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Latest Hot Air Balloon Text Forecast

                        
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SXUS43 KUNR 211001
RECUNR
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Thu Feb 20 2025

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:                          529 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...130/07G14 mph.
                                     5 PM...110/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...170/13 mph. Depth 1900 ft.
                                     5 PM...170/10 mph. Depth 700 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...170/12 mph.
                                           500ft...170/14 mph.
                                          1000ft...180/14 mph.
                                          2000ft...200/13 mph.
                                          3000ft...220/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+19.
                                     6 PM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...1535 ft.
                                     5 PM...1398 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        642 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...240/08G15 mph.
                    8 AM...250/09 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...260/15 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    8 AM...260/16 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...270/10 mph.
                               500ft...310/15 mph.
                              1000ft...330/25 mph.
                              2000ft...330/31 mph.
                              3000ft...340/32 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
0644 MST Thursday, February 20, 2025

This forecast is for Thursday, February 20, 2025:

If the trigger temperature of 34.8 F/1.6 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Fair
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 208 ft/min (1.1 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 5587 ft MSL (2133 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 22.0 F/-6.0 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... None
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 5014 ft MSL (1559 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Friday 02/21....... Fair

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:43:00 / 17:30:57 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 10 hr 47 min 56 sec (647 min 56 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:06:58 MST... 36.03 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 02/20/2025 at 0500 MST

Freezing level.................. Entire airmass below 32 F / 0 C 
Convective condensation level... 23175 ft MSL (19721 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 10451 ft MSL (6997 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +26.7
K index......................... -41.1

