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Possible Record Breaking Warmth in the Western U.S.; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Eastern U.S.

Anomalously warm temperatures over the western U.S. today and Wednesday may break or tie current high and warm low records. In the East, dry conditions and gusty winds are bringing elevated fire weather to parts of the Eastern U.S. with critical fire weather in the southern Appalachians. Read More >

Recreation Forecasts

Latest Hot Air Balloon Text Forecast

                        
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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Tue Mar 25 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:                          711 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...320/12 mph.
                                     5 PM...360/10 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...330/23 mph. Depth 7600 ft.
                                     5 PM...340/21 mph. Depth 4900 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...360/12 mph.
                                           500ft...360/14 mph.
                                          1000ft...350/14 mph.
                                          2000ft...340/15 mph.
                                          3000ft...330/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            1 PM...+6.
                                     4 PM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...4193 ft.
                                     5 PM...4118 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        644 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...230/03 mph.
                    8 AM...210/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...220/06 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    8 AM...210/08 mph. Depth 700 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...240/09 mph.
                               500ft...220/24 mph.
                              1000ft...230/24 mph.
                              2000ft...230/19 mph.
                              3000ft...240/17 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
0739 MDT Tuesday, March 25, 2025

This forecast is for Tuesday, March 25, 2025:

If the trigger temperature of 58.0 F/14.5 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 20 ft/min (0.1 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 9638 ft MSL (6179 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 62.0 F/17.1 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1230 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................. 6839 ft MSL (3380 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 03/26.... Good

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:46:26 / 19:11:45 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 12 hr 25 min 19 sec (745 min 19 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:59:06 MDT... 48.81 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 03/25/2025 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 8804 ft MSL (5345 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 9894 ft MSL (6435 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 9895 ft MSL (6436 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +4.8
K index......................... +18.4

