 23 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 AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          555 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...250/17G32 mph.
                                     6 PM...260/16G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...250/30 mph. Depth 5900 ft.
                                     6 PM...250/23 mph. Depth 900 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...270/12 mph.
                                           500ft...270/19 mph.
                                          1000ft...270/24 mph.
                                          2000ft...260/25 mph.
                                          3000ft...260/26 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+4.
                                     7 PM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5908 ft.
                                     6 PM...5348 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        718 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...310/12G20 mph.
                    8 AM...280/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...260/16 mph. Depth 1100 ft.
                    8 AM...310/14 mph. Depth 1500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...300/14 mph.
                               500ft...310/21 mph.
                              1000ft...310/22 mph.
                              2000ft...320/21 mph.
                              3000ft...310/20 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled
issuances.

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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.

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