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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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:                          832 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...040/15G23 mph.
                                     7 PM...040/13G21 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...030/22 mph. Depth 5300 ft.
                                     7 PM...050/21 mph. Depth 4200 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...050/16 mph.
                                           500ft...050/18 mph.
                                          1000ft...050/18 mph.
                                          2000ft...050/18 mph.
                                          3000ft...040/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-2.
                                     7 PM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...6160 ft.
                                     7 PM...5927 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        526 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...030/03 mph.
                    7 AM...040/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...030/07 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    7 AM...040/07 mph. Depth 600 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...060/02 mph.
                               500ft...150/07 mph.
                              1000ft...160/07 mph.
                              2000ft...170/02 mph.
                              3000ft...300/04 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
0737 MDT Tuesday, July 16, 2024

This forecast is for Tuesday, July 16, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 86.6 F/30.3 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 919 ft/min (4.7 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 13756 ft MSL (10301 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 90.0 F/32.7 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1145 MDT
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................. 5965 ft MSL (2510 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 07/17.... Excellent

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:28:26 / 20:30:33 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 15 hr 2 min 8 sec (902 min 8 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:59:30 MDT... 67.85 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 07/16/2024 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 14316 ft MSL (10861 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 13931 ft MSL (10476 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 13945 ft MSL (10491 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -1.4
K index......................... +23.3

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  -60.1 -76.2   290   13    7   1.5   0.8   96.5 205.7    37.0      M    M
 45000  -56.4 -69.5   285   20   10   4.5   2.5   79.2 174.6    28.9      M    M
 40000  -49.5 -57.1   280   24   12   5.7   3.2   67.6 153.8    23.3      M    M
 38000  -46.1 -51.0   280   24   12   5.7   3.1   63.7 146.7    21.2      M    M
 36000  -42.2 -44.0   280   25   13   5.6   3.1   60.1 140.2    19.3      M    M