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  -58.7 -73.7   310   24   12   0.6   0.3  108.7 227.7    51.7      M    M
 45000  -57.8 -72.0   310   31   16   1.1   0.6   86.9 188.4    42.0      M    M
 40000  -63.1 -81.6   310   43   22  -3.7  -2.1   54.2 129.6    24.1      M    M
 38000  -62.3 -80.1   310   46   24   6.6   3.6   45.5 113.9    19.1      M    M
 36000  -58.4 -73.1   315   46   23   6.6   3.6   42.6 108.7    17.6      M    M
 34000  -54.1 -65.4   315   45   23   8.9   4.9   40.5 104.9    16.7      M    M
 32000  -48.8 -55.8   310   44   23   8.8   4.9   39.6 103.3    16.4      M    M
 30000  -43.5 -46.3   305   43   22   9.2   5.0   39.1 102.3    16.5      M    M
 29000  -40.7 -41.3   305   43   22   9.2   5.0   38.7 101.7    16.4      M    M
 28000  -38.0 -36.4   300   43   22   9.2   5.0   38.5 101.4    16.5      M    M
 27000  -35.3 -31.5   300   43   22   8.5   4.6   38.5 101.2    16.6      M    M
 26000  -33.0 -27.4   300   42   21   7.4   4.1   37.4  99.4    16.0      M    M
 25000  -30.8 -23.4   305   40   21   7.4   4.1   36.5  97.7    15.5      M    M
 24000  -28.6 -19.5   305   39   20   7.4   4.1   35.7  96.3    15.0      M    M
 23000  -26.0 -14.8   305   37   19   7.0   3.8   34.4  93.9    14.2      M    M
 22000  -23.9 -11.0   310   35   18   7.0   3.9   33.4  92.1    13.5      M    M
 21000  -21.9  -7.4   315   33   17   3.9   2.1   32.2  90.0    12.7      M    M
 20000  -20.8  -5.4   315   31   16   4.0   2.2   30.1  86.2    11.1      M    M
 19500  -20.2  -4.4   315   30   16   4.0   2.2   29.1  84.3    10.3      M    M
 19000  -19.6  -3.3   315   29   15   4.0   2.2   28.1  82.6     9.5      M    M
 18500  -19.0  -2.2   315   28   15   3.5   1.9   27.1  80.8     8.7      M    M
 18000  -18.5  -1.3   315   27   14   3.5   1.9   26.0  78.7     7.7      M    M
 17500  -18.0  -0.4   315   27   14   4.0   2.2   24.9  76.8     6.8      M    M
 17000  -17.3   0.9   315   26   13   5.9   3.3   24.1  75.4     6.2      M    M
 16500  -16.4   2.5   310   25   13   5.7   3.2   23.4  74.2     5.6      M    M
 16000  -15.5   4.1   310   25   13   7.2   3.9   22.9  73.1     5.1      M    M
 15500  -14.4   6.1   305   24   13   7.1   3.9   22.4  72.3     4.7      M    M
 15000  -13.4   7.9   300   24   12   7.5   4.1   22.0  71.5     4.3      M    M
 14500  -12.3   9.9   295   24   12   7.6   4.2   21.6  70.9     4.0      M    M
 14000  -11.1  12.0   290   24   12   7.8   4.3   21.3  70.3     3.7      M    M
 13500  -10.0  14.0   285   24   12   7.9   4.3   20.9  69.7     3.4      M    M
 13000   -8.8  16.2   285   24   12   7.0   3.9   20.7  69.2     3.2      M    M
 12500   -7.9  17.8   285   24   12   5.9   3.2   20.0  68.0     2.6      M    M
 12000   -7.1  19.2   285   23   12   5.9   3.3   19.4  66.9     2.0      M    M
 11500   -6.2  20.8   290   23   12   6.1   3.3   18.8  65.8     1.4      M    M
 11000   -5.3  22.5   295   22   12   6.9   3.8   18.2  64.7     0.8      M    M
 10500   -4.2  24.4   300   23   12   7.9   4.3   17.8  64.1     0.5      M    M
 10250   -3.6  25.5   300   23   12   7.9   4.4   17.7  63.9     0.4      M    M
 10000   -3.0  26.6   305   23   12   7.9   4.3   17.6  63.6     0.3      M    M
  9750   -2.4  27.7   305   23   12   7.9   4.3   17.4  63.3     0.1      M    M
  9500   -1.8  28.8   305   23   12   7.9   4.3   17.3  63.1    -0.0    417  2.1
  9250   -1.2  29.8   310   23   12   7.8   4.3   17.1  62.8    -0.1    392  2.0
  9000   -0.6  30.9   310   23   12   7.1   3.9   16.9  62.5    -0.3    368  1.9
  8750   -0.1  31.8   310   23   12   6.7   3.7   16.7  62.1    -0.5    345  1.8
  8500    0.9  33.6   315   23   12   6.5   3.6   16.2  61.2    -1.0    300  1.5
  8250    1.3  34.3   320   23   12   6.1   3.3   16.0  60.7    -1.3    279  1.4
  8000    1.7  35.1   320   22   11   6.1   3.3   15.7  60.2    -1.6    259  1.3
  7750    2.2  36.0   320   22   11   6.2   3.4   15.4  59.7    -1.9    239  1.2
  7500    2.6  36.7   325   21   11   5.6   3.1   15.1  59.2    -2.2    219  1.1
  7250    3.0  37.4   325   20   10   4.9   2.7   14.7  58.5    -2.6    200  1.0
  7000    3.3  37.9   325   19   10   6.0   3.3   14.4  57.9    -2.9    182  0.9
  6750    3.8  38.8   325   18    9   6.3   3.5   14.1  57.4    -3.2    161  0.8
  6500    4.2  39.6   330   17    9   5.3   2.9   13.8  56.9    -3.5    141  0.7
  6250    4.6  40.3   330   16    8   4.7   2.6   13.5  56.2    -3.9    123  0.6
  6000    4.9  40.8   330   14    7   6.4   3.5   13.1  55.6    -4.3    104  0.5
  5750    5.5  41.9   330   13    7   6.3   3.5   12.9  55.2    -4.5     82  0.4
  5500    5.8  42.4   330   12    6   4.7   2.6   12.5  54.6    -4.9     63  0.3
  5250    6.2  43.2   330   10    5   5.2   2.8   12.2  53.9    -5.3     45  0.2
  5000    6.5  43.7   330    9    5   3.4   1.9   11.8  53.2    -5.7     28  0.1
  4750    6.7  44.1   330    8    4   2.6   1.5   11.2  52.2    -6.2     15  0.1
  4500    6.9  44.4   330    6    3   3.6   2.0   10.7  51.3    -6.7      0  0.0
  4250    7.2  45.0   325    5    3   2.4   1.3   10.3  50.5    -7.3      M    M
  4000    7.1  44.8   310    4    2  -4.2  -2.3    9.5  49.1    -8.0      M    M
  3750    6.5  43.7   295    3    2 -13.0  -7.1    8.1  46.6    -9.5      M    M