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  -57.6 -71.7   295   29   15   2.5   1.3  113.8 236.8    66.5      M    M
 45000  -53.9 -65.0   290   32   16   2.5   1.4   95.9 204.7    60.3      M    M
 40000  -54.9 -66.8   290   32   16  -1.1  -0.6   69.2 156.6    47.7      M    M
 38000  -55.6 -68.1   290   31   16  -2.3  -1.3   59.5 139.1    42.5      M    M
 36000  -57.0 -70.6   295   28   14  -2.2  -1.2   48.2 118.7    36.1      M    M
 34000  -58.3 -72.9   305   24   13  -3.1  -1.7   38.0 100.4    30.1      M    M
 32000  -54.3 -65.7   305   24   12   8.5   4.6   35.2  95.4    28.9      M    M
 30000  -49.2 -56.6   305   24   12   8.5   4.7   34.3  93.8    29.0      M    M
 29000  -46.8 -52.2   310   24   12   8.1   4.5   33.6  92.5    28.9      M    M
 28000  -44.3 -47.7   310   24   12   8.1   4.5   32.9  91.2    28.7      M    M
 27000  -41.9 -43.4   315   23   12   8.1   4.5   32.3  90.2    28.7      M    M
 26000  -39.4 -38.9   315   23   12   8.5   4.6   31.8  89.2    28.6      M    M
 25000  -36.3 -33.3   310   23   12   8.4   4.6   31.1  87.9    28.5      M    M
 24000  -33.7 -28.7   310   23   12   8.4   4.6   30.6  87.1    28.5      M    M
 23000  -31.3 -24.3   310   23   12   8.0   4.4   30.0  86.1    28.4      M    M
 22000  -28.9 -20.0   310   23   12   7.9   4.4   29.3  84.8    28.1      M    M
 21000  -26.5 -15.7   310   24   12   8.3   4.5   28.7  83.7    28.0      M    M
 20000  -24.8 -12.6   310   22   11   4.8   2.6   27.2  81.0    27.1      M    M
 19500  -24.1 -11.4   310   21   11   4.8   2.6   26.3  79.3    26.5      M    M
 19000  -23.3  -9.9   310   20   10   4.8   2.6   25.4  77.8    25.9      M    M
 18500  -22.6  -8.7   310   19   10   4.9   2.7   24.6  76.2    25.3      M    M
 18000  -21.9  -7.4   310   18    9   4.0   2.2   23.7  74.6    24.7      M    M
 17500  -21.4  -6.5   310   17    9   3.9   2.1   22.6  72.7    23.9      M    M
 17000  -20.8  -5.4   305   16    8   4.3   2.3   21.6  70.9    23.2      M    M
 16500  -20.1  -4.2   305   15    8   5.0   2.7   20.7  69.3    22.6      M    M
 16000  -19.4  -2.9   305   14    7   5.0   2.7   19.9  67.8    22.0      M    M
 15500  -18.5  -1.3   305   14    7   6.3   3.5   19.2  66.5    21.5      M    M
 15000  -17.6   0.3   305   13    7   6.2   3.4   18.6  65.4    21.1      M    M
 14500  -16.6   2.1   305   12    6   6.3   3.5   18.0  64.4    20.7      M    M
 14000  -15.7   3.7   305   12    6   6.4   3.5   17.4  63.3    20.3      M    M
 13500  -14.8   5.4   300   11    6   5.5   3.0   16.8  62.2    19.9      M    M
 13000  -14.0   6.8   300   11    6   5.3   2.9   16.0  60.9    19.3      M    M
 12500  -13.2   8.2   300   11    6   4.6   2.5   15.3  59.5    18.7      M    M
 12000  -12.5   9.5   295   11    6   4.4   2.4   14.4  57.8    18.0      M    M
 11500  -11.9  10.6   295   11    6   4.1   2.3   13.5  56.2    17.3      M    M
 11000  -11.3  11.7   290   10    5   4.2   2.3   12.5  54.5    16.5      M    M
 10500  -10.8  12.6   285    9    5   2.9   1.6   11.5  52.8    15.7      M    M
 10250  -10.6  12.9   280    8    4   2.6   1.4   11.0  51.7    15.2      M    M
 10000  -10.4  13.3   275    7    4   2.9   1.6   10.4  50.7    14.7      M    M
  9750  -10.2  13.6   270    7    4   1.9   1.1    9.8  49.7    14.2      M    M
  9500  -10.1  13.8   260    6    3   0.6   0.4    9.1  48.4    13.6      M    M
  9250  -10.0  14.0   250    6    3   0.7   0.4    8.4  47.1    13.0      M    M
  9000   -9.9  14.2   235    5    3   0.7   0.4    7.7  45.8    12.3      M    M
  8750  -10.0  14.0   210    6    3  -1.5  -0.8    6.0  42.9    10.9      M    M
  8500  -10.1  13.8   200    6    3  -1.0  -0.6    5.2  41.3    10.1      M    M
  8250  -10.2  13.6   195    7    3  -1.7  -0.9    4.3  39.7     9.3      M    M
  8000  -10.3  13.5   190    7    4  -2.6  -1.4    3.3  38.0     8.4      M    M
  7750  -10.5  13.1   185    8    4  -2.8  -1.5    2.4  36.3     7.5      M    M
  7500  -10.8  12.6   180    9    4  -2.9  -1.6    1.4  34.5     6.6      M    M
  7250  -11.0  12.2   175    9    5  -2.2  -1.2    0.4  32.7     5.7      M    M
  7000  -11.1  12.0   175   10    5  -1.5  -0.8   -0.5  31.1     4.8      M    M
  6750  -11.2  11.8   175   10    5  -2.2  -1.2   -1.4  29.5     4.0      M    M
  6500  -11.4  11.5   170   11    5  -2.0  -1.1   -2.3  27.8     3.0      M    M
  6250  -11.6  11.1   170   10    5  -1.7  -0.9   -3.2  26.2     2.2      M    M
  6000  -11.7  10.9   170   10    5  -0.9  -0.5   -4.1  24.6     1.3      M    M
  5750  -11.9  10.6   170   10    5  -3.8  -2.1   -4.9  23.1     0.4      M    M
  5500  -12.4   9.7   170   10    5  -7.8  -4.3   -6.2  20.8    -0.8    213  1.1
  5250  -12.9   8.8   170    9    5  -7.0  -3.8   -7.5  18.4    -2.1    223  1.1
  5000  -13.5   7.7   170    9    5  -9.2  -5.0   -8.8  16.1    -3.4    232  1.2
  4750  -14.4   6.1   170    8    4 -12.9  -7.1  -10.5  13.2    -5.0    250  1.3
  4500  -15.3   4.5   165    7    4 -11.8  -6.5  -12.2  10.1    -6.7    271  1.4
  4250  -16.3   2.7   160    5    3 -17.3  -9.5  -13.9   7.0    -8.4    293  1.5
  4000  -17.8  -0.0   150    3    2 -20.2 -11.1  -16.2   2.8   -10.7    332  1.7
  3750  -19.3  -2.7   135    2    1 -23.1 -12.6  -18.4  -1.2   -13.0    368  1.9