 34000  -38.3 -36.9   280   25   13   6.7   3.7   57.2 135.0    17.8      M    M
 32000  -34.3 -29.7   280   26   13   6.7   3.7   54.9 130.7    16.5      M    M
 30000  -30.4 -22.7   280   25   13   6.4   3.5   52.1 125.8    14.8      M    M
 29000  -28.5 -19.3   280   25   13   6.4   3.5   50.8 123.4    14.0      M    M
 28000  -26.6 -15.9   280   24   12   6.3   3.4   49.6 121.3    13.3      M    M
 27000  -24.9 -12.8   280   23   12   5.6   3.1   47.9 118.3    12.1      M    M
 26000  -23.2  -9.8   285   21   11   5.6   3.1   46.3 115.3    11.0      M    M
 25000  -21.5  -6.7   290   20   10   5.5   3.0   44.8 112.6     9.9      M    M
 24000  -19.6  -3.3   290   19   10   7.3   4.0   43.6 110.5     9.1      M    M
 23000  -17.4   0.7   290   19   10   7.3   4.0   42.7 108.8     8.4      M    M
 22000  -14.7   5.5   290   18    9   6.7   3.7   41.6 107.0     7.6      M    M
 21000  -13.1   8.4   285   16    8   5.4   3.0   40.0 104.0     6.3      M    M
 20000  -11.6  11.1   275   14    7   5.5   3.0   38.5 101.3     5.0      M    M
 19500  -10.8  12.6   275   13    7   5.4   3.0   37.8 100.0     4.3      M    M
 19000  -10.0  14.0   275   12    6   6.3   3.5   37.1  98.8     3.8      M    M
 18500   -9.0  15.8   280   12    6   6.3   3.5   36.5  97.7     3.3      M    M
 18000   -8.1  17.4   285   12    6   6.7   3.7   35.9  96.6     2.8      M    M
 17500   -7.0  19.4   285   12    6   7.3   4.0   35.4  95.8     2.4      M    M
 17000   -5.9  21.4   290   12    6   7.4   4.0   35.0  95.1     2.1      M    M
 16500   -4.8  23.4   295   11    6   7.2   3.9   34.6  94.3     1.7      M    M
 16000   -3.7  25.3   300   11    5   7.2   4.0   34.2  93.5     1.4      M    M
 15500   -2.6  27.3   305   10    5   7.4   4.1   33.8  92.8     1.0      M    M
 15000   -1.6  29.1   310   10    5   7.6   4.1   33.4  92.1     0.6      M    M
 14500   -0.5  31.1   315    9    5   8.3   4.5   33.0  91.4     0.2      M    M
 14000    0.8  33.4   315    9    5   9.3   5.1   32.9  91.2     0.1      M    M
 13500    2.1  35.8   315    9    5   9.5   5.2   32.8  91.1    -0.0    894  4.5
 13000    3.6  38.5   315    9    4  10.0   5.5   32.8  91.1    -0.1    836  4.2
 12500    5.0  41.0   310    8    4  10.0   5.5   32.9  91.2    -0.1    778  4.3
 12000    6.4  43.5   310    8    4   9.0   4.9   32.8  91.1    -0.1    721  3.7
 11500    7.8  46.0   310    7    4   9.0   5.0   32.7  90.9    -0.3    667  3.4
 11000    9.1  48.4   310    7    3   9.6   5.3   32.7  90.8    -0.4    611  3.1
 10500   10.5  50.9   310    6    3   9.6   5.3   32.6  90.7    -0.4    555  2.8
 10250   11.2  52.2   310    6    3   8.9   4.9   32.6  90.7    -0.5    527  2.7
 10000   11.8  53.2   310    6    3   8.3   4.6   32.5  90.5    -0.6    501  2.5
  9750   12.4  54.3   305    5    3   8.5   4.7   32.4  90.3    -0.7    475  2.4
  9500   13.0  55.4   305    5    3   8.4   4.6   32.3  90.1    -0.8    449  2.3
  9250   13.7  56.7   300    5    2   8.5   4.7   32.2  89.9    -0.9    423  2.2
  9000   14.3  57.7   295    4    2   8.5   4.7   32.1  89.8    -1.0    397  2.0
  8750   14.9  58.8   285    4    2   8.5   4.7   32.0  89.6    -1.2    372  1.9
  8500   15.5  59.9   280    4    2   8.5   4.7   31.9  89.4    -1.3    346  1.8