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

           03/25/2025 at 0900 MDT          |       03/25/2025 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...    +0.3    LI...       +4.9        | CAPE...    +7.0    LI...       +4.8
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +19.0'        | CINH...    -0.4    K Index... +20.7'
                                           |
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 -58.6 -73.5  315  24 12   0.6   0.3 | -59.4 -74.9  315  23 12   0.2   0.1
 45000 -57.7 -71.9  310  30 16   1.2   0.6 | -59.1 -74.4  305  30 16   0.6   0.3
 40000 -63.8 -82.8  310  42 22  -4.3  -2.4 | -63.9 -83.0  310  38 20  -3.2  -1.8
 38000 -62.8 -81.0  310  44 23   7.7   4.2 | -62.3 -80.1  310  39 20   7.3   4.0
 36000 -58.2 -72.8  310  43 22   7.7   4.2 | -57.9 -72.2  310  39 20   7.3   4.0
 34000 -53.5 -64.3  310  42 22   8.5   4.7 | -53.3 -63.9  310  38 19   8.8   4.8
 32000 -48.4 -55.1  305  40 21   8.5   4.7 | -48.0 -54.4  305  37 19   8.9   4.9
 30000 -43.3 -45.9  305  39 20   8.3   4.6 | -42.8 -45.0  305  36 18   7.9   4.3
 29000 -40.8 -41.4  305  39 20   8.3   4.6 | -40.5 -40.9  300  35 18   7.9   4.3
 28000 -38.4 -37.1  305  38 20   8.3   4.6 | -38.1 -36.6  300  34 17   7.9   4.3
 27000 -35.9 -32.6  305  38 19   7.8   4.3 | -35.8 -32.4  300  32 17   7.4   4.1
 26000 -33.8 -28.8  305  36 19   7.1   3.9 | -33.7 -28.7  305  31 16   6.9   3.8
 25000 -31.6 -24.9  305  35 18   7.2   3.9 | -31.2 -24.2  310  30 16   6.9   3.8
 24000 -28.9 -20.0  310  34 17   7.5   4.1 | -29.1 -20.4  315  30 15   7.5   4.1
 23000 -26.7 -16.1  305  33 17   7.6   4.2 | -26.8 -16.2  315  29 15   7.7   4.2
 22000 -24.4 -11.9  305  32 16   7.7   4.2 | -24.5 -12.1  315  29 15   7.7   4.2
 21000 -22.2  -8.0  305  31 16   6.1   3.3 | -22.3  -8.1  310  28 15   6.6   3.6
 20000 -20.3  -4.5  310  30 16   6.3   3.4 | -20.3  -4.5  310  28 14   6.7   3.7
 19500 -19.4  -2.9  310  30 15   6.3   3.4 | -19.3  -2.7  310  27 14   6.7   3.7
 19000 -18.5  -1.3  310  30 15   6.3   3.5 | -18.3  -0.9  310  27 14   6.8   3.7
 18500 -17.6   0.3  310  29 15   5.1   2.8 | -17.4   0.7  310  26 14   5.6   3.1
 18000 -16.9   1.6  310  29 15   5.0   2.7 | -16.6   2.1  310  26 13   5.5   3.0
 17500 -16.1   3.0  315  29 15   4.9   2.7 | -15.8   3.6  310  26 13   5.4   2.9
 17000 -15.4   4.3  315  28 14   4.7   2.6 | -15.0   5.0  310  25 13   5.1   2.8
 16500 -14.7   5.5  315  27 14   4.7   2.6 | -14.3   6.3  310  25 13   5.0   2.8
 16000 -14.0   6.8  315  27 14   5.7   3.1 | -13.5   7.7  310  25 13   5.9   3.2
 15500 -13.2   8.2  315  26 13   5.6   3.1 | -12.6   9.3  310  25 13   5.9   3.2
 15000 -12.3   9.9  315  25 13   5.8   3.2 | -11.8  10.8  310  24 13   5.0   2.8
 14500 -11.5  11.3  315  25 13   5.9   3.2 | -11.1  12.0  310  24 13   4.9   2.7