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

           02/20/2025 at 0800 MST          |       02/20/2025 at 1100 MST        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...      +11.5        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +8.8
CINH...     0.0    K Index... -7.9'        | CINH...    -0.0    K Index... -0.6'
                                           |
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 -57.5 -71.5  300  25 13   2.8   1.6 | -57.9 -72.2  295  22 11   2.1   1.2
 45000 -53.1 -63.6  290  27 14   2.7   1.5 | -54.5 -66.1  285  21 11   2.1   1.1
 40000 -55.3 -67.5  290  25 13  -2.0  -1.1 | -54.8 -66.6  285  22 11  -0.5  -0.3
 38000 -56.4 -69.5  290  24 12  -1.2  -0.7 | -55.2 -67.4  285  22 11  -1.8  -1.0
 36000 -57.2 -71.0  300  22 11  -1.3  -0.7 | -56.2 -69.2  305  20 10  -1.6  -0.9
 34000 -58.0 -72.4  310  21 11  -1.8  -1.0 | -57.3 -71.1  325  21 11  -1.8  -1.0
 32000 -54.3 -65.7  315  21 11   7.8   4.3 | -53.6 -64.5  330  21 11   7.0   3.8
 30000 -49.6 -57.3  315  21 11   7.8   4.3 | -49.4 -56.9  325  20 10   7.1   3.9
 29000 -47.3 -53.1  315  21 11   7.7   4.2 | -47.1 -52.8  325  20 10   7.7   4.2
 28000 -45.0 -49.0  320  21 11   7.7   4.2 | -44.8 -48.6  325  19 10   7.7   4.2
 27000 -42.1 -43.8  325  21 11   7.7   4.2 | -42.5 -44.5  320  19 10   7.8   4.3
 26000 -39.6 -39.3  320  21 11   9.0   5.0 | -40.1 -40.2  325  18  9   8.7   4.8
 25000 -36.8 -34.2  320  20 11   9.1   5.0 | -37.5 -35.5  330  18 10   8.7   4.8
 24000 -34.1 -29.4  315  20 10   9.0   5.0 | -34.9 -30.8  330  19 10   8.7   4.8
 23000 -31.5 -24.7  310  20 10   8.1   4.4 | -32.3 -26.1  335  19 10   8.3   4.6
 22000 -29.1 -20.4  315  20 10   8.1   4.4 | -29.8 -21.6  325  18  9   8.3   4.6
 21000 -26.7 -16.1  315  20 10   8.4   4.6 | -26.7 -16.1  320  17  9   8.3   4.6
 20000 -25.0 -13.0  310  19 10   4.4   2.4 | -25.0 -13.0  315  16  8   4.8   2.6
 19500 -24.4 -11.9  310  18  9   4.4   2.4 | -24.3 -11.7  310  16  8   4.8   2.6
 19000 -23.7 -10.7  310  17  9   4.4   2.4 | -23.6 -10.5  310  15  8   4.8   2.6
 18500 -23.1  -9.6  305  16  8   4.3   2.4 | -22.9  -9.2  305  15  8   4.7   2.6
 18000 -22.4  -8.3  305  16  8   5.0   2.7 | -22.0  -7.6  305  15  7   6.5   3.5
 17500 -21.6  -6.9  300  15  8   5.1   2.8 | -21.1  -6.0  305  14  7   6.3   3.5
 17000 -20.9  -5.6  300  15  8   5.7   3.1 | -20.2  -4.4  305  14  7   6.3   3.4
 16500 -19.9  -3.8  300  15  8   6.5   3.6 | -19.3  -2.7  305  14  7   6.2   3.4
 16000 -19.0  -2.2  300  15  8   6.5   3.6 | -18.4  -1.1  310  14  7   6.3   3.4
 15500 -18.0  -0.4  300  15  8   6.6   3.6 | -17.4   0.7  310  13  7   6.4   3.5
 15000 -17.0   1.4  300  14  7   6.7   3.7 | -16.5   2.3  310  13  6   6.4   3.5
 14500 -16.0   3.2  305  14  7   6.4   3.5 | -15.5   4.1  310  12  6   6.4   3.5
