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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RECUNR
Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Tue Apr 15 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: 737 PM.
Surface Wind Forecast: 4 PM...190/08G15 mph.
6 PM...150/06 mph.
Boundary Layer Wind: 4 PM...240/14 mph. Depth 6100 ft.
6 PM...250/10 mph. Depth 4500 ft.
RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM): 250ft...260/05 mph.
500ft...260/06 mph.
1000ft...260/07 mph.
2000ft...260/08 mph.
3000ft...260/10 mph.
Surface Lifted Index: 4 PM...+7.
7 PM...+5.
Density Altitude: 4 PM...5173 ft.
6 PM...5144 ft.
Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities.
.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
Sunrise: 607 AM.
Weather: clear below 12000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities.
Surface Wind: 6 AM...250/06 mph.
8 AM...250/06 mph.
Boundary Wind: 6 AM...260/10 mph. Depth 500 ft.
8 AM...260/12 mph. Depth 500 ft.
RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM): 250ft...270/07 mph.
500ft...280/10 mph.
1000ft...280/11 mph.
2000ft...270/12 mph.
3000ft...270/12 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.
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Normally issued March 1 to October 31
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
0737 MDT Tuesday, April 15, 2025
This forecast is for Tuesday, April 15, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 57.3 F/14.0 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
Maximum rate of lift........................ 166 ft/min (0.8 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 12256 ft MSL (8799 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 72.0 F/22.7 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1115 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... Broken/overcast opaque middle
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 9989 ft MSL (6532 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 04/16.... Excellent
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:09:56 / 19:36:30 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 13 hr 26 min 33 sec (806 min 33 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:53:13 MDT... 56.70 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/15/2025 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 9481 ft MSL (6024 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 19755 ft MSL (16298 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 17338 ft MSL (13881 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +5.6
