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Latest Hot Air Balloon Text Forecast

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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Wed Mar 29 2023

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:                          716 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...140/12 mph.
                                     5 PM...130/15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...150/18 mph. Depth 3700 ft.
                                     5 PM...140/20 mph. Depth 3200 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...160/12 mph.
                                           500ft...160/13 mph.
                                          1000ft...160/14 mph.
                                          2000ft...170/15 mph.
                                          3000ft...180/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            1 PM...MM.
                                     4 PM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...2903 ft.
                                     5 PM...3305 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        638 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...110/07 mph.
                    9 AM...180/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...170/13 mph. Depth 700 ft.
                    9 AM...200/14 mph. Depth 1100 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 7 AM):  250ft...120/03 mph.
                               500ft...170/12 mph.
                              1000ft...190/28 mph.
                              2000ft...200/37 mph.
                              3000ft...210/30 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

Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
0734 MDT Wednesday, March 29, 2023

This forecast is for Wednesday, March 29, 2023:

If the trigger temperature of 41.5 F/5.3 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 0 ft/min (0.0 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 7849 ft MSL (4395 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 43.0 F/6.6 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1545 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................. 6755 ft MSL (3301 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Thursday 03/30..... Poor

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:40:13 / 19:15:52 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 12 hr 35 min 39 sec (755 min 39 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:58:03 MDT... 50.17 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 03/29/2023 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. Entire airmass below 32 F / 0 C 
Convective condensation level... 15771 ft MSL (12317 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 10264 ft MSL (6810 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +13.2
K index......................... +5.5

