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Recreation Forecasts

Latest Hot Air Balloon Text Forecast

                        
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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MST Wed Nov 13 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         646 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...260/13G23 mph.
                                     8 AM...260/14G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...280/21 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                                     9 AM...280/25 mph. Depth 1400 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...280/11 mph.
                                      500ft...310/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...330/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/32 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/33 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+9.
                                     9 AM...+12.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2610 ft.
                                     8 AM...3168 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         427 PM.

    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.

    Surface Wind:   3 PM...230/07 mph.
                    5 PM...260/05 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...280/14 mph. Depth 700 ft.
                    5 PM...260/08 mph. Depth 400 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):  250ft...210/01 mph.
                          500ft...330/02 mph.
                         1000ft...310/03 mph.
                         2000ft...290/07 mph.
                         3000ft...280/12 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...250/16G28 mph.
                                     8 AM...260/17G29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...220/08 mph.
                                      500ft...220/25 mph.
                                     1000ft...230/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/33 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


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
0643 MST Wednesday, November 13, 2024

This forecast is for Wednesday, November 13, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 49.5 F/9.7 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 371 ft/min (1.9 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 9158 ft MSL (5695 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 53.0 F/12.1 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1100 MST
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ Between 20 mph and 30 mph
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 6388 ft MSL (2924 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Thursday 11/14..... Good

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:45:04 / 16:30:17 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 45 min 12 sec (585 min 12 sec)
Altitude of sun at 11:37:40 MST... 28.22 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 11/13/2024 at 0500 MST

Freezing level.................. 6308 ft MSL (2845 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 12602 ft MSL (9139 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 11388 ft MSL (7925 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +6.8
K index......................... +6.5