K index......................... -7.5
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
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50000 -60.0 -76.0 305 26 14 -1.0 -0.5 106.5 223.6 47.3 M M
45000 -61.5 -78.7 305 26 13 -1.0 -0.6 80.7 177.3 35.0 M M
40000 -62.4 -80.3 300 25 13 -0.5 -0.3 55.0 131.0 21.1 M M
38000 -60.1 -76.2 305 24 12 6.8 3.7 48.5 119.3 17.4 M M
36000 -56.0 -68.8 310 23 12 6.8 3.7 45.9 114.6 16.1 M M
34000 -51.9 -61.4 315 23 12 6.9 3.8 43.6 110.4 14.9 M M
32000 -47.8 -54.0 315 23 12 6.9 3.8 41.0 105.8 13.5 M M
30000 -43.5 -46.3 315 23 12 7.6 4.2 39.0 102.1 12.3 M M
29000 -41.3 -42.3 315 23 12 7.6 4.2 38.0 100.4 11.7 M M
28000 -39.0 -38.2 310 23 12 7.6 4.2 37.2 98.9 11.3 M M
27000 -36.7 -34.1 310 24 12 7.8 4.3 36.5 97.7 10.9 M M
26000 -34.3 -29.7 310 24 12 8.0 4.4 35.7 96.2 10.4 M M
25000 -31.9 -25.4 310 23 12 8.0 4.4 35.0 95.0 9.9 M M
24000 -29.0 -20.2 310 23 12 7.0 3.9 34.2 93.5 9.4 M M
23000 -26.9 -16.4 310 23 12 6.9 3.8 33.0 91.5 8.6 M M
22000 -24.9 -12.8 310 23 12 6.9 3.8 32.0 89.6 7.9 M M
21000 -22.8 -9.0 310 23 12 7.2 3.9 31.1 87.9 7.2 M M
20000 -20.6 -5.1 310 22 11 7.1 3.9 30.1 86.1 6.4 M M
19500 -19.6 -3.3 310 21 11 7.1 3.9 29.6 85.3 6.1 M M
19000 -18.5 -1.3 310 21 11 7.1 3.9 29.2 84.5 5.8 M M
18500 -17.4 0.7 310 20 11 7.6 4.1 28.8 83.8 5.4 M M
18000 -16.3 2.7 310 20 10 7.5 4.1 28.4 83.1 5.1 M M
17500 -15.2 4.6 310 20 10 7.7 4.2 28.0 82.4 4.8 M M
17000 -14.0 6.8 310 19 10 7.9 4.3 27.7 81.8 4.6 M M
16500 -12.8 9.0 310 19 10 7.9 4.3 27.4 81.2 4.3 M M
16000 -11.8 10.8 310 18 10 6.3 3.4 26.9 80.4 3.9 M M
15500 -10.8 12.6 310 18 9 6.5 3.6 26.3 79.3 3.4 M M
15000 -9.9 14.2 310 17 9 5.8 3.2 25.7 78.3 2.9 M M
14500 -9.0 15.8 310 17 9 5.8 3.2 25.0 77.1 2.3 M M
14000 -8.1 17.4 310 16 8 6.2 3.4 24.4 75.9 1.8 M M
13500 -7.2 19.0 305 15 8 6.3 3.5 23.8 74.9 1.3 M M
13000 -6.2 20.8 305 15 7 6.3 3.5 23.3 73.9 0.8 M M
12500 -5.2 22.6 305 14 7 6.2 3.4 22.7 72.8 0.3 M M
12000 -4.3 24.3 300 14 7 5.9 3.2 22.1 71.8 -0.2 549 2.8
11500 -3.5 25.7 300 13 7 5.5 3.0 21.4 70.5 -0.9 510 2.6
11000 -2.7 27.1 295 13 7 5.5 3.0 20.7 69.2 -1.5 471 2.4
10500 -1.9 28.6 295 12 6 5.6 3.0 20.0 68.0 -2.2 432 2.2
10250 -1.5 29.3 290 12 6 5.6 3.1 19.7 67.4 -2.5 413 2.1
10000 -1.1 30.0 290 12 6 5.7 3.1 19.3 66.8 -2.9 393 2.0
9750 -0.6 30.9 290 12 6 5.8 3.2 19.0 66.2 -3.2 373 1.9
9500 -0.2 31.6 290 11 6 5.9 3.2 18.7 65.6 -3.5 353 1.8
9250 0.2 32.4 285 11 6 5.6 3.1 18.4 65.1 -3.8 333 1.7
9000 0.6 33.1 285 11 5 4.5 2.5 18.0 64.4 -4.2 315 1.6
8750 0.9 33.6 280 10 5 4.0 2.2 17.5 63.6 -4.6 299 1.5