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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000  -60.5 -76.9   285   30   15  -1.2  -0.6  110.9 231.7    58.0      M    M
 45000  -62.3 -80.1   280   32   17  -1.2  -0.6   82.1 179.8    45.1      M    M
 40000  -64.3 -83.7   285   38   20  -1.3  -0.7   55.0 131.0    31.1      M    M
 38000  -64.7 -84.5   290   41   21   5.4   3.0   46.0 114.8    26.1      M    M
 36000  -61.5 -78.7   285   43   22   5.3   2.9   41.6 106.8    23.8      M    M
 34000  -58.0 -72.4   285   46   24   5.7   3.1   37.5  99.6    21.8      M    M
 32000  -53.1 -63.6   285   45   23   8.4   4.6   36.0  96.8    21.3      M    M
 30000  -48.0 -54.4   285   45   23   8.1   4.5   35.1  95.3    21.2      M    M
 29000  -45.8 -50.4   285   43   22   7.4   4.1   34.1  93.3    20.7      M    M
 28000  -43.6 -46.5   290   40   21   7.4   4.1   33.1  91.6    20.2      M    M
 27000  -41.4 -42.5   290   38   20   7.4   4.1   32.3  90.1    19.8      M    M
 26000  -39.2 -38.6   290   36   18   7.1   3.9   31.3  88.4    19.3      M    M
 25000  -37.1 -34.8   290   33   17   7.1   3.9   30.2  86.3    18.7      M    M
 24000  -35.0 -31.0   290   30   15   7.1   3.9   29.2  84.6    18.2      M    M
 23000  -32.8 -27.0   290   28   14   7.7   4.2   28.3  83.0    17.7      M    M
 22000  -30.5 -22.9   290   27   14   7.7   4.2   27.5  81.5    17.2      M    M
 21000  -27.6 -17.7   285   25   13   7.7   4.2   26.7  80.0    16.7      M    M
 20000  -25.5 -13.9   285   24   12   7.2   3.9   25.7  78.3    16.1      M    M
 19500  -24.4 -11.9   285   23   12   7.2   4.0   25.2  77.4    15.8      M    M
 19000  -23.4 -10.1   285   23   12   7.2   4.0   24.8  76.6    15.5      M    M
 18500  -22.3  -8.1   285   22   11   7.2   4.0   24.4  75.9    15.3      M    M
 18000  -21.2  -6.2   285   21   11   7.1   3.9   23.9  75.1    15.0      M    M
 17500  -20.2  -4.4   285   21   11   7.1   3.9   23.5  74.2    14.6      M    M
 17000  -19.2  -2.6   280   21   11   6.8   3.7   23.0  73.4    14.3      M    M
 16500  -18.2  -0.8   280   20   10   6.6   3.6   22.4  72.4    13.9      M    M
 16000  -17.2   1.0   280   20   10   6.6   3.6   21.9  71.4    13.5      M    M
 15500  -16.3   2.7   280   20   10   6.4   3.5   21.3  70.4    13.0      M    M
 15000  -15.3   4.5   280   19   10   6.4   3.5   20.8  69.4    12.6      M    M
 14500  -14.4   6.1   280   19   10   5.9   3.2   20.1  68.3    12.1      M    M
 14000  -13.5   7.7   280   19   10   6.0   3.3   19.5  67.1    11.6      M    M
 13500  -12.7   9.1   280   18    9   5.1   2.8   18.8  65.9    11.0      M    M
 13000  -11.9  10.6   280   17    9   5.3   2.9   18.0  64.5    10.4      M    M
 12500  -11.2  11.8   285   16    8   3.8   2.1   17.2  63.0     9.7      M    M
 12000  -10.7  12.7   285   15    8   3.8   2.1   16.2  61.2     8.9      M    M
 11500  -10.2  13.6   285   13    7   3.0   1.7   15.2  59.3     8.0      M    M
 11000   -9.7  14.5   290   11    6   3.0   1.7   14.1  57.3     7.0      M    M
 10500   -9.3  15.3   290   10    5   2.2   1.2   12.9  55.3     6.0      M    M
 10250   -9.2  15.4   290    9    5   2.2   1.2   12.3  54.1     5.4      M    M
 10000   -9.0  15.8   295    8    4   2.2   1.2   11.7  53.1     4.9      M    M
  9750   -8.8  16.2   295    7    4   2.3   1.2   11.1  52.0     4.3      M    M
  9500   -8.7  16.3   295    6    3   2.4   1.3   10.5  50.9     3.8      M    M
  9250   -8.5  16.7   295    5    3   2.3   1.3    9.9  49.8     3.2      M    M
  9000   -8.3  17.1   300    4    2   2.3   1.3    9.3  48.8     2.7      M    M
  8750   -8.1  17.4   300    3    2   2.4   1.3    8.7  47.7     2.1      M    M
  8500   -7.9  17.8   295    2    1   2.4   1.3    8.1  46.6     1.6      M    M
  8250   -7.7  18.1   290    2    1   2.3   1.3    7.6  45.6     1.1      M    M
  8000   -7.6  18.3   280    1    0   2.7   1.5    7.0  44.6     0.5      M    M
  7750   -7.1  19.2   145    1    1   3.3   1.8    5.9  42.7    -0.4    234  1.2
  7500   -6.8  19.8   140    2    1   2.2   1.2    5.4  41.7    -0.9    220  1.1
  7250   -6.8  19.8   135    3    1  -0.9  -0.5    4.7  40.5    -1.6    211  1.1
  7000   -6.9  19.6   130    3    2  -1.7  -0.9    3.8  38.9    -2.5    208  1.1
  6750   -7.1  19.2   125    4    2  -3.2  -1.8    2.9  37.2    -3.4    205  1.0
  6500   -7.5  18.5   120    4    2  -6.0  -3.3    1.8  35.2    -4.5    210  1.1
  6250   -8.0  17.6   115    5    2  -6.0  -3.3    0.5  33.0    -5.7    216  1.1
  6000   -8.4  16.9   110    5    2  -6.0  -3.3   -0.7  30.8    -6.9    222  1.1
  5750   -8.9  16.0   105    5    3  -6.9  -3.8   -1.9  28.6    -8.2    229  1.2
  5500   -9.4  15.1   095    5    3  -5.4  -3.0   -3.2  26.3    -9.4    237  1.2
  5250   -9.8  14.4   090    5    3  -6.7  -3.7   -4.3  24.3   -10.6    241  1.2
  5000  -10.1  13.8   085    5    3   1.6   0.9   -5.4  22.2   -11.7    245  1.2
  4750   -9.5  14.9   085    5    3   9.8   5.4   -5.5  22.0   -11.8    219  1.1
  4500   -9.0  15.8   080    5    3   6.7   3.7   -5.7  21.7   -12.0    195  1.0
  4250   -8.4  16.9   080    5    3   9.0   5.0   -5.9  21.4   -12.2    170  0.9
  4000   -7.6  18.3   080    5    3  11.6   6.3   -5.8  21.6   -12.2    139  0.7
  3750   -6.7  19.9   075    5    2  11.7   6.4   -5.6  21.8   -12.1    105  0.5