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  -55.7 -68.3   240   17    9   1.2   0.7  113.9 237.0    57.4      M    M
 45000  -53.8 -64.8   250   18    9   1.2   0.7   93.6 200.5    49.0      M    M
 40000  -51.4 -60.5   285   15    8   1.5   0.8   72.4 162.2    39.0      M    M
 38000  -50.8 -59.4   300   16    8   0.1   0.1   64.6 148.4    34.9      M    M
 36000  -50.7 -59.3   310   19   10   0.1   0.1   55.7 132.2    29.8      M    M
 34000  -50.6 -59.1   320   22   11   0.4   0.2   47.7 117.9    25.0      M    M
 32000  -48.7 -55.7   320   23   12   3.5   1.9   41.9 107.4    21.5      M    M
 30000  -46.6 -51.9   325   23   12   3.8   2.1   37.0  98.5    18.5      M    M
 29000  -44.9 -48.8   325   23   12   5.9   3.2   35.1  95.2    17.3      M    M
 28000  -43.2 -45.8   330   23   12   5.9   3.2   33.5  92.2    16.3      M    M
 27000  -41.4 -42.5   330   24   12   5.9   3.2   32.0  89.6    15.4      M    M
 26000  -38.9 -38.0   325   23   12   7.5   4.1   30.5  86.9    14.5      M    M
 25000  -36.6 -33.9   325   22   11   7.5   4.1   29.6  85.3    14.0      M    M
 24000  -34.4 -29.9   320   21   11   7.5   4.1   28.9  83.9    13.6      M    M
 23000  -32.4 -26.3   315   19   10   5.9   3.2   27.6  81.8    12.8      M    M
 22000  -30.7 -23.3   305   16    8   5.9   3.2   26.2  79.1    11.7      M    M
 21000  -28.9 -20.0   295   14    7   5.9   3.2   24.8  76.7    10.7      M    M
 20000  -26.8 -16.2   290   14    7   7.6   4.1   23.8  74.9    10.0      M    M
 19500  -25.6 -14.1   295   14    7   7.6   4.1   23.4  74.2     9.7      M    M
 19000  -24.5 -12.1   295   14    7   7.6   4.2   23.1  73.5     9.5      M    M
 18500  -23.4 -10.1   300   13    7   7.7   4.2   22.7  72.9     9.2      M    M
 18000  -22.4  -8.3   300   14    7   6.3   3.5   22.2  72.0     8.9      M    M
 17500  -21.4  -6.5   300   14    7   6.5   3.5   21.7  71.0     8.4      M    M
 17000  -20.4  -4.7   300   14    7   6.3   3.4   21.1  70.0     8.0      M    M
 16500  -19.5  -3.1   300   14    7   6.2   3.4   20.4  68.8     7.4      M    M
 16000  -18.6  -1.5   300   14    7   6.1   3.4   19.8  67.7     6.9      M    M
 15500  -17.7   0.1   300   14    7   6.0   3.3   19.2  66.5     6.4      M    M
 15000  -16.9   1.6   300   13    7   6.0   3.3   18.5  65.4     5.8      M    M
 14500  -16.0   3.2   305   13    7   5.7   3.1   17.9  64.2     5.3      M    M
 14000  -15.2   4.6   305   12    6   5.7   3.1   17.2  62.9     4.7      M    M
 13500  -14.3   6.3   310   12    6   6.0   3.3   16.5  61.8     4.1      M    M
 13000  -13.4   7.9   315   12    6   5.9   3.2   15.9  60.6     3.6      M    M
 12500  -12.4   9.7   315   12    6   6.8   3.7   15.3  59.6     3.1      M    M
 12000  -11.4  11.5   320   12    6   6.8   3.7   14.8  58.7     2.7      M    M
 11500  -10.4  13.3   325   12    6   6.9   3.8   14.4  57.9     2.2      M    M
 11000   -9.3  15.3   325   12    6   6.9   3.8   13.9  57.0     1.8      M    M
 10500   -8.3  17.1   330   12    6   6.8   3.7   13.4  56.2     1.4      M    M
 10250   -7.8  18.0   330   13    7   6.8   3.7   13.2  55.7     1.2      M    M
 10000   -7.3  18.9   330   13    7   6.8   3.7   12.9  55.3     1.0      M    M
  9750   -6.8  19.8   330   13    7   6.5   3.5   12.7  54.9     0.8      M    M
  9500   -6.3  20.7   330   13    7   6.2   3.4   12.4  54.3     0.5      M    M
  9250   -5.4  22.3   330   14    7   6.3   3.4   11.9  53.3    -0.0    368  1.9
  9000   -4.9  23.2   330   14    7   6.4   3.5   11.6  52.8    -0.3    347  1.8
  8750   -4.4  24.1   330   15    8   6.4   3.5   11.3  52.4    -0.6    325  1.7
  8500   -4.0  24.8   330   15    8   6.4   3.5   11.0  51.9    -0.8    303  1.5
  8250   -3.5  25.7   330   15    8   6.3   3.5   10.8  51.4    -1.1    282  1.4
  8000   -3.0  26.6   330   15    8   6.2   3.4   10.5  50.9    -1.3    261  1.3
  7750   -2.6  27.3   330   15    8   6.2   3.4   10.2  50.4    -1.6    240  1.2
  7500   -2.1  28.2   330   16    8   6.2   3.4    9.9  49.9    -1.9    219  1.1
  7250   -1.7  28.9   325   16    8   6.2   3.4    9.7  49.4    -2.2    198  1.0
  7000   -1.2  29.8   325   15    8   6.4   3.5    9.4  48.9    -2.5    177  0.9
  6750   -0.7  30.7   325   15    8   7.0   3.9    9.2  48.5    -2.7    155  0.8
  6500   -0.2  31.6   325   15    8   7.1   3.9    9.0  48.1    -3.0    132  0.7
  6250    0.3  32.5   320   14    7   6.9   3.8    8.7  47.7    -3.2    110  0.6
  6000    0.8  33.4   320   14    7   6.7   3.7    8.5  47.3    -3.4     88  0.4
  5750    1.2  34.2   320   13    7   6.2   3.4    8.3  46.9    -3.7     67  0.3
  5500    1.7  35.1   315   12    6   6.1   3.3    8.0  46.4    -4.0     46  0.2
  5250    2.1  35.8   310   12    6   6.4   3.5    7.7  45.9    -4.3     25  0.1
  5000    2.6  36.7   310   12    6   5.6   3.1    7.4  45.4    -4.6      5  0.0
  4750    2.9  37.2   305   11    6   3.4   1.9    7.0  44.7    -5.1      M    M
  4500    3.1  37.6   300   11    6   2.7   1.5    6.5  43.7    -5.6      M    M
  4250    3.3  37.9   290   11    5   2.5   1.4    6.0  42.8    -6.2      M    M
  4000    3.3  37.9   285   10    5   0.1   0.0    5.4  41.7    -6.8      M    M
  3750    3.2  37.8   280    8    4  -2.5  -1.4    4.5  40.2    -7.7      M    M