8500 1.5 34.7 275 10 5 3.3 1.8 16.7 62.0 -5.5 266 1.4
8250 1.6 34.9 270 9 5 1.8 1.0 16.1 60.9 -6.1 254 1.3
8000 1.8 35.2 265 9 5 1.8 1.0 15.5 59.8 -6.7 242 1.2
7750 1.9 35.4 260 9 5 1.6 0.9 14.8 58.7 -7.3 231 1.2
7500 2.0 35.6 255 9 5 0.8 0.4 14.2 57.5 -8.0 221 1.1
7250 2.0 35.6 250 9 5 0.3 0.2 13.4 56.2 -8.7 213 1.1
7000 2.0 35.6 245 9 5 0.4 0.2 12.7 54.9 -9.5 205 1.0
6750 2.1 35.8 240 9 5 1.8 1.0 12.0 53.6 -10.2 196 1.0
6500 2.3 36.1 235 9 5 3.0 1.6 11.5 52.6 -10.7 182 0.9
6250 2.5 36.5 230 9 5 2.6 1.5 10.9 51.7 -11.3 169 0.9
6000 2.7 36.9 230 10 5 3.3 1.8 10.4 50.7 -11.8 155 0.8
5750 3.0 37.4 230 10 5 3.5 1.9 9.9 49.9 -12.3 139 0.7
5500 3.2 37.8 225 10 5 3.1 1.7 9.4 48.9 -12.8 125 0.6
5250 3.5 38.3 225 10 5 3.0 1.7 8.9 48.0 -13.4 110 0.6
5000 3.6 38.5 225 10 5 0.8 0.4 8.3 47.0 -14.0 98 0.5
4750 3.6 38.5 225 10 5 -1.4 -0.8 7.5 45.6 -14.8 92 0.5
4500 3.5 38.3 225 9 5 -1.3 -0.7 6.7 44.1 -15.6 88 0.4
4250 3.3 37.9 230 8 4 -4.7 -2.6 5.8 42.4 -16.6 86 0.4
4000 2.8 37.0 230 6 3 -5.7 -3.1 4.6 40.3 -17.8 92 0.5
3750 2.4 36.3 230 5 3 -7.0 -3.8 3.5 38.2 -19.0 97 0.5
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
04/15/2025 at 0900 MDT | 04/15/2025 at 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.5
CINH... 0.0 K Index... -8.9' | CINH... 0.0 K Index... -13.1'
|
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
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50000 -60.0 -76.0 295 23 12 -0.9 -0.5 | -60.0 -76.0 290 23 12 -0.0 -0.0
45000 -61.4 -78.5 285 23 12 -0.9 -0.5 | -60.0 -76.0 285 28 14 0.0 0.0
40000 -62.8 -81.0 300 24 12 -1.0 -0.5 | -62.9 -81.2 290 21 11 -2.0 -1.1
38000 -60.6 -77.1 305 23 12 6.9 3.8 | -60.9 -77.6 295 19 10 7.2 3.9
36000 -56.4 -69.5 315 22 11 6.9 3.8 | -56.6 -69.9 295 18 9 7.2 3.9
34000 -52.2 -62.0 320 20 11 7.3 4.0 | -52.2 -62.0 300 17 9 7.5 4.1
32000 -47.8 -54.0 310 20 10 7.3 4.0 | -47.7 -53.9 300 18 9 7.5 4.1
30000 -43.3 -45.9 305 20 10 8.1 4.4 | -43.1 -45.6 300 18 9 8.0 4.4
29000 -40.9 -41.6 310 20 10 8.1 4.5 | -40.7 -41.3 300 19 10 8.1 4.4
28000 -38.4 -37.1 310 20 11 8.1 4.5 | -38.2 -36.8 300 19 10 8.1 4.4
27000 -36.0 -32.8 315 21 11 7.9 4.3 | -35.8 -32.4 300 19 10 7.8 4.3
26000 -33.7 -28.7 310 20 10 7.7 4.2 | -33.0 -27.4 300 18 9 7.7 4.2
25000 -30.8 -23.4 310 19 10 7.7 4.2 | -30.7 -23.3 300 17 9 7.7 4.2
24000 -28.5 -19.3 310 19 10 7.2 3.9 | -28.3 -18.9 300 16 8 8.2 4.5
23000 -26.4 -15.5 305 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -25.9 -14.6 300 15 8 8.2 4.5
22000 -24.2 -11.6 305 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -23.4 -10.1 300 15 8 8.2 4.5
