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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
202 PM MDT Sat May 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 EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          813 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...100/14G24 mph.
                                     7 PM...100/16G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...120/21 mph. Depth 7600 ft.
                                     7 PM...120/25 mph. Depth 1800 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...160/06 mph.
                                           500ft...160/07 mph.
                                          1000ft...160/08 mph.
                                          2000ft...160/09 mph.
                                          3000ft...160/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+1.
                                     7 PM...+1.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...6108 ft.
                                     7 PM...5949 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        524 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...350/05G12 mph.
                    7 AM...310/07G14 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...210/10 mph. Depth 900 ft.
                    7 AM...250/16 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...040/07 mph.
                               500ft...040/09 mph.
                              1000ft...020/10 mph.
                              2000ft...350/11 mph.
                              3000ft...320/16 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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