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

           11/13/2024 at 0800 MST          |       11/13/2024 at 1100 MST        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...      +11.1        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...      +12.8
CINH...    -0.0    K Index... -14.5'        | CINH...     0.0    K Index... -28.3'
                                           |
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 -56.9 -70.4  265  14  7   0.4   0.2 | -56.2 -69.2  280  16  8  -0.9  -0.5
 45000 -56.3 -69.3  285  20 10   0.3   0.2 | -57.6 -71.7  290  25 13  -1.2  -0.6
 40000 -54.9 -66.8  305  20 10   1.0   0.5 | -54.9 -66.8  305  27 14   1.8   1.0
 38000 -53.5 -64.3  315  21 11   4.3   2.4 | -53.9 -65.0  315  28 14   1.5   0.8
 36000 -50.9 -59.6  330  27 14   4.3   2.4 | -53.0 -63.4  320  29 15   1.5   0.8
 34000 -48.3 -54.9  335  33 17   3.2   1.7 | -52.0 -61.6  325  31 16   4.8   2.6
 32000 -47.3 -53.1  330  35 18   1.8   1.0 | -48.6 -55.5  330  34 17   5.7   3.1
 30000 -46.2 -51.2  325  37 19   4.2   2.3 | -45.1 -49.2  330  36 19   6.3   3.4
 29000 -44.0 -47.2  330  36 19   7.3   4.0 | -43.2 -45.8  325  35 18   6.4   3.5
 28000 -41.9 -43.4  335  36 19   7.3   4.0 | -41.3 -42.3  320  33 17   6.4   3.5
 27000 -39.1 -38.4  340  36 19   7.2   4.0 | -38.9 -38.0  315  32 17   7.0   3.8
 26000 -36.7 -34.1  340  37 19   8.1   4.5 | -36.5 -33.7  320  31 16   8.4   4.6
 25000 -34.3 -29.7  340  37 19   8.1   4.4 | -33.9 -29.0  320  30 15   8.4   4.6
 24000 -31.9 -25.4  340  37 19   8.2   4.5 | -31.4 -24.5  325  29 15   8.4   4.6
 23000 -29.8 -21.6  340  36 19   6.5   3.6 | -28.9 -20.0  325  28 15   8.3   4.5
 22000 -27.8 -18.0  340  34 18   6.5   3.6 | -26.5 -15.7  325  28 14   8.3   4.5
 21000 -25.9 -14.6  340  32 17   6.5   3.6 | -24.0 -11.2  325  27 14   7.9   4.3
 20000 -23.9 -11.0  335  30 15   6.7   3.7 | -21.7  -7.1  325  27 14   7.6   4.2
 19500 -22.8  -9.0  335  28 14   6.7   3.7 | -20.6  -5.1  325  27 14   7.6   4.2
 19000 -21.8  -7.2  335  27 14   6.7   3.7 | -19.4  -2.9  330  27 14   7.6   4.2
 18500 -20.8  -5.4  330  25 13   6.7   3.7 | -18.3  -0.9  330  28 14   7.5   4.1
 18000 -19.9  -3.8  330  24 12   6.0   3.3 | -17.2   1.0  330  27 14   7.2   3.9
 17500 -19.0  -2.2  330  22 11   6.1   3.4 | -16.1   3.0  335  26 14   7.1   3.9
 17000 -18.1  -0.6  325  21 11   4.5   2.5 | -15.0   5.0  340  26 13   8.0   4.4
 16500 -17.5   0.5  325  19 10   3.8   2.1 | -13.8   7.2  340  26 13   7.9   4.4
 16000 -17.0   1.4  320  17  9   3.2   1.8 | -12.6   9.3  340  25 13   7.3   4.0
 15500 -16.7   1.9  320  15  8   1.7   1.0 | -11.6  11.1  345  24 13   6.7   3.7
 15000 -16.4   2.5  315  13  7   1.8   1.0 | -10.5  13.1  345  23 12   6.1   3.3
 14500 -16.0   3.2  315  12  6   4.0   2.2 |  -9.9  14.2  340  22 11   3.6   2.0