21000 -22.1 -7.8 300 19 10 6.6 3.6 | -21.1 -6.0 300 15 7 6.2 3.4
20000 -20.2 -4.4 300 18 9 6.6 3.6 | -19.2 -2.6 295 14 7 6.4 3.5
19500 -19.2 -2.6 300 18 9 6.6 3.6 | -18.2 -0.8 290 14 7 6.4 3.5
19000 -18.2 -0.8 300 17 9 6.6 3.6 | -17.3 0.9 285 14 7 6.3 3.5
18500 -17.2 1.0 300 16 8 7.1 3.9 | -16.3 2.7 285 14 7 6.6 3.6
18000 -16.1 3.0 295 16 8 7.1 3.9 | -15.3 4.5 285 14 7 6.6 3.6
17500 -15.0 5.0 295 15 8 7.4 4.1 | -14.3 6.3 285 14 7 6.9 3.8
17000 -13.9 7.0 295 15 8 7.7 4.2 | -13.3 8.1 285 14 7 7.2 3.9
16500 -12.7 9.1 295 15 8 7.7 4.2 | -12.2 10.0 285 14 7 7.2 4.0
16000 -11.6 11.1 295 15 8 7.7 4.2 | -11.1 12.0 285 13 7 7.7 4.2
15500 -10.4 13.3 295 14 7 7.7 4.2 | -9.9 14.2 285 13 7 7.6 4.2
15000 -9.3 15.3 295 14 7 7.4 4.1 | -8.8 16.2 285 13 7 7.5 4.1
14500 -8.2 17.2 295 14 7 7.4 4.1 | -7.7 18.1 285 13 6 7.5 4.1
14000 -7.1 19.2 295 13 7 7.2 3.9 | -6.5 20.3 285 12 6 7.6 4.2
13500 -6.0 21.2 295 13 7 7.1 3.9 | -5.4 22.3 285 12 6 7.7 4.2
13000 -5.0 23.0 295 12 6 7.1 3.9 | -4.2 24.4 285 11 6 7.4 4.0
12500 -3.9 25.0 295 12 6 7.1 3.9 | -3.2 26.2 285 10 5 7.1 3.9
12000 -2.8 27.0 295 11 6 6.8 3.8 | -2.1 28.2 285 10 5 6.9 3.8
11500 -1.8 28.8 295 11 6 6.6 3.6 | -1.1 30.0 280 9 5 6.8 3.7
11000 -0.8 30.6 295 10 5 6.2 3.4 | -0.1 31.8 280 9 5 6.3 3.5
10500 0.0 32.0 290 10 5 5.9 3.2 | 0.8 33.4 280 8 4 5.8 3.2
10250 0.5 32.9 290 10 5 5.9 3.2 | 1.2 34.2 275 8 4 5.8 3.2
10000 0.9 33.6 290 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 1.6 34.9 275 8 4 5.5 3.0
9750 1.3 34.3 290 10 5 5.4 2.9 | 2.0 35.6 275 8 4 5.3 2.9
9500 1.7 35.1 290 10 5 5.4 3.0 | 2.4 36.3 275 8 4 5.3 2.9
9250 2.1 35.8 285 9 5 5.4 3.0 | 2.8 37.0 270 8 4 5.3 2.9
9000 2.5 36.5 285 9 5 5.5 3.0 | 3.6 38.5 270 8 4 5.4 2.9
8750 3.3 37.9 280 9 4 5.6 3.1 | 4.0 39.2 270 8 4 5.3 2.9
8500 3.7 38.7 280 8 4 5.0 2.7 | 4.4 39.9 270 8 4 5.5 3.0
8250 4.0 39.2 275 8 4 4.1 2.3 | 4.8 40.6 265 8 4 5.8 3.2
8000 4.4 39.9 270 8 4 4.1 2.2 | 5.2 41.4 265 8 4 6.0 3.3
7750 4.7 40.5 265 7 4 4.1 2.2 | 5.7 42.3 260 7 4 6.4 3.5
7500 4.9 40.8 260 7 4 3.1 1.7 | 6.2 43.2 260 7 4 5.4 2.9
7250 5.1 41.2 255 7 3 2.0 1.1 | 6.5 43.7 255 7 4 4.4 2.4
7000 5.3 41.5 245 7 3 3.2 1.8 | 6.8 44.2 250 7 3 4.7 2.6
6750 5.5 41.9 240 7 3 3.0 1.7 | 7.2 45.0 245 6 3 4.0 2.2
6500 5.6 42.1 235 7 3 0.9 0.5 | 7.4 45.3 240 6 3 2.9 1.6
6250 5.7 42.3 235 7 4 0.7 0.4 | 7.6 45.7 235 5 3 2.5 1.4
6000 5.7 42.3 230 7 4 0.0 0.0 | 7.7 45.9 235 5 2 3.1 1.7
5750 5.5 41.9 230 7 4 -4.5 -2.4 | 8.1 46.6 230 4 2 6.6 3.6
5500 5.0 41.0 225 7 4 -6.7 -3.6 | 8.7 47.7 225 4 2 8.8 4.8
5250 4.6 40.3 225 7 4 -6.6 -3.6 | 9.3 48.7 225 4 2 8.0 4.4