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

           03/29/2023 at 0900 MDT          |       03/29/2023 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...    +0.7    LI...      +11.0        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...      +10.4
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +1.5'        | CINH...     0.0    K Index... +1.6'
                                           |
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 -59.9 -75.8  275  29 15  -0.8  -0.5 | -60.8 -77.4  270  28 15  -0.7  -0.4
 45000 -61.2 -78.2  275  32 16  -0.8  -0.5 | -61.8 -79.2  270  33 17  -0.7  -0.4
 40000 -64.9 -84.8  280  35 18  -2.9  -1.6 | -64.8 -84.6  275  36 18  -2.2  -1.2
 38000 -65.4 -85.7  280  37 19   6.7   3.7 | -64.9 -84.8  275  37 19   6.6   3.6
 36000 -61.2 -78.2  280  39 20   7.0   3.8 | -60.7 -77.3  275  39 20   6.9   3.8
 34000 -57.0 -70.6  280  42 21   7.1   3.9 | -56.6 -69.9  275  41 21   7.2   3.9
 32000 -52.5 -62.5  280  40 21   7.7   4.2 | -52.0 -61.6  275  39 20   7.8   4.3
 30000 -47.9 -54.2  280  38 20   7.9   4.3 | -47.3 -53.1  270  37 19   8.1   4.4
 29000 -45.4 -49.7  280  37 19   8.1   4.5 | -44.8 -48.6  275  35 18   8.5   4.6
 28000 -43.0 -45.4  275  36 18   8.2   4.5 | -42.3 -44.1  275  33 17   8.5   4.6
 27000 -40.5 -40.9  275  34 18   8.1   4.5 | -39.7 -39.5  275  31 16   8.5   4.6
 26000 -38.2 -36.8  280  32 17   7.3   4.0 | -37.4 -35.3  275  29 15   7.6   4.1
 25000 -36.1 -33.0  280  30 16   7.2   4.0 | -35.1 -31.2  275  28 14   7.5   4.1
 24000 -33.9 -29.0  285  28 15   7.3   4.0 | -32.3 -26.1  270  25 13   7.6   4.2
 23000 -31.1 -24.0  285  26 13   7.6   4.2 | -30.2 -22.4  270  23 12   6.6   3.6
 22000 -28.8 -19.8  285  24 13   7.6   4.2 | -28.3 -18.9  270  21 11   6.6   3.6
 21000 -26.6 -15.9  285  23 12   7.5   4.1 | -26.3 -15.3  270  19 10   6.7   3.7
 20000 -24.6 -12.3  280  22 11   6.6   3.6 | -24.2 -11.6  270  19 10   7.0   3.8
 19500 -23.6 -10.5  280  21 11   6.7   3.7 | -23.2  -9.8  270  18  9   7.0   3.8
 19000 -22.6  -8.7  280  21 11   6.7   3.7 | -22.1  -7.8  265  18  9   7.0   3.8
 18500 -21.6  -6.9  280  20 10   6.7   3.7 | -21.1  -6.0  265  18  9   7.0   3.8
 18000 -20.6  -5.1  275  20 10   6.5   3.6 | -20.1  -4.2  265  18  9   6.4   3.5
 17500 -19.7  -3.5  275  20 10   6.5   3.6 | -19.1  -2.4  270  17  9   6.5   3.6
 17000 -18.7  -1.7  275  19 10   6.6   3.6 | -18.2  -0.8  270  17  9   6.5   3.6
 16500 -17.7   0.1  275  19 10   6.6   3.6 | -17.2   1.0  270  17  9   6.5   3.6
 16000 -16.8   1.8  275  19 10   6.7   3.7 | -16.3   2.7  270  17  9   6.6   3.6
 15500 -15.8   3.6  275  19 10   6.9   3.8 | -15.3   4.5  270  17  9   6.9   3.8
 15000 -14.8   5.4  275  18  9   6.9   3.8 | -14.2   6.4  270  17  9   6.9   3.8
 14500 -13.7   7.3  275  18  9   6.8   3.7 | -13.2   8.2  270  17  9   6.8   3.7