  8250   16.1  61.0   275    4    2   8.8   4.8   31.8  89.3    -1.4    320  1.6
  8000   17.4  63.3   265    4    2   8.4   4.6   31.6  88.9    -1.6    267  1.4
  7750   18.0  64.4   260    4    2   8.2   4.5   31.5  88.7    -1.7    241  1.2
  7500   18.6  65.5   260    4    2   7.6   4.2   31.4  88.5    -1.9    217  1.1
  7250   19.1  66.4   260    5    2   7.6   4.2   31.2  88.2    -2.0    193  1.0
  7000   19.7  67.5   265    5    2   8.5   4.7   31.1  87.9    -2.2    168  0.9
  6750   20.3  68.5   265    5    3   7.8   4.3   31.0  87.8    -2.3    143  0.7
  6500   20.8  69.4   270    5    3   6.6   3.6   30.8  87.4    -2.6    121  0.6
  6250   21.3  70.3   270    6    3   6.9   3.8   30.5  86.9    -2.8     99  0.5
  6000   21.8  71.2   275    6    3   8.2   4.5   30.3  86.6    -3.0     77  0.4
  5750   22.3  72.1   275    7    3   6.6   3.6   30.2  86.4    -3.2     53  0.3
  5500   22.7  72.9   275    7    4   4.3   2.4   29.8  85.7    -3.6     35  0.2
  5250   23.0  73.4   280    7    4   5.4   2.9   29.5  85.0    -4.0     18  0.1
  5000   23.3  73.9   280    7    4   3.6   2.0   29.1  84.4    -4.4      0  0.0
  4750   23.4  74.1   280    7    4   0.1   0.1   28.5  83.3    -5.1      M    M
  4500   23.4  74.1   280    7    4   0.1   0.0   27.7  81.9    -5.9      M    M
  4250   23.3  73.9   280    7    4  -2.5  -1.3   27.0  80.5    -6.7      M    M
  4000   22.8  73.0   270    6    3 -10.9  -6.0   25.8  78.4    -8.0      M    M
  3750   21.6  70.9   265    5    2 -16.4  -9.0   23.9  75.1    -9.9     15  0.1

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

           07/16/2024 at 0900 MDT          |       07/16/2024 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...  +285.3    LI...       -2.3        | CAPE...  +366.8    LI...       -2.3
CINH...   -30.2    K Index... +20.9'        | CINH...   -13.5    K Index... +30.2'
                                           |
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 -60.0 -76.0  290  13  7   1.4   0.8 | -59.6 -75.3  285  15  7   1.2   0.6
 45000 -56.3 -69.3  285  19 10   4.6   2.5 | -56.1 -69.0  285  21 11   4.8   2.6
 40000 -49.3 -56.7  280  24 12   5.8   3.2 | -48.9 -56.0  280  23 12   4.9   2.7
 38000 -45.8 -50.4  280  24 12   5.8   3.2 | -46.0 -50.8  280  23 12   4.9   2.7
 36000 -41.9 -43.4  280  24 12   5.7   3.1 | -42.7 -44.9  280  22 11   4.7   2.6
 34000 -38.0 -36.4  280  23 12   6.6   3.6 | -38.9 -38.0  280  21 11   6.5   3.6
 32000 -34.1 -29.4  280  23 12   6.5   3.6 | -35.0 -31.0  285  20 10   6.5   3.6
 30000 -30.7 -23.3  280  22 11   5.5   3.0 | -31.7 -25.1  290  17  9   5.4   2.9
 29000 -29.0 -20.2  280  21 11   5.5   3.0 | -30.0 -22.0  290  16  8   5.4   2.9
 28000 -27.3 -17.1  280  20 10   5.7   3.1 | -28.4 -19.1  290  14  7   6.0   3.3
 27000 -25.5 -13.9  285  18  9   6.3   3.5 | -26.3 -15.3  295  13  7   7.5   4.1
 26000 -23.6 -10.5  290  17  9   6.3   3.5 | -24.0 -11.2  300  13  7   7.5   4.1
 25000 -21.7  -7.1  295  16  8   6.3   3.5 | -21.8  -7.2  310  12  6   7.6   4.2
 24000 -19.8  -3.6  300  15  8   6.5   3.6 | -19.5  -3.1  310  13  7   7.6   4.2
 23000 -17.9  -0.2  300  15  8   6.5   3.6 | -17.3   0.9  310  14  7   7.6   4.2