5000 4.2 39.6 225 7 3 -1.0 -0.5 | 9.9 49.8 225 4 2 9.1 5.0
4750 4.4 39.9 220 6 3 5.0 2.8 | 10.6 51.1 225 4 2 10.2 5.6
4500 4.7 40.5 220 6 3 3.6 2.0 | 11.4 52.5 225 4 2 10.4 5.7
4250 5.1 41.2 215 5 3 6.6 3.6 | 12.2 54.0 225 4 2 9.7 5.3
4000 5.8 42.4 215 5 3 12.9 7.1 | 13.0 55.4 225 3 2 13.5 7.4
3750 6.9 44.4 215 4 2 15.4 8.5 | 14.3 57.7 225 3 2 22.2 12.2
04/15/2025 at 1500 MDT | 04/15/2025 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5
CINH... -0.0 K Index... -12.1' | CINH... -0.0 K Index... +1.5'
|
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
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50000 -59.9 -75.8 285 24 12 1.2 0.7 | -59.6 -75.3 285 24 12 1.9 1.0
45000 -58.1 -72.6 285 29 15 -0.7 -0.4 | -56.6 -69.9 280 28 14 -0.8 -0.4
40000 -62.0 -79.6 275 20 11 -2.6 -1.4 | -62.1 -79.8 270 20 10 -3.7 -2.0
38000 -60.8 -77.4 275 18 9 6.0 3.3 | -61.5 -78.7 265 18 9 5.8 3.2
36000 -57.2 -71.0 275 17 9 6.0 3.3 | -58.0 -72.4 260 18 9 5.8 3.2
34000 -52.8 -63.0 280 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -53.6 -64.5 260 17 9 8.3 4.5
32000 -48.2 -54.8 285 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -48.7 -55.7 270 15 8 8.3 4.6
30000 -43.4 -46.1 290 16 8 8.5 4.7 | -43.7 -46.7 280 13 7 8.5 4.7
29000 -40.8 -41.4 290 16 8 8.5 4.7 | -41.1 -42.0 280 13 7 8.5 4.7
28000 -38.3 -36.9 295 16 8 8.5 4.7 | -38.6 -37.5 285 12 6 8.5 4.7
27000 -35.8 -32.4 295 15 8 8.1 4.5 | -36.0 -32.8 285 12 6 8.5 4.6
26000 -33.4 -28.1 295 15 8 8.1 4.4 | -33.5 -28.3 285 12 6 8.5 4.6
25000 -31.0 -23.8 290 14 7 8.1 4.4 | -31.0 -23.8 285 12 6 8.5 4.6
24000 -28.6 -19.5 290 13 7 8.3 4.5 | -28.4 -19.1 285 12 6 8.3 4.6
23000 -26.0 -14.8 290 13 7 8.5 4.7 | -26.0 -14.8 285 11 6 8.1 4.4
22000 -23.5 -10.3 290 13 7 8.5 4.7 | -23.6 -10.5 290 11 5 8.1 4.5
21000 -20.5 -4.9 290 13 7 6.8 3.7 | -20.7 -5.3 290 10 5 7.2 3.9
20000 -18.5 -1.3 290 13 7 6.8 3.8 | -18.5 -1.3 290 11 6 7.2 4.0
19500 -17.4 0.7 285 13 7 6.9 3.8 | -17.4 0.7 290 11 6 7.2 4.0
19000 -16.4 2.5 285 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -16.4 2.5 290 11 6 7.4 4.0
18500 -15.4 4.3 285 14 7 6.1 3.4 | -15.4 4.3 290 11 6 5.9 3.2
18000 -14.5 5.9 285 14 7 6.2 3.4 | -14.5 5.9 290 12 6 6.0 3.3
17500 -13.6 7.5 285 14 7 6.6 3.6 | -13.6 7.5 290 12 6 6.2 3.4
17000 -12.5 9.5 285 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -12.6 9.3 290 12 6 6.4 3.5
16500 -11.5 11.3 280 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -11.7 10.9 290 13 6 6.4 3.5
16000 -10.4 13.3 280 14 7 7.2 4.0 | -10.6 12.9 290 13 7 7.7 4.2
15500 -9.4 15.1 280 14 7 7.2 4.0 | -9.5 14.9 290 13 7 7.6 4.2