 14000 -15.4   4.3  315  11  6   3.6   2.0 |  -9.3  15.3  340  20 10   3.8   2.1
 13500 -14.7   5.5  315  11  6   6.0   3.3 |  -9.0  15.8  335  18  9   1.4   0.8
 13000 -13.8   7.2  315  11  6   5.7   3.1 |  -8.7  16.3  330  17  9   1.7   0.9
 12500 -12.9   8.8  315  11  6   6.9   3.8 |  -8.5  16.7  325  15  8   0.9   0.5
 12000 -11.9  10.6  315  11  6   6.8   3.7 |  -8.4  16.9  325  14  7   0.8   0.4
 11500 -10.8  12.6  315  12  6   7.5   4.1 |  -8.2  17.2  325  13  7   2.6   1.4
 11000  -9.7  14.5  315  12  6   7.5   4.1 |  -7.8  18.0  330  12  6   2.2   1.2
 10500  -8.6  16.5  320  12  6   7.3   4.0 |  -7.2  19.0  330  11  6   5.9   3.3
 10250  -8.0  17.6  320  12  6   7.3   4.0 |  -6.8  19.8  330  11  6   5.5   3.0
 10000  -7.5  18.5  320  13  6   7.3   4.0 |  -6.4  20.5  330  11  6   5.6   3.1
  9750  -6.4  20.5  320  13  7   7.0   3.9 |  -6.0  21.2  335  11  6   5.4   3.0
  9500  -5.9  21.4  320  13  7   7.1   3.9 |  -5.2  22.6  330  11  6   5.3   2.9
  9250  -5.4  22.3  320  14  7   7.0   3.8 |  -4.8  23.4  325  11  6   5.4   3.0
  9000  -4.9  23.2  320  14  7   6.8   3.7 |  -4.4  24.1  325  12  6   5.5   3.0
  8750  -4.3  24.3  320  15  8   6.8   3.7 |  -4.0  24.8  320  12  6   5.7   3.1
  8500  -3.8  25.2  320  15  8   6.8   3.7 |  -3.6  25.5  320  12  6   5.3   2.9
  8250  -3.3  26.1  320  15  8   6.6   3.6 |  -3.2  26.2  315  12  6   7.3   4.0
  8000  -2.9  26.8  320  16  8   6.4   3.5 |  -2.5  27.5  315  12  6   8.4   4.6
  7750  -2.4  27.7  320  16  8   6.6   3.6 |  -2.0  28.4  315  12  6   6.5   3.5
  7500  -1.9  28.6  320  17  9   6.3   3.4 |  -1.6  29.1  310  12  6   6.4   3.5
  7250  -1.5  29.3  320  17  9   5.4   3.0 |  -1.1  30.0  310  13  6   7.1   3.9
  7000  -1.1  30.0  320  17  9   5.5   3.0 |  -0.5  31.1  310  12  6   7.2   3.9
  6750  -0.7  30.7  315  17  9   6.7   3.7 |  -0.0  32.0  310  12  6   7.0   3.8
  6500  -0.2  31.6  315  17  9   6.0   3.3 |   0.5  32.9  310  12  6   6.0   3.3
  6250   0.2  32.4  315  16  8   4.8   2.7 |   0.9  33.6  305  12  6   4.9   2.7
  6000   0.6  33.1  315  16  8   5.1   2.8 |   1.2  34.2  305  12  6   6.5   3.6
  5750   0.9  33.6  310  16  8   5.0   2.8 |   1.8  35.2  305  11  6   8.9   4.9
  5500   1.3  34.3  310  15  8   5.0   2.8 |   2.5  36.5  300  11  6   9.4   5.1
  5250   1.6  34.9  305  14  7   5.2   2.9 |   3.2  37.8  300  11  6   9.1   5.0
  5000   2.0  35.6  305  14  7   4.6   2.5 |   3.9  39.0  300  11  6   9.4   5.2
  4750   2.3  36.1  300  13  7   3.6   2.0 |   4.6  40.3  300  11  6   9.7   5.3
  4500   2.5  36.5  295  12  6   2.9   1.6 |   5.3  41.5  300  11  6   9.7   5.3
  4250   2.7  36.9  290  11  6   4.7   2.6 |   6.1  43.0  295  11  6   9.6   5.3
  4000   3.2  37.8  285  10  5   6.6   3.6 |   6.8  44.2  295  10  5  12.3   6.8
  3750   3.6  38.5  285   8  4   4.5   2.5 |   7.9  46.2  295   9  5  17.2   9.4

