Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >
Crazy Horse Memorial
Devils Tower National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway (near the Spearfish entrance)
Badlands National Park (Interior entrance)
Custer State Park
Wind Cave National Park
Angostura Reservoir
Belle Fourche Reservoir
Cold Brook Reservoir
Deerfield Reservoir
Keyhole Reservoir
Pactola Reservoir
Shadehill Reservoir
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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Fri Nov 28 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...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...
Sunset: 416 PM.
Surface Wind Forecast: 3 PM...030/09G16 mph.
5 PM...030/10G18 mph.
Boundary Layer Wind: 3 PM...030/14 mph. Depth 1600 ft.
5 PM...030/17 mph. Depth 700 ft.
RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM): 250ft...040/07 mph.
500ft...040/10 mph.
1000ft...050/11 mph.
2000ft...050/09 mph.
3000ft...030/08 mph.
Surface Lifted Index: 3 PM...+11.
6 PM...+12.
Density Altitude: 3 PM...3108 ft.
5 PM...2905 ft.
Additional Weather Info: ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
20 percent chance of precipitation.
.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
Sunrise: 705 AM.
Weather: ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
50 percent chance of precipitation.
Surface Wind: 6 AM...350/15G22 mph.
8 AM...340/14G21 mph.
Boundary Wind: 6 AM...340/22 mph. Depth 1100 ft.
8 AM...330/21 mph. Depth 1500 ft.
RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM): 250ft...330/12 mph.
500ft...330/22 mph.
1000ft...330/28 mph.
2000ft...340/34 mph.
3000ft...350/36 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.
The soundings below show temperature (in red) and dew point (in green) at decreasing pressures (increasing heights) throughout the atmosphere. Latest Observed Sounding from Rapid City (courtesy NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research) |
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Forecast Soundings for the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (click to zoom) |
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