15000 -8.3 17.1 280 13 7 7.4 4.0 | -8.4 16.9 285 13 7 7.4 4.0
14500 -7.2 19.0 275 13 7 7.4 4.0 | -7.3 18.9 285 14 7 7.4 4.1
14000 -6.1 21.0 275 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -6.2 20.8 280 15 8 7.2 3.9
13500 -4.9 23.2 275 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -5.2 22.6 275 15 8 7.1 3.9
13000 -3.8 25.2 275 11 6 7.5 4.1 | -4.2 24.4 275 15 8 7.7 4.2
12500 -2.7 27.1 275 11 6 7.5 4.1 | -2.9 26.8 270 15 7 8.2 4.5
12000 -1.6 29.1 275 10 5 7.3 4.0 | -1.7 28.9 270 14 7 8.3 4.6
11500 -0.5 31.1 275 10 5 7.0 3.8 | -0.4 31.3 270 13 7 8.5 4.7
11000 0.5 32.9 275 10 5 7.0 3.8 | 0.8 33.4 265 12 6 8.6 4.7
10500 1.6 34.9 275 9 5 7.0 3.8 | 2.2 36.0 265 11 6 8.8 4.8
10250 2.1 35.8 275 9 5 7.2 4.0 | 2.8 37.0 265 11 6 8.9 4.9
10000 2.6 36.7 270 9 5 6.2 3.4 | 3.5 38.3 265 10 5 8.7 4.8
9750 3.0 37.4 270 9 4 5.2 2.9 | 4.1 39.4 265 10 5 8.4 4.6
9500 3.4 38.1 265 8 4 5.5 3.0 | 4.7 40.5 260 10 5 8.5 4.6
9250 3.8 38.8 265 8 4 5.5 3.0 | 5.4 41.7 260 9 5 8.5 4.6
9000 4.1 39.4 260 8 4 5.4 2.9 | 6.0 42.8 260 9 4 8.5 4.6
8750 4.5 40.1 260 7 4 5.3 2.9 | 6.6 43.9 260 8 4 8.5 4.7
8500 4.9 40.8 255 7 4 5.2 2.9 | 7.3 45.1 260 8 4 8.5 4.7
8250 5.3 41.5 250 7 4 5.8 3.2 | 7.9 46.2 255 7 4 8.5 4.7
8000 5.7 42.3 245 7 3 7.1 3.9 | 9.1 48.4 255 6 3 7.6 4.2
7750 6.9 44.4 245 6 3 8.0 4.4 | 9.7 49.5 250 5 3 7.4 4.1
7500 7.5 45.5 240 6 3 8.2 4.5 | 10.2 50.4 250 4 2 7.4 4.1
7250 8.1 46.6 240 6 3 8.0 4.4 | 10.8 51.4 250 4 2 7.3 4.0
7000 8.7 47.7 240 6 3 9.4 5.1 | 11.3 52.3 245 3 2 8.2 4.5
6750 9.5 49.1 240 6 3 10.4 5.7 | 12.0 53.6 245 3 1 8.8 4.8
6500 10.2 50.4 240 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 12.6 54.7 240 2 1 8.8 4.8
6250 10.9 51.6 240 6 3 8.7 4.8 | 13.3 55.9 240 2 1 9.1 5.0
6000 11.6 52.9 240 6 3 10.2 5.6 | 13.9 57.0 235 2 1 8.8 4.8
5750 12.4 54.3 240 6 3 10.5 5.8 | 14.6 58.3 230 2 1 9.1 5.0
5500 13.1 55.6 240 5 3 9.4 5.2 | 15.3 59.5 225 1 1 9.8 5.4
5250 13.8 56.8 240 5 3 9.6 5.3 | 16.0 60.8 225 1 1 9.8 5.4
5000 14.5 58.1 240 5 3 10.0 5.5 | 16.8 62.2 215 1 0 9.6 5.3
4750 15.3 59.5 240 5 3 10.3 5.7 | 17.5 63.5 205 1 0 9.6 5.2
4500 16.1 61.0 240 5 2 10.2 5.6 | 18.2 64.8 200 1 0 9.6 5.3
4250 16.8 62.2 240 4 2 9.8 5.4 | 18.9 66.0 000 0 0 9.9 5.4
4000 17.6 63.7 240 4 2 13.5 7.4 | 19.7 67.5 000 0 0 10.7 5.9
3750 18.9 66.0 240 4 2 21.3 11.7 | 20.5 68.9 000 0 0 10.9 6.0
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 |
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Forecast Soundings for the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (click to zoom) |
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