 14000 -12.7   9.1  275  17  9   7.0   3.8 | -12.2  10.0  270  17  9   6.8   3.7
 13500 -11.8  10.8  275  17  9   5.1   2.8 | -11.2  11.8  270  16  8   6.4   3.5
 13000 -11.0  12.2  275  16  8   5.4   2.9 | -10.3  13.5  270  16  8   6.5   3.6
 12500 -10.3  13.5  280  15  8   3.5   1.9 |  -9.3  15.3  270  16  8   5.4   3.0
 12000  -9.8  14.4  280  13  7   3.5   1.9 |  -8.5  16.7  270  15  8   5.5   3.0
 11500  -9.3  15.3  280  12  6   2.7   1.5 |  -7.8  18.0  265  14  7   4.0   2.2
 11000  -8.9  16.0  275  10  5   2.7   1.5 |  -7.2  19.0  265  13  7   4.0   2.2
 10500  -8.6  16.5  275   8  4   1.8   1.0 |  -6.8  19.8  260  12  6   2.2   1.2
 10250  -8.5  16.7  270   8  4   1.8   1.0 |  -6.6  20.1  255  11  6   2.1   1.1
 10000  -8.3  17.1  265   7  4   1.8   1.0 |  -6.4  20.5  255  10  5   2.3   1.3
  9750  -8.2  17.2  260   6  3   1.9   1.0 |  -6.3  20.7  250   9  5   1.4   0.8
  9500  -8.1  17.4  255   6  3   2.0   1.1 |  -6.2  20.8  245   9  5   0.4   0.2
  9250  -7.9  17.8  245   5  3   2.0   1.1 |  -6.2  20.8  240   8  4   0.7   0.4
  9000  -7.8  18.0  240   5  2   2.1   1.1 |  -6.1  21.0  230   8  4   0.7   0.4
  8750  -7.6  18.3  230   4  2   2.5   1.4 |  -6.1  21.0  225   8  4   1.2   0.7
  8500  -7.4  18.7  215   4  2   2.7   1.5 |  -5.8  21.6  210   8  4   1.7   0.9
  8250  -7.2  19.0  205   4  2   2.7   1.5 |  -5.7  21.7  205   8  4   0.6   0.3
  8000  -6.8  19.8  190   5  2   2.3   1.3 |  -5.7  21.7  200   8  4  -0.2  -0.1
  7750  -6.7  19.9  180   5  3   2.1   1.1 |  -5.8  21.6  195   8  4  -3.1  -1.7
  7500  -6.6  20.1  175   5  3   0.5   0.3 |  -6.2  20.8  185   8  4  -6.4  -3.5
  7250  -6.6  20.1  165   6  3  -2.7  -1.5 |  -6.8  19.8  180   7  4  -8.7  -4.8
  7000  -6.9  19.6  160   6  3  -3.6  -2.0 |  -7.6  18.3  170   7  4 -10.7  -5.9
  6750  -7.2  19.0  160   6  3  -4.4  -2.4 |  -8.4  16.9  165   6  3  -9.5  -5.2
  6500  -7.7  18.1  150   6  3  -7.7  -4.2 |  -8.8  16.2  150   6  3   2.0   1.1
  6250  -8.3  17.1  145   5  3  -7.7  -4.2 |  -8.2  17.2  150   6  3   9.9   5.4
  6000  -8.9  16.0  140   5  3 -10.7  -5.9 |  -7.5  18.5  150   6  3   8.1   4.5
  5750  -9.7  14.5  135   5  3  -6.5  -3.6 |  -6.9  19.6  145   6  3   9.9   5.4
  5500  -9.8  14.4  125   5  2   3.0   1.6 |  -6.1  21.0  145   6  3   9.8   5.4
  5250  -9.5  14.9  120   4  2   2.7   1.5 |  -5.4  22.3  140   5  3   9.3   5.1
  5000  -9.3  15.3  110   4  2   5.5   3.0 |  -4.7  23.5  140   5  3   9.9   5.4
  4750  -8.7  16.3  110   4  2   9.6   5.3 |  -3.9  25.0  140   5  3  10.2   5.6
  4500  -8.0  17.6  110   4  2   9.7   5.3 |  -3.2  26.2  140   5  3  10.2   5.6
  4250  -7.2  19.0  105   4  2   9.7   5.3 |  -2.4  27.7  135   5  3   9.6   5.3
  4000  -6.5  20.3  105   4  2  12.0   6.6 |  -1.6  29.1  135   5  2  13.5   7.4
  3750  -5.4  22.3  100   4  2  16.2   8.9 |  -0.3  31.5  130   4  2  22.3  12.2