 14000 -15.0   5.0  305  13  7   6.5   3.6 | -14.6   5.7  310  11  6   6.5   3.6
 13500 -14.1   6.6  305  12  6   5.2   2.8 | -13.7   7.3  310  10  5   5.3   2.9
 13000 -13.4   7.9  305  11  6   5.0   2.7 | -12.9   8.8  310   9  5   5.3   2.9
 12500 -12.7   9.1  305  10  5   3.6   2.0 | -12.2  10.0  305   8  4   4.3   2.4
 12000 -12.2  10.0  305   9  5   3.2   1.8 | -11.5  11.3  300   7  4   4.2   2.3
 11500 -11.7  10.9  305   8  4   4.0   2.2 | -10.9  12.4  295   7  3   5.1   2.8
 11000 -11.1  12.0  295   6  3   4.3   2.4 | -10.1  13.8  285   6  3   5.3   2.9
 10500 -10.5  13.1  285   5  3   3.7   2.1 |  -9.5  14.9  275   6  3   3.6   2.0
 10250 -10.3  13.5  275   5  3   3.5   1.9 |  -9.2  15.4  270   6  3   3.5   1.9
 10000 -10.0  14.0  260   5  3   4.0   2.2 |  -9.0  15.8  260   6  3   4.0   2.2
  9750  -9.7  14.5  250   5  3   2.2   1.2 |  -8.8  16.2  255   6  3   2.5   1.4
  9500  -9.7  14.5  235   5  3  -0.3  -0.1 |  -8.7  16.3  245   6  3   1.0   0.6
  9250  -9.8  14.4  215   6  3  -0.1  -0.1 |  -8.6  16.5  240   6  3   1.4   0.8
  9000  -9.9  14.2  210   7  4  -1.3  -0.7 |  -8.5  16.7  230   6  3   1.3   0.7
  8750 -10.0  14.0  205   8  4  -2.2  -1.2 |  -8.5  16.7  225   7  4   1.3   0.7
  8500 -10.2  13.6  195   8  4  -2.0  -1.1 |  -8.4  16.9  220   7  4   1.2   0.7
  8250 -10.3  13.5  195   9  5  -1.6  -0.9 |  -8.3  17.1  215   8  4   1.4   0.8
  8000 -10.4  13.3  190  10  5  -0.9  -0.5 |  -8.2  17.2  210   8  4   0.9   0.5
  7750 -10.5  13.1  185  10  5  -0.9  -0.5 |  -8.1  17.4  205   9  4   0.4   0.2
  7500 -10.5  13.1  185  11  5  -0.8  -0.4 |  -8.2  17.2  200  10  5  -1.4  -0.8
  7250 -10.5  13.1  180  11  6   0.1   0.0 |  -8.3  17.1  200  10  5  -2.8  -1.5
  7000 -10.5  13.1  180  11  6   0.6   0.3 |  -8.5  16.7  200  11  5  -3.0  -1.6
  6750 -10.5  13.1  180  12  6   0.1   0.0 |  -8.8  16.2  200  11  6  -4.1  -2.2
  6500 -10.5  13.1  180  12  6  -1.3  -0.7 |  -9.2  15.4  195  11  6  -9.5  -5.2
  6250 -10.6  12.9  180  12  6  -2.3  -1.3 | -10.1  13.8  195  11  6 -11.8  -6.5
  6000 -10.8  12.6  180  12  6  -1.2  -0.7 | -10.9  12.4  190  11  6 -12.4  -6.8
  5750 -10.9  12.4  180  13  7  -4.6  -2.5 | -11.7  10.9  190  11  6  -7.6  -4.2
  5500 -11.5  11.3  180  12  6  -9.0  -4.9 | -12.0  10.4  190  10  5  -4.0  -2.2
  5250 -12.1  10.2  180  12  6  -8.1  -4.4 | -12.5   9.5  185   9  5  -9.3  -5.1
  5000 -12.8   9.0  180  11  6 -10.4  -5.7 | -13.0   8.6  180   8  4  -0.0  -0.0
  4750 -13.7   7.3  180  10  5 -13.0  -7.1 | -12.6   9.3  180   7  4   8.1   4.4
  4500 -14.6   5.7  180   9  4 -11.1  -6.1 | -12.1  10.2  180   7  4   4.9   2.7
  4250 -15.5   4.1  175   7  4 -16.3  -8.9 | -11.7  10.9  175   6  3   7.9   4.4
  4000 -16.9   1.6  170   4  2 -17.7  -9.7 | -11.0  12.2  175   6  3  10.0   5.5
  3750 -17.7   0.1  160   2  1  -4.8  -2.6 | -10.2  13.6  175   5  3   9.8   5.4