 22000 -15.4   4.3  300  14  7   6.3   3.5 | -15.0   5.0  310  15  8   7.9   4.3
 21000 -13.7   7.3  300  14  7   5.9   3.2 | -12.8   9.0  305  15  8   5.5   3.0
 20000 -11.9  10.6  295  14  7   5.9   3.3 | -11.2  11.8  300  15  8   5.6   3.1
 19500 -11.1  12.0  290  13  7   5.8   3.2 | -10.4  13.3  300  15  8   5.6   3.1
 19000 -10.1  13.8  290  13  7   7.8   4.3 |  -9.6  14.7  295  14  7   5.7   3.1
 18500  -8.9  16.0  290  12  6   7.7   4.2 |  -8.8  16.2  295  14  7   5.7   3.1
 18000  -7.8  18.0  290  12  6   7.4   4.1 |  -7.9  17.8  295  13  7   6.3   3.5
 17500  -6.8  19.8  290  11  6   7.2   3.9 |  -7.0  19.4  295  12  6   6.7   3.7
 17000  -5.7  21.7  295  10  5   7.2   3.9 |  -6.0  21.2  295  11  6   6.9   3.8
 16500  -4.7  23.5  300   9  5   6.8   3.7 |  -5.0  23.0  300  11  6   7.3   4.0
 16000  -3.7  25.3  300   8  4   6.8   3.8 |  -4.0  24.8  300  11  5   7.4   4.0
 15500  -2.7  27.1  305   7  4   7.6   4.1 |  -3.0  26.6  300  10  5   7.6   4.2
 15000  -1.6  29.1  310   7  4   7.7   4.2 |  -1.9  28.6  300  10  5   7.6   4.2
 14500  -0.5  31.1  310   7  3   8.2   4.5 |  -0.8  30.6  300   9  5   8.6   4.7
 14000   0.7  33.3  315   6  3   8.6   4.7 |   0.6  33.1  295   9  5   9.2   5.0
 13500   2.0  35.6  320   6  3   8.8   4.8 |   1.9  35.4  295   9  4   9.3   5.1
 13000   3.3  37.9  325   6  3   9.2   5.0 |   3.3  37.9  295   8  4   9.4   5.1
 12500   4.7  40.5  330   6  3   9.2   5.0 |   4.7  40.5  295   8  4   9.4   5.2
 12000   6.1  43.0  330   7  3   9.3   5.1 |   6.1  43.0  295   7  4   9.5   5.2
 11500   7.4  45.3  335   7  3   9.3   5.1 |   7.5  45.5  295   7  4   9.4   5.2
 11000   8.8  47.8  335   7  4   9.5   5.2 |   8.8  47.8  295   6  3   8.9   4.9
 10500  10.2  50.4  335   7  4   9.5   5.2 |  10.1  50.2  295   6  3   8.9   4.9
 10250  11.0  51.8  335   8  4   9.6   5.3 |  10.8  51.4  295   5  3   8.5   4.7
 10000  11.7  53.1  335   8  4   9.7   5.3 |  11.4  52.5  300   5  3   8.3   4.6
  9750  12.4  54.3  335   8  4   9.6   5.3 |  12.0  53.6  305   4  2   8.4   4.6
  9500  13.1  55.6  335   8  4   9.6   5.3 |  12.6  54.7  310   4  2   8.3   4.6
  9250  13.8  56.8  335   8  4   9.5   5.2 |  13.2  55.8  315   4  2   8.1   4.5
  9000  14.5  58.1  335   8  4   9.4   5.2 |  13.8  56.8  325   4  2   8.0   4.4
  8750  15.2  59.4  335   8  4   9.4   5.2 |  14.4  57.9  335   3  2   8.1   4.4
  8500  15.9  60.6  335   8  4   9.5   5.2 |  14.9  58.8  345   3  2   8.1   4.5
  8250  16.6  61.9  335   8  4   9.9   5.4 |  15.5  59.9  355   4  2   8.1   4.4
  8000  17.4  63.3  335   9  4   9.6   5.3 |  16.1  61.0  360   4  2   8.5   4.7
  7750  18.0  64.4  335   9  4   9.1   5.0 |  16.8  62.2  005   4  2   9.1   5.0
  7500  19.4  66.9  335   9  4   8.8   4.8 |  17.4  63.3  015   4  2   8.6   4.7
  7250  20.0  68.0  335   9  4   9.2   5.1 |  18.0  64.4  015   4  2   7.8   4.3
  7000  20.8  69.4  330   9  4  11.0   6.0 |  19.3  66.7  025   5  3  10.3   5.6
  6750  21.5  70.7  330   9  4   8.4   4.6 |  20.1  68.2  030   5  3   9.5   5.2
  6500  21.9  71.4  325   8  4   5.6   3.1 |  20.7  69.3  030   6  3   8.4   4.6
  6250  22.4  72.3  325   8  4   6.8   3.7 |  21.4  70.5  030   6  3   9.1   5.0
  6000  22.8  73.0  320   8  4   7.7   4.2 |  22.1  71.8  035   6  3  10.4   5.7