           11/13/2024 at 1400 MST          |       11/13/2024 at 1700 MST        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...      +10.6        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...      +11.7
CINH...    -0.4    K Index... -33.4'        | CINH...    -0.1    K Index... -33.0'
                                           |
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  275  22 11  -0.4  -0.2 | -59.6 -75.3  280  21 11   0.5   0.3
 45000 -60.0 -76.0  285  26 13   0.3   0.1 | -58.8 -73.8  290  25 13  -0.3  -0.1
 40000 -58.8 -73.8  295  48 25   0.8   0.4 | -60.0 -76.0  300  45 23  -0.8  -0.4
 38000 -57.5 -71.5  300  49 25   3.7   2.0 | -58.2 -72.8  300  48 25   6.3   3.5
 36000 -55.2 -67.4  300  42 22   3.7   2.0 | -53.9 -65.0  300  47 24   6.4   3.5
 34000 -52.7 -62.9  305  35 18   7.4   4.1 | -50.0 -58.0  300  44 23   6.8   3.7
 32000 -48.5 -55.3  325  33 17   7.0   3.9 | -45.9 -50.6  300  37 19   6.8   3.7
 30000 -44.1 -47.4  335  34 17   8.9   4.9 | -41.8 -43.2  305  31 16   7.4   4.1
 29000 -41.5 -42.7  335  34 17   8.7   4.8 | -39.6 -39.3  305  28 15   7.4   4.1
 28000 -38.9 -38.0  330  34 17   8.7   4.8 | -37.3 -35.1  305  26 13   7.4   4.1
 27000 -35.6 -32.1  325  34 17   8.6   4.7 | -35.1 -31.2  310  24 12   8.0   4.4
 26000 -33.0 -27.4  325  34 18   8.6   4.7 | -32.6 -26.7  305  24 12   8.4   4.6
 25000 -30.4 -22.7  325  35 18   8.6   4.7 | -30.1 -22.2  305  24 12   8.4   4.6
 24000 -27.8 -18.0  325  36 18   7.4   4.1 | -27.6 -17.7  300  24 12   8.3   4.5
 23000 -26.4 -15.5  320  31 16   4.4   2.4 | -25.3 -13.5  305  23 12   7.6   4.2
 22000 -25.1 -13.2  315  27 14   4.4   2.4 | -22.5  -8.5  305  22 11   7.6   4.2
 21000 -23.8 -10.8  310  23 12   6.3   3.4 | -20.2  -4.4  305  21 11   7.0   3.8
 20000 -21.6  -6.9  310  22 11   7.1   3.9 | -18.1  -0.6  305  21 11   7.1   3.9
 19500 -20.5  -4.9  305  22 11   7.1   3.9 | -17.1   1.2  305  20 10   7.1   3.9
 19000 -19.5  -3.1  305  21 11   7.2   3.9 | -16.0   3.2  305  20 10   7.2   4.0
 18500 -18.4  -1.1  305  21 11   7.8   4.3 | -15.0   5.0  305  20 10   5.1   2.8
 18000 -17.1   1.2  305  21 11   8.4   4.6 | -14.4   6.1  300  19 10   4.7   2.6
 17500 -15.8   3.6  305  20 10   8.4   4.6 | -13.7   7.3  300  18 10   4.8   2.7
 17000 -14.5   5.9  310  19 10   9.2   5.1 | -12.9   8.8  295  17  9   5.4   3.0
 16500 -13.1   8.4  315  18  9   9.2   5.0 | -12.1  10.2  295  16  8   5.3   2.9
 16000 -11.8  10.8  320  17  9   8.3   4.6 | -11.2  11.8  290  15  8   6.8   3.7
 15500 -10.6  12.9  320  17  9   8.0   4.4 | -10.2  13.6  290  14  7   6.8   3.7
 15000  -9.4  15.1  325  16  8   7.6   4.2 |  -9.1  15.6  290  13  7   7.2   3.9
 14500  -8.3  17.1  330  16  8   7.0   3.8 |  -8.0  17.6  285  12  6   7.4   4.0
 14000  -7.2  19.0  330  15  8   6.7   3.7 |  -6.9  19.6  285  12  6   7.4   4.0