           02/20/2025 at 1400 MST          |       02/20/2025 at 1700 MST        
                                           |
CAPE...    +2.3    LI...       +8.3        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +9.2
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +3.9'        | CINH...    -0.4    K Index... -9.6'
                                           |
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 -57.3 -71.1  290  21 11   1.5   0.8 | -56.6 -69.9  290  20 10   1.3   0.7
 45000 -54.9 -66.8  275  23 12   1.5   0.8 | -54.7 -66.5  285  22 11   1.2   0.7
 40000 -56.1 -69.0  280  21 11  -1.1  -0.6 | -57.4 -71.3  285  18  9  -2.2  -1.2
 38000 -56.7 -70.1  285  20 10  -0.4  -0.2 | -58.5 -73.3  290  16  8   1.2   0.6
 36000 -57.0 -70.6  320  18  9  -0.5  -0.3 | -58.0 -72.4  345  15  8   0.8   0.4
 34000 -57.3 -71.1  350  24 12  -0.4  -0.2 | -57.6 -71.7  015  22 11   1.3   0.7
 32000 -53.5 -64.3  350  22 11   7.0   3.8 | -53.4 -64.1  010  20 10   7.4   4.1
 30000 -49.3 -56.7  345  20 10   7.2   3.9 | -49.0 -56.2  360  18  9   7.6   4.2
 29000 -47.0 -52.6  345  19 10   7.8   4.3 | -46.6 -51.9  360  17  9   8.0   4.4
 28000 -44.7 -48.5  340  18  9   7.8   4.3 | -44.3 -47.7  360  17  9   8.0   4.4
 27000 -42.3 -44.1  335  17  9   7.8   4.3 | -41.9 -43.4  360  16  8   8.0   4.4
 26000 -39.9 -39.8  335  17  9   8.2   4.5 | -39.5 -39.1  360  16  8   7.8   4.3
 25000 -37.5 -35.5  330  16  8   8.2   4.5 | -37.2 -35.0  355  15  8   7.8   4.3
 24000 -35.0 -31.0  330  16  8   8.2   4.5 | -34.8 -30.6  355  14  7   7.8   4.3
 23000 -32.5 -26.5  330  16  8   8.7   4.8 | -32.4 -26.3  355  14  7   8.0   4.4
 22000 -30.0 -22.0  335  16  8   8.6   4.7 | -29.4 -20.9  355  15  8   8.0   4.4
 21000 -26.7 -16.1  335  15  8   8.5   4.7 | -27.0 -16.6  355  17  9   7.9   4.3
 20000 -24.7 -12.5  335  15  8   6.1   3.4 | -24.9 -12.8  360  16  8   7.0   3.8
 19500 -23.8 -10.8  330  15  8   6.2   3.4 | -23.9 -11.0  360  16  8   7.0   3.8
 19000 -22.9  -9.2  330  15  8   6.2   3.4 | -22.8  -9.0  005  16  8   7.0   3.8
 18500 -22.0  -7.6  325  15  7   6.3   3.4 | -21.8  -7.2  005  16  8   7.0   3.8
 18000 -21.1  -6.0  325  14  7   5.3   2.9 | -20.7  -5.3  005  15  8   6.9   3.8
 17500 -20.3  -4.5  320  14  7   5.4   3.0 | -19.7  -3.5  005  14  7   6.9   3.8
 17000 -19.5  -3.1  315  13  7   5.7   3.1 | -18.7  -1.7  005  13  7   6.7   3.7
 16500 -18.6  -1.5  315  13  7   5.9   3.2 | -17.7   0.1  360  12  6   6.6   3.6
 16000 -17.7   0.1  315  13  7   5.9   3.3 | -16.7   1.9  360  12  6   6.3   3.5
 15500 -16.9   1.6  315  13  6   5.9   3.2 | -15.8   3.6  355  11  5   5.5   3.0
 15000 -16.0   3.2  315  12  6   6.0   3.3 | -15.0   5.0  345  10  5   5.5   3.0
 14500 -15.2   4.6  315  11  6   5.6   3.1 | -14.2   6.4  340   9  5   5.2   2.9
 14000 -14.3   6.3  315  11  5   5.7   3.2 | -13.4   7.9  335   9  5   5.3   2.9