  5750  23.3  73.9  315   7  4   6.6   3.6 |  22.9  73.2  035   7  4  10.2   5.6
  5500  23.7  74.7  310   7  4   5.3   2.9 |  23.6  74.5  035   7  4   9.5   5.2
  5250  24.0  75.2  305   7  3   6.0   3.3 |  24.3  75.7  040   8  4   9.4   5.2
  5000  24.4  75.9  300   7  3   8.2   4.5 |  25.0  77.0  040   8  4   9.9   5.4
  4750  25.1  77.2  295   6  3   9.6   5.3 |  25.8  78.4  040   8  4  10.5   5.8
  4500  25.8  78.4  295   6  3   9.1   5.0 |  26.5  79.7  040   8  4  10.7   5.9
  4250  26.5  79.7  290   6  3   9.6   5.3 |  27.3  81.1  040   9  4   9.3   5.1
  4000  27.3  81.1  290   6  3  13.7   7.5 |  28.1  82.6  040   9  5  15.4   8.4
  3750  28.6  83.5  285   6  3  19.5  10.7 |  29.8  85.6  040   8  4  29.7  16.3

           07/16/2024 at 1500 MDT          |       07/16/2024 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...  +428.2    LI...       -1.9        | CAPE...  +327.2    LI...       -1.2
CINH...    -7.8    K Index... +32.2'        | CINH...   -56.7    K Index... +31.2'
                                           |
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 -59.3 -74.7  290  16  8   1.2   0.7 | -59.9 -75.8  295  16  8   1.6   0.9
 45000 -56.0 -68.8  290  22 12   4.5   2.5 | -56.0 -68.8  290  22 11   4.5   2.5
 40000 -49.2 -56.6  280  24 13   5.0   2.7 | -49.2 -56.6  280  25 13   5.1   2.8
 38000 -45.8 -50.4  280  24 12   5.0   2.7 | -45.8 -50.4  280  24 12   5.1   2.8
 36000 -42.8 -45.0  280  23 12   4.8   2.7 | -42.7 -44.9  275  23 12   5.0   2.7
 34000 -39.1 -38.4  280  21 11   6.3   3.5 | -39.1 -38.4  275  22 11   6.2   3.4
 32000 -35.4 -31.7  285  19 10   6.3   3.5 | -35.3 -31.5  280  20 10   6.2   3.4
 30000 -32.1 -25.8  285  17  9   5.2   2.8 | -31.6 -24.9  285  19 10   6.4   3.5
 29000 -30.6 -23.1  285  16  8   5.2   2.8 | -29.6 -21.3  290  18  9   6.4   3.5
 28000 -29.0 -20.2  280  15  8   6.0   3.3 | -27.7 -17.9  295  17  9   6.3   3.5
 27000 -26.7 -16.1  290  14  7   7.8   4.3 | -25.9 -14.6  295  17  9   6.2   3.4
 26000 -24.4 -11.9  295  13  7   7.9   4.3 | -24.0 -11.2  295  16  8   6.2   3.4
 25000 -22.1  -7.8  300  13  7   7.9   4.4 | -22.2  -8.0  295  15  8   6.1   3.3
 24000 -19.7  -3.5  305  14  7   7.9   4.3 | -19.9  -3.8  295  15  8   8.5   4.7
 23000 -17.4   0.7  310  15  8   7.9   4.3 | -17.3   0.9  295  15  8   8.5   4.7
 22000 -14.4   6.1  315  17  9   7.2   4.0 | -14.2   6.4  300  15  8   7.8   4.3
 21000 -12.5   9.5  310  17  9   6.6   3.6 | -12.0  10.4  305  15  8   7.2   3.9
 20000 -10.5  13.1  310  17  9   6.6   3.6 |  -9.9  14.2  310  16  8   7.2   3.9
 19500  -9.6  14.7  310  17  9   6.6   3.6 |  -8.8  16.2  310  16  8   7.1   3.9
 19000  -8.6  16.5  310  16  8   6.2   3.4 |  -7.8  18.0  310  16  8   6.8   3.7
 18500  -7.7  18.1  310  16  8   6.3   3.4 |  -6.8  19.8  310  16  8   6.8   3.7
 18000  -6.9  19.6  305  16  8   6.0   3.3 |  -5.9  21.4  310  15  8   4.9   2.7
 17500  -6.1  21.0  305  16  8   5.9   3.2 |  -5.4  22.3  310  15  8   4.1   2.2
 17000  -5.2  22.6  305  15  8   6.0   3.3 |  -4.8  23.4  305  14  7   4.4   2.4
 16500  -4.3  24.3  305  15  8   7.2   3.9 |  -4.0  24.8  305  14  7   7.4   4.1
 16000  -3.3  26.1  300  15  8   7.1   3.9 |  -3.0  26.6  305  14  7   7.2   4.0