           03/29/2023 at 1500 MDT          |       03/29/2023 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +8.3        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +7.2
CINH...    -0.5    K Index... +7.5'        | CINH...    -0.1    K Index... +8.4'
                                           |
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 -61.4 -78.5  265  30 16  -1.4  -0.8 | -61.7 -79.1  270  29 15  -0.6  -0.4
 45000 -63.5 -82.3  270  35 18  -1.4  -0.8 | -62.7 -80.9  265  32 17  -0.6  -0.4
 40000 -65.2 -85.4  270  41 21  -1.1  -0.6 | -64.7 -84.5  265  42 22  -1.4  -0.8
 38000 -64.5 -84.1  270  43 22   6.8   3.7 | -64.2 -83.6  265  45 23   6.3   3.4
 36000 -60.3 -76.5  270  43 22   7.0   3.8 | -60.3 -76.5  265  44 23   6.4   3.5
 34000 -56.1 -69.0  270  43 22   7.3   4.0 | -56.5 -69.7  260  43 22   7.3   4.0
 32000 -51.5 -60.7  265  40 21   7.7   4.2 | -51.4 -60.5  260  41 21   8.5   4.6
 30000 -46.9 -52.4  265  37 19   8.4   4.6 | -46.3 -51.3  260  39 20   8.5   4.7
 29000 -44.2 -47.6  265  36 19   9.0   4.9 | -43.8 -46.8  260  37 19   8.6   4.7
 28000 -41.5 -42.7  265  35 18   9.0   4.9 | -41.2 -42.2  260  35 18   8.6   4.7
 27000 -38.8 -37.8  270  33 17   9.0   4.9 | -38.6 -37.5  265  33 17   8.6   4.7
 26000 -36.3 -33.3  270  32 16   8.0   4.4 | -36.1 -33.0  265  31 16   8.2   4.5
 25000 -33.3 -27.9  265  30 15   8.0   4.4 | -33.1 -27.6  265  27 14   8.2   4.5
 24000 -30.9 -23.6  265  28 14   8.2   4.5 | -30.6 -23.1  265  25 13   8.4   4.6
 23000 -28.8 -19.8  265  27 14   6.5   3.6 | -28.5 -19.3  265  24 12   6.5   3.6
 22000 -26.9 -16.4  265  25 13   6.5   3.6 | -26.6 -15.9  265  24 12   6.6   3.6
 21000 -25.0 -13.0  265  23 12   6.5   3.5 | -24.6 -12.3  265  24 12   6.4   3.5
 20000 -23.1  -9.6  265  22 11   6.1   3.3 | -22.9  -9.2  265  23 12   5.6   3.1
 19500 -22.3  -8.1  265  21 11   6.1   3.3 | -22.1  -7.8  265  23 12   5.6   3.1
 19000 -21.4  -6.5  265  21 11   6.1   3.3 | -21.2  -6.2  265  23 12   5.6   3.1
 18500 -20.5  -4.9  265  20 10   6.1   3.3 | -20.4  -4.7  265  23 12   5.6   3.1
 18000 -19.5  -3.1  265  19 10   6.3   3.4 | -19.5  -3.1  265  22 12   6.4   3.5
 17500 -18.6  -1.5  265  19 10   6.3   3.4 | -18.6  -1.5  265  22 11   6.4   3.5
 17000 -17.7   0.1  265  18  9   6.4   3.5 | -17.6   0.3  265  22 11   6.6   3.6
 16500 -16.7   1.9  265  18  9   6.4   3.5 | -16.6   2.1  265  22 11   6.7   3.7
 16000 -15.8   3.6  265  18  9   6.4   3.5 | -15.6   3.9  265  22 12   6.7   3.7
 15500 -14.9   5.2  265  17  9   6.3   3.5 | -14.6   5.7  265  23 12   6.7   3.7
 15000 -13.9   7.0  265  17  9   6.3   3.5 | -13.6   7.5  265  23 12   6.7   3.7
 14500 -13.0   8.6  265  16  8   5.9   3.3 | -12.7   9.1  260  23 12   6.0   3.3
 14000 -12.2  10.0  260  16  8   6.0   3.3 | -11.8  10.8  260  23 12   6.0   3.3