 13500  -6.4  20.5  325  15  8   4.8   2.7 |  -5.8  21.6  285  11  6   7.3   4.0
 13000  -5.7  21.7  325  14  7   5.0   2.7 |  -4.7  23.5  290  11  6   7.1   3.9
 12500  -5.0  23.0  320  14  7   4.4   2.4 |  -3.7  25.3  290  11  5   6.5   3.6
 12000  -4.3  24.3  315  14  7   4.5   2.5 |  -2.7  27.1  290  10  5   6.4   3.5
 11500  -3.7  25.3  315  13  7   4.0   2.2 |  -1.9  28.6  290  10  5   4.8   2.6
 11000  -3.1  26.4  310  13  7   4.2   2.3 |  -1.1  30.0  295  10  5   4.8   2.6
 10500  -2.6  27.3  310  12  6   1.9   1.0 |  -0.5  31.1  290  10  5   3.7   2.0
 10250  -2.5  27.5  310  12  6   2.2   1.2 |  -0.3  31.5  290  10  5   3.8   2.1
 10000  -2.3  27.9  310  12  6   2.1   1.1 |   0.0  32.0  290  10  5   3.5   1.9
  9750  -2.1  28.2  315  11  6   1.6   0.9 |   0.3  32.5  290  10  5   2.9   1.6
  9500  -2.0  28.4  315  11  5   1.5   0.8 |   0.5  32.9  285  11  5   2.6   1.4
  9250  -1.9  28.6  315  10  5   2.0   1.1 |   0.6  33.1  285  11  6   2.7   1.5
  9000  -1.7  28.9  315  10  5   3.1   1.7 |   0.8  33.4  285  11  6   2.6   1.4
  8750  -1.4  29.5  315  10  5   3.6   2.0 |   1.0  33.8  285  11  6   2.3   1.3
  8500  -1.2  29.8  315  10  5   3.1   1.7 |   1.3  34.3  280  11  6   2.4   1.3
  8250  -0.9  30.4  315   9  5   4.5   2.5 |   1.5  34.7  280  11  6   2.3   1.3
  8000  -0.6  30.9  310   9  5   4.2   2.3 |   1.6  34.9  280  10  5   1.6   0.9
  7750  -0.4  31.3  310   9  5   1.6   0.9 |   1.7  35.1  280  10  5   0.6   0.3
  7500  -0.3  31.5  310   9  5   2.0   1.1 |   1.7  35.1  280  10  5   1.7   0.9
  7250  -0.1  31.8  305   9  4   3.6   2.0 |   1.9  35.4  280  10  5   3.6   2.0
  7000   0.1  32.2  305   9  4   5.2   2.8 |   2.2  36.0  280   9  5   4.5   2.5
  6750   0.6  33.1  300   8  4   7.1   3.9 |   2.5  36.5  280   9  5   5.1   2.8
  6500   1.2  34.2  300   8  4   8.6   4.7 |   2.9  37.2  280   8  4   6.6   3.6
  6250   1.8  35.2  300   8  4   9.0   4.9 |   3.4  38.1  280   8  4   7.4   4.1
  6000   2.5  36.5  300   8  4   9.2   5.1 |   4.0  39.2  280   7  4   7.7   4.2
  5750   3.2  37.8  295   8  4   9.9   5.4 |   4.6  40.3  285   7  3   8.7   4.8
  5500   4.0  39.2  295   8  4   9.8   5.4 |   5.2  41.4  285   6  3   8.8   4.8
  5250   4.7  40.5  295   8  4  10.0   5.5 |   5.9  42.6  285   6  3   8.9   4.9
  5000   5.4  41.7  295   8  4   9.3   5.1 |   6.6  43.9  285   5  3   8.3   4.6
  4750   6.1  43.0  295   8  4   9.5   5.2 |   7.2  45.0  285   4  2   8.0   4.4
  4500   6.9  44.4  295   8  4  10.3   5.7 |   7.7  45.9  285   4  2   7.2   3.9
  4250   7.6  45.7  295   8  4  10.1   5.5 |   8.3  46.9  280   3  2  10.6   5.8
  4000   8.4  47.1  290   8  4  11.8   6.5 |   9.0  48.2  275   2  1  -0.6  -0.4
  3750   9.4  48.9  290   7  4  14.6   8.0 |   7.7  45.9  265   2  1 -30.6 -16.8

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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