 15500  -2.3  27.9  300  15  8   7.7   4.2 |  -2.0  28.4  300  14  7   7.9   4.3
 15000  -1.2  29.8  300  15  7   7.8   4.3 |  -0.9  30.4  300  14  7   8.0   4.4
 14500  -0.1  31.8  295  14  7   8.0   4.4 |   0.3  32.5  300  14  7   8.3   4.6
 14000   1.1  34.0  295  14  7   8.1   4.5 |   1.5  34.7  305  14  7   8.5   4.7
 13500   2.3  36.1  295  13  7   7.9   4.3 |   2.7  36.9  305  13  7   8.6   4.7
 13000   3.4  38.1  300  11  6   7.4   4.1 |   4.0  39.2  310  13  7   8.8   4.8
 12500   4.4  39.9  300  10  5   7.5   4.1 |   5.3  41.5  310  12  6   8.7   4.8
 12000   5.5  41.9  310   8  4   7.8   4.3 |   6.6  43.9  315  11  6   8.3   4.5
 11500   6.6  43.9  320   6  3   7.9   4.3 |   7.8  46.0  320  11  6   8.3   4.6
 11000   7.9  46.2  330   6  3   9.1   5.0 |   9.0  48.2  325  11  5   8.5   4.6
 10500   9.2  48.6  340   5  3   9.0   4.9 |  10.3  50.5  330  10  5   8.4   4.6
 10250   9.9  49.8  340   5  3   9.1   5.0 |  10.9  51.6  335  10  5   8.3   4.5
 10000  10.6  51.1  345   5  3   9.2   5.0 |  11.5  52.7  335  10  5   8.2   4.5
  9750  11.2  52.2  350   5  3   9.2   5.0 |  12.1  53.8  340  10  5   8.2   4.5
  9500  11.9  53.4  355   5  3   9.2   5.0 |  12.7  54.9  345  10  5   8.2   4.5
  9250  12.6  54.7  360   5  3   9.0   4.9 |  13.3  55.9  345  10  5   8.0   4.4
  9000  13.3  55.9  005   5  3   9.0   4.9 |  13.8  56.8  350  10  5   7.9   4.3
  8750  13.9  57.0  005   5  3   9.0   4.9 |  14.4  57.9  355  10  5   8.0   4.4
  8500  14.6  58.3  010   5  3   9.0   5.0 |  15.0  59.0  360  10  5   7.7   4.2
  8250  15.3  59.5  015   5  3   9.1   5.0 |  15.5  59.9  360  10  5   7.0   3.8
  8000  15.9  60.6  015   5  3   9.2   5.1 |  16.0  60.8  005  10  5   7.1   3.9
  7750  16.6  61.9  020   5  3   9.5   5.2 |  16.6  61.9  010  10  5   7.8   4.3
  7500  17.3  63.1  025   5  3   8.9   4.9 |  17.1  62.8  015  10  5   6.8   3.7
  7250  18.6  65.5  025   6  3   8.9   4.9 |  17.6  63.7  020  10  5   5.5   3.0
  7000  19.3  66.7  030   6  3  10.7   5.9 |  18.5  65.3  025   9  5   8.5   4.7
  6750  20.1  68.2  030   6  3   9.6   5.3 |  19.1  66.4  030  10  5   8.1   4.4
  6500  20.7  69.3  035   7  3   8.1   4.5 |  19.6  67.3  035   9  5   6.8   3.8
  6250  21.3  70.3  035   7  4   9.1   5.0 |  20.1  68.2  040   9  5   7.3   4.0
  6000  22.1  71.8  035   7  4  10.7   5.9 |  20.7  69.3  040   9  5   8.7   4.8
  5750  22.9  73.2  040   7  4  10.5   5.7 |  21.4  70.5  045   9  5   9.3   5.1
  5500  23.6  74.5  040   8  4   9.8   5.4 |  22.0  71.6  045   9  5   8.9   4.9
  5250  24.3  75.7  040   8  4   9.5   5.2 |  22.7  72.9  045   9  5   8.5   4.7
  5000  25.1  77.2  040   8  4   9.7   5.3 |  23.3  73.9  045   9  5   9.4   5.1
  4750  25.8  78.4  040   8  4  10.4   5.7 |  24.1  75.4  050   9  4  10.4   5.7
  4500  26.6  79.9  045   9  4  10.2   5.6 |  24.9  76.8  050   9  4  10.6   5.8
  4250  27.3  81.1  045   9  4  10.4   5.7 |  25.6  78.1  050   8  4   9.0   4.9
  4000  28.3  82.9  045   9  4  16.7   9.2 |  26.3  79.3  050   8  4  12.1   6.6
  3750  29.9  85.8  045   8  4  26.6  14.6 |  27.6  81.7  050   7  4  22.0  12.1

Link: Interactive forecast soundings from NOAA's Global Systems Laboratory

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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