 13500 -11.3  11.7  260  15  8   5.6   3.1 | -10.9  12.4  260  22 12   6.5   3.5
 13000 -10.5  13.1  260  15  8   5.6   3.1 |  -9.9  14.2  260  22 11   6.4   3.5
 12500  -9.6  14.7  265  15  8   5.6   3.1 |  -8.9  16.0  260  21 11   7.6   4.2
 12000  -8.8  16.2  265  14  7   5.5   3.0 |  -7.7  18.1  260  20 10   7.7   4.2
 11500  -7.9  17.8  265  14  7   7.6   4.2 |  -6.5  20.3  260  19 10   7.8   4.3
 11000  -6.7  19.9  265  14  7   7.8   4.3 |  -5.4  22.3  260  18  9   7.9   4.3
 10500  -5.5  22.1  265  14  7   7.9   4.3 |  -4.3  24.3  260  16  8   6.4   3.5
 10250  -4.9  23.2  260  14  7   7.7   4.2 |  -3.8  25.2  260  15  8   6.0   3.3
 10000  -4.3  24.3  260  14  7   8.7   4.8 |  -3.3  26.1  255  14  7   6.9   3.8
  9750  -3.6  25.5  255  13  7   5.0   2.7 |  -2.9  26.8  250  13  7   3.7   2.0
  9500  -3.5  25.7  255  13  6   0.8   0.4 |  -2.8  27.0  245  12  6  -0.2  -0.1
  9250  -3.4  25.9  245  12  6   1.4   0.7 |  -2.8  27.0  240  12  6  -0.0  -0.0
  9000  -3.3  26.1  240  11  6   1.3   0.7 |  -2.8  27.0  230  11  6   0.4   0.2
  8750  -3.3  26.1  235  11  6  -4.4  -2.4 |  -2.9  26.8  225  11  5  -4.4  -2.4
  8500  -3.9  25.0  225  10  5  -8.7  -4.8 |  -3.4  25.9  220  10  5  -7.9  -4.4
  8250  -5.1  22.8  210   9  5  -8.1  -4.4 |  -4.0  24.8  215   9  5  -7.8  -4.3
  8000  -5.7  21.7  200   8  4  -7.4  -4.1 |  -4.6  23.7  200   9  4   2.4   1.3
  7750  -6.1  21.0  190   7  4  -2.9  -1.6 |  -4.3  24.3  190   8  4   4.6   2.5
  7500  -6.2  20.8  175   7  3  -0.1  -0.1 |  -4.0  24.8  185   8  4   4.0   2.2
  7250  -6.1  21.0  165   6  3   4.9   2.7 |  -3.6  25.5  175   8  4   5.9   3.3
  7000  -5.5  22.1  165   6  3   9.2   5.1 |  -3.1  26.4  175   8  4   7.8   4.3
  6750  -4.8  23.4  160   6  3   9.0   5.0 |  -2.5  27.5  170   8  4   9.0   5.0
  6500  -4.1  24.6  155   6  3   9.4   5.2 |  -1.8  28.8  165   8  4   9.3   5.1
  6250  -3.5  25.7  155   6  3   8.5   4.6 |  -1.1  30.0  160   8  4   8.2   4.5
  6000  -2.8  27.0  155   6  3   9.4   5.2 |  -0.5  31.1  160   8  4   8.8   4.9
  5750  -2.0  28.4  150   6  3  10.7   5.9 |   0.2  32.4  155   8  4   9.9   5.4
  5500  -1.2  29.8  150   6  3  10.1   5.5 |   1.0  33.8  150   8  4   9.6   5.2
  5250  -0.5  31.1  145   6  3   9.4   5.2 |   1.6  34.9  150   8  4   8.9   4.9
  5000   0.2  32.4  145   6  3   9.5   5.2 |   2.3  36.1  145   8  4   9.6   5.3
  4750   0.9  33.6  145   6  3   9.8   5.4 |   3.1  37.6  140   8  4   9.7   5.3
  4500   1.7  35.1  140   6  3  10.2   5.6 |   3.8  38.8  140   8  4   9.1   5.0
  4250   2.4  36.3  140   5  3   9.9   5.4 |   4.5  40.1  135   8  4   9.5   5.2
  4000   3.2  37.8  135   5  3  12.4   6.8 |   5.2  41.4  135   7  4   9.2   5.0
  3750   4.3  39.7  130   5  2  17.3   9.5 |   5.8  42.4  130   6  3   8.0   4.4

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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