 13500 -13.5   7.7  315  10  5   5.2   2.9 | -12.7   9.1  330   9  5   5.1   2.8
 13000 -12.8   9.0  315   9  5   5.3   2.9 | -11.9  10.6  330   8  4   5.2   2.9
 12500 -12.0  10.4  310   8  4   4.6   2.5 | -11.2  11.8  330   8  4   4.4   2.4
 12000 -11.4  11.5  310   7  4   4.6   2.5 | -10.6  12.9  330   8  4   4.5   2.5
 11500 -10.7  12.7  310   7  4   4.1   2.2 | -10.0  14.0  330   7  4   4.1   2.2
 11000 -10.1  13.8  310   6  3   3.9   2.2 |  -9.4  15.1  325   7  4   4.1   2.3
 10500  -9.5  14.9  305   6  3   5.0   2.8 |  -8.8  16.2  325   6  3   4.0   2.2
 10250  -9.1  15.6  300   6  3   5.0   2.8 |  -8.5  16.7  325   6  3   4.0   2.2
 10000  -8.7  16.3  300   6  3   5.2   2.9 |  -8.2  17.2  325   6  3   3.9   2.1
  9750  -8.4  16.9  295   5  3   4.6   2.5 |  -7.9  17.8  325   6  3   4.3   2.3
  9500  -8.1  17.4  290   5  3   3.9   2.1 |  -7.6  18.3  325   6  3   4.6   2.5
  9250  -7.8  18.0  285   5  3   4.1   2.3 |  -7.3  18.9  325   5  3   4.6   2.5
  9000  -7.6  18.3  280   5  3   4.0   2.2 |  -6.9  19.6  325   5  3   4.5   2.5
  8750  -7.3  18.9  270   5  3   3.2   1.8 |  -6.6  20.1  325   5  3   4.4   2.4
  8500  -7.1  19.2  265   5  3   2.6   1.4 |  -6.3  20.7  320   5  3   4.1   2.3
  8250  -6.9  19.6  260   5  3   3.1   1.7 |  -5.7  21.7  315   5  3   2.8   1.5
  8000  -6.8  19.8  255   6  3   1.9   1.1 |  -5.7  21.7  305   5  3   0.7   0.4
  7750  -6.7  19.9  250   6  3   0.7   0.4 |  -5.7  21.7  300   5  2  -0.3  -0.2
  7500  -6.7  19.9  240   7  4  -2.3  -1.2 |  -5.8  21.6  290   5  2  -2.8  -1.5
  7250  -7.0  19.4  235   7  4  -7.9  -4.4 |  -6.2  20.8  280   5  2  -8.7  -4.8
  7000  -7.7  18.1  230   7  4  -9.2  -5.0 |  -7.0  19.4  265   5  2 -10.6  -5.8
  6750  -8.5  16.7  225   8  4 -14.7  -8.1 |  -7.8  18.0  255   5  3 -14.7  -8.1
  6500  -9.6  14.7  220   8  4 -10.6  -5.8 |  -8.8  16.2  240   6  3  -6.7  -3.7
  6250  -9.9  14.2  215   7  4  -0.5  -0.3 |  -8.7  16.3  230   6  3   4.7   2.6
  6000 -10.1  13.8  205   7  4  -4.9  -2.7 |  -8.5  16.7  225   6  3   0.6   0.4
  5750 -10.3  13.5  200   7  4   1.7   0.9 |  -8.4  16.9  215   7  3   3.4   1.8
  5500  -9.8  14.4  195   7  4   9.0   4.9 |  -8.0  17.6  205   7  4   6.9   3.8
  5250  -9.2  15.4  190   7  4   8.2   4.5 |  -7.5  18.5  200   7  4   7.0   3.8
  5000  -8.5  16.7  190   7  3   8.7   4.8 |  -6.9  19.6  195   8  4   7.4   4.0
  4750  -7.9  17.8  185   7  3   9.0   4.9 |  -6.4  20.5  185   8  4   7.5   4.1
  4500  -7.2  19.0  185   7  3   8.9   4.9 |  -5.8  21.6  185   7  4   7.0   3.8
  4250  -6.5  20.3  185   6  3   9.2   5.1 |  -5.3  22.5  180   7  4   7.6   4.2
  4000  -5.8  21.6  180   6  3  11.1   6.1 |  -4.9  23.2  170   6  3   1.3   0.7
  3750  -4.9  23.2  180   5  3  13.5   7.4 |  -5.3  22.5  165   5  2 -11.7  -6.4

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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