 14000 -10.6  12.9  310  25 13   5.7   3.1 | -10.4  13.3  310  24 13   5.4   2.9
 13500  -9.8  14.4  310  25 13   5.6   3.1 |  -9.6  14.7  310  24 12   5.7   3.1
 13000  -9.0  15.8  310  25 13   6.0   3.3 |  -8.8  16.2  310  24 12   5.7   3.1
 12500  -8.1  17.4  305  24 13   6.5   3.5 |  -7.9  17.8  310  23 12   5.7   3.1
 12000  -7.2  19.0  305  24 12   6.6   3.6 |  -7.1  19.2  305  22 12   5.1   2.8
 11500  -6.2  20.8  305  24 12   6.7   3.7 |  -6.5  20.3  305  22 11   4.2   2.3
 11000  -5.2  22.6  305  23 12   6.8   3.7 |  -5.9  21.4  305  21 11   4.6   2.5
 10500  -4.2  24.4  310  24 12   7.0   3.8 |  -5.2  22.6  305  19 10   5.1   2.8
 10250  -3.7  25.3  310  24 12   7.0   3.9 |  -4.8  23.4  305  18  9   5.0   2.8
 10000  -3.2  26.2  310  24 12   6.9   3.8 |  -4.4  24.1  310  18  9   6.1   3.3
  9750  -2.7  27.1  310  23 12   6.8   3.7 |  -3.4  25.9  305  17  8   6.7   3.7
  9500  -2.2  28.0  310  23 12   7.0   3.8 |  -3.0  26.6  305  16  8   6.9   3.8
  9250  -1.7  28.9  315  23 12   6.5   3.6 |  -2.4  27.7  305  15  8   7.3   4.0
  9000  -1.2  29.8  315  22 12   5.0   2.7 |  -1.9  28.6  305  15  8   7.5   4.1
  8750  -0.6  30.9  315  21 11   4.6   2.5 |  -1.4  29.5  305  14  7   7.5   4.1
  8500  -0.3  31.5  315  20 10   3.8   2.1 |  -0.8  30.6  305  14  7   7.4   4.1
  8250  -0.1  31.8  315  18  9   2.7   1.5 |  -0.3  31.5  305  13  7   7.4   4.0
  8000   0.1  32.2  315  17  9   2.9   1.6 |   0.3  32.5  305  12  6   7.4   4.1
  7750   0.3  32.5  315  16  8   3.4   1.8 |   0.8  33.4  310  12  6   7.0   3.9
  7500   0.5  32.9  315  14  7   4.0   2.2 |   1.3  34.3  310  11  6   5.3   2.9
  7250   0.8  33.4  315  13  7   3.6   2.0 |   1.6  34.9  310  10  5   3.6   2.0
  7000   1.1  34.0  310  12  6   5.7   3.1 |   1.9  35.4  310   9  4   6.5   3.5
  6750   1.6  34.9  310  11  6   5.9   3.3 |   2.5  36.5  310   8  4   7.2   4.0
  6500   1.9  35.4  310  10  5   3.0   1.7 |   2.9  37.2  310   7  3   4.8   2.6
  6250   2.1  35.8  310   9  4   3.5   1.9 |   3.3  37.9  310   6  3   5.4   3.0
  6000   2.4  36.3  310   7  4   1.8   1.0 |   3.6  38.5  315   5  2   4.2   2.3
  5750   2.4  36.3  310   6  3   1.5   0.8 |   3.9  39.0  325   4  2   5.8   3.2
  5500   2.6  36.7  315   5  2   3.2   1.7 |   4.5  40.1  335   3  2   8.1   4.4
  5250   2.8  37.0  325   3  2   2.1   1.2 |   5.1  41.2  345   3  1   7.7   4.2
  5000   3.0  37.4  345   2  1   2.2   1.2 |   5.7  42.3  360   2  1   8.8   4.8
  4750   3.2  37.8  015   2  1   4.7   2.6 |   6.4  43.5  015   2  1   9.3   5.1
  4500   3.6  38.5  040   2  1   5.9   3.2 |   7.0  44.6  025   2  1   9.0   4.9
  4250   4.1  39.4  055   3  1   7.8   4.3 |   7.8  46.0  035   3  1  10.8   5.9
  4000   4.8  40.6  055   3  1   9.4   5.2 |   8.6  47.5  040   3  1  10.6   5.8
  3750   5.5  41.9  060   3  1   9.9   5.4 |   9.4  48.9  045   3  2  11.7   6.4

