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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Thu Apr 16 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:                          738 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...230/21G35 mph.
                                     6 PM...260/14G28 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...220/32 mph. Depth 11400 ft.
                                     6 PM...210/30 mph. Depth 5400 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...230/17 mph.
                                           500ft...230/19 mph.
                                          1000ft...230/22 mph.
                                          2000ft...230/24 mph.
                                          3000ft...220/25 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-1.
                                     7 PM...0.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5838 ft.
                                     6 PM...5569 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     70 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        605 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...030/14 mph.
                    8 AM...350/15 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...360/21 mph. Depth 2300 ft.
                    8 AM...330/22 mph. Depth 3000 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...360/11 mph.
                               500ft...360/15 mph.
                              1000ft...360/18 mph.
                              2000ft...350/21 mph.
                              3000ft...350/21 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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