           03/25/2025 at 1500 MDT          |       03/25/2025 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...    +1.0    LI...       +4.2        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +4.6
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +18.5'        | CINH...     0.0    K Index... +19.3'
                                           |
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 -59.9 -75.8  305  23 12   0.0   0.0 | -59.4 -74.9  310  24 12  -0.2  -0.1
 45000 -59.9 -75.8  305  30 15   0.2   0.1 | -59.7 -75.5  310  29 15  -0.2  -0.1
 40000 -64.3 -83.7  305  36 18  -3.0  -1.6 | -63.8 -82.8  300  34 17  -2.7  -1.5
 38000 -62.3 -80.1  305  36 19   8.0   4.4 | -61.7 -79.1  300  33 17   7.5   4.1
 36000 -57.5 -71.5  305  36 18   8.0   4.4 | -57.2 -71.0  305  32 16   7.5   4.1
 34000 -52.7 -62.9  305  35 18   8.5   4.6 | -52.5 -62.5  305  30 16   8.6   4.7
 32000 -47.6 -53.7  305  34 18   8.5   4.7 | -47.3 -53.1  305  30 16   8.6   4.7
 30000 -42.5 -44.5  305  34 17   8.3   4.5 | -42.3 -44.1  305  30 16   7.8   4.3
 29000 -40.0 -40.0  305  33 17   8.3   4.5 | -39.9 -39.8  310  30 15   7.8   4.3
 28000 -37.6 -35.7  305  32 16   8.3   4.5 | -37.6 -35.7  310  29 15   7.8   4.3
 27000 -35.1 -31.2  305  31 16   7.1   3.9 | -35.3 -31.5  310  29 15   6.9   3.8
 26000 -33.3 -27.9  310  30 15   6.2   3.4 | -33.4 -28.1  310  28 14   6.3   3.5
 25000 -30.9 -23.6  310  28 15   6.2   3.4 | -31.0 -23.8  305  26 14   6.3   3.5
 24000 -29.0 -20.2  310  27 14   7.7   4.2 | -29.1 -20.4  305  25 13   7.4   4.1
 23000 -26.6 -15.9  315  27 14   8.0   4.4 | -26.8 -16.2  305  25 13   7.6   4.1
 22000 -24.3 -11.7  315  27 14   8.0   4.4 | -24.6 -12.3  305  24 13   7.6   4.2
 21000 -22.0  -7.6  315  27 14   6.6   3.6 | -22.4  -8.3  310  24 12   7.3   4.0
 20000 -20.0  -4.0  310  27 14   6.7   3.7 | -20.2  -4.4  310  24 12   7.3   4.0
 19500 -19.0  -2.2  310  27 14   6.7   3.7 | -19.1  -2.4  310  24 12   7.3   4.0
 19000 -18.0  -0.4  310  26 14   6.8   3.7 | -18.0  -0.4  315  24 12   7.3   4.0
 18500 -17.1   1.2  310  26 13   6.1   3.4 | -16.9   1.6  315  24 12   7.4   4.1
 18000 -16.2   2.8  310  26 13   6.1   3.3 | -15.8   3.6  315  24 12   7.4   4.1
 17500 -15.3   4.5  305  25 13   5.5   3.0 | -14.7   5.5  315  24 12   6.7   3.7
 17000 -14.6   5.7  305  25 13   4.7   2.6 | -13.8   7.2  310  23 12   6.0   3.3
 16500 -13.9   7.0  305  24 12   4.7   2.6 | -12.9   8.8  310  23 12   5.9   3.2
 16000 -13.2   8.2  310  23 12   4.3   2.4 | -12.2  10.0  305  23 12   4.2   2.3
 15500 -12.6   9.3  310  23 12   4.2   2.3 | -11.6  11.1  305  22 11   4.4   2.4
 15000 -11.9  10.6  310  23 12   5.8   3.2 | -11.0  12.2  305  22 11   3.7   2.0
 14500 -11.0  12.2  310  23 12   5.9   3.2 | -10.4  13.3  300  21 11   3.7   2.0
 14000 -10.1  13.8  310  22 11   5.3   2.9 |  -9.9  14.2  300  21 11   4.9   2.7
 13500  -9.4  15.1  305  22 11   5.1   2.8 |  -9.1  15.6  305  21 11   5.2   2.9
 13000  -8.7  16.3  305  22 11   5.1   2.8 |  -8.3  17.1  305  22 11   6.2   3.4
 12500  -8.0  17.6  305  21 11   5.2   2.8 |  -7.3  18.9  305  22 11   6.7   3.7
 12000  -7.2  19.0  305  20 10   5.6   3.1 |  -6.3  20.7  305  22 11   6.1   3.3
 11500  -6.4  20.5  305  19 10   6.1   3.3 |  -5.5  22.1  310  21 11   5.6   3.1
 11000  -5.5  22.1  310  18  9   6.8   3.7 |  -4.7  23.5  310  20 10   5.7   3.1
 10500  -4.4  24.1  305  16  8   7.3   4.0 |  -3.9  25.0  310  17  9   5.8   3.2
 10250  -3.9  25.0  305  16  8   7.3   4.0 |  -3.5  25.7  315  16  8   5.9   3.2
 10000  -3.4  25.9  305  15  8   6.8   3.7 |  -3.0  26.6  315  15  8   6.4   3.5
  9750  -2.9  26.8  305  15  8   6.5   3.6 |  -2.6  27.3  315  14  7   6.8   3.7
  9500  -2.5  27.5  305  14  7   6.6   3.6 |  -2.1  28.2  315  13  7   6.7   3.7
  9250  -2.0  28.4  305  14  7   6.6   3.6 |  -1.6  29.1  315  12  6   6.8   3.7
  9000  -1.0  30.2  305  13  7   6.6   3.6 |  -1.1  30.0  315  12  6   6.9   3.8
  8750  -0.6  30.9  305  13  6   6.7   3.7 |  -0.6  30.9  315  11  6   6.9   3.8
  8500  -0.1  31.8  305  12  6   6.4   3.5 |   0.4  32.7  315   9  5   6.5   3.6
  8250   0.4  32.7  305  12  6   5.7   3.1 |   0.8  33.4  320   8  4   5.7   3.1
  8000   0.8  33.4  305  11  6   6.7   3.7 |   1.3  34.3  320   8  4   7.1   3.9
  7750   1.4  34.5  305  11  5   7.3   4.0 |   1.8  35.2  320   7  4   7.8   4.3
  7500   1.8  35.2  305  10  5   5.3   2.9 |   2.4  36.3  320   6  3   6.5   3.6
  7250   2.1  35.8  305   9  4   3.7   2.0 |   2.8  37.0  325   6  3   5.2   2.9
  7000   2.5  36.5  305   7  4   6.0   3.3 |   3.2  37.8  330   5  2   8.1   4.5
  6750   3.0  37.4  305   6  3   7.5   4.1 |   3.9  39.0  330   4  2   9.2   5.1
  6500   3.5  38.3  310   5  3   6.6   3.6 |   4.5  40.1  340   4  2   7.3   4.0
  6250   4.0  39.2  310   5  2   7.0   3.8 |   5.1  41.2  345   3  2   8.0   4.4
  6000   4.5  40.1  315   4  2   6.3   3.5 |   5.7  42.3  355   3  2   7.2   3.9
  5750   5.0  41.0  325   3  2   7.6   4.2 |   6.2  43.2  005   3  1   8.0   4.4
  5500   5.7  42.3  330   3  1   9.1   5.0 |   6.9  44.4  020   3  1   9.2   5.0
  5250   6.3  43.3  340   2  1   9.0   5.0 |   7.5  45.5  030   3  1   8.7   4.8
  5000   7.0  44.6  350   2  1   9.6   5.3 |   8.2  46.8  040   3  2   8.9   4.9
  4750   7.7  45.9  360   2  1   9.4   5.2 |   8.8  47.8  045   3  2   9.4   5.2
  4500   8.4  47.1  015   2  1   9.2   5.0 |   9.6  49.3  055   3  2   9.5   5.2
  4250   9.1  48.4  025   2  1  10.3   5.6 |  10.3  50.5  055   4  2   9.9   5.4
  4000   9.9  49.8  035   2  1  10.2   5.6 |  11.0  51.8  060   4  2   9.5   5.2
  3750  10.7  51.3  045   2  1  10.5   5.8 |  11.7  53.1  065   4  2   9.6   5.3

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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