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Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >

Recreation Forecasts

Latest Hot Air Balloon Text Forecast

                        
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RECUNR

Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 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:                          822 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...020/13G22 mph.
                                     7 PM...010/06G16 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...020/22 mph. Depth 7400 ft.
                                     7 PM...010/24 mph. Depth 1200 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...050/06 mph.
                                           500ft...050/07 mph.
                                          1000ft...050/08 mph.
                                          2000ft...050/07 mph.
                                          3000ft...060/06 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...6839 ft.
                                     7 PM...6283 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     60 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        536 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...270/05 mph.
                    7 AM...260/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...310/07 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    7 AM...270/09 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...340/02 mph.
                               500ft...100/06 mph.
                              1000ft...110/16 mph.
                              2000ft...140/14 mph.
                              3000ft...200/11 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 Friday, July 26, 2024

This forecast is for Friday, July 26, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 93.1 F/33.9 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Fair
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 211 ft/min (1.1 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 9424 ft MSL (5977 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 96.0 F/36.0 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1145 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ 1800 MDT
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... Broken/overcast thin middle
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 6104 ft MSL (2657 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Saturday 07/27..... Good

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

Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:38:03 / 20:21:42 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 43 min 39 sec (883 min 39 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:59:52 MDT... 65.86 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 07/26/2024 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 16516 ft MSL (13069 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 18890 ft MSL (15443 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 16987 ft MSL (13539 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +2.8
K index......................... +21.9

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  -61.8 -79.2   275    5    2   1.4   0.8   92.9 199.2    33.1      M    M
 45000  -57.8 -72.0   285    8    4   5.1   2.8   76.0 168.8    25.0      M    M
 40000  -49.8 -57.6   270   11    5   5.2   2.8   64.9 148.8    19.4      M    M
 38000  -46.7 -52.1   245    9    5   5.2   2.8   60.6 141.0    17.0      M    M
 36000  -43.6 -46.5   215   10    5   6.9   3.8   57.0 134.7    14.9      M    M
 34000  -38.5 -37.3   215   10    5   8.6   4.7   55.7 132.3    14.4      M    M
 32000  -33.3 -27.9   215   10    5   8.5   4.7   55.0 131.0    14.2      M    M
 30000  -28.9 -20.0   210    9    5   7.4   4.1   53.0 127.4    12.9      M    M
 29000  -26.7 -16.1   205    8    4   7.4   4.1   52.1 125.8    12.4      M    M
 28000  -24.5 -12.1   205    8    4   7.6   4.1   51.3 124.4    11.9      M    M
 27000  -22.3  -8.1   205    7    4   7.6   4.2   50.4 122.7    11.3      M    M
 26000  -20.0  -4.0   210    7    4   7.6   4.2   49.5 121.2    10.7      M    M
 25000  -17.8  -0.0   215    7    3   7.6   4.1   48.9 119.9    10.2      M    M
 24000  -15.1   4.8   215    8    4   7.1   3.9   47.6 117.6     9.3      M    M
 23000  -13.0   8.6   220    9    4   7.1   3.9   46.6 115.9     8.6      M    M
 22000  -11.0  12.2   220    9    5   6.0   3.3   45.6 114.2     7.9      M    M
 21000   -9.3  15.3   230    9    5   5.8   3.2   44.1 111.4     6.7      M    M
 20000   -7.6  18.3   245    9    4   5.9   3.2   42.8 109.0     5.5      M    M
 19500   -6.8  19.8   250    9    5   6.2   3.4   42.1 107.8     5.0      M    M
 19000   -5.8  21.6   245    9    4   7.1   3.9   41.6 106.9     4.5      M    M
 18500   -4.7  23.5   245    8    4   7.1   3.9   41.1 106.1     4.2      M    M
 18000   -3.6  25.5   240    8    4   7.9   4.3   40.7 105.3     3.8      M    M
 17500   -2.4  27.7   235    9    5   8.1   4.4   40.4 104.8     3.6      M    M
 17000   -1.2  29.8   230   10    5   8.3   4.5   40.2 104.3     3.3      M    M
 16500    0.1  32.2   230   10    5   8.9   4.9   40.0 104.0     3.2      M    M
 16000    1.4  34.5   230   10    5   8.8   4.8   39.8 103.7     3.0      M    M
 15500    2.7  36.9   230   11    5   9.2   5.1   39.7 103.5     2.9      M    M
 15000    4.1  39.4   230   11    5   9.2   5.1   39.6 103.3     2.8      M    M
 14500    5.4  41.7   230   10    5   8.8   4.8   39.5 103.1     2.8      M    M
 14000    6.7  44.1   230   10    5   8.6   4.7   39.3 102.8     2.6      M    M
 13500    8.0  46.4   230   10    5   8.4   4.6   39.1 102.5     2.4      M    M
 13000    9.1  48.4   230    9    4   8.1   4.4   38.9 102.0     2.1      M    M
 12500   10.3  50.5   235    8    4   8.0   4.4   38.6 101.5     1.8      M    M
 12000   11.4  52.5   235    7    4   7.8   4.3   38.3 100.9     1.5      M    M
 11500   12.5  54.5   235    6    3   7.8   4.3   38.0 100.3     1.2      M    M
 11000   13.7  56.7   240    6    3   8.0   4.4   37.7  99.8     0.9      M    M
 10500   14.9  58.8   240    6    3   8.0   4.4   37.4  99.3     0.6      M    M
 10250   15.5  59.9   240    6    3   8.0   4.4   37.3  99.1     0.5      M    M
 10000   16.1  61.0   235    6    3   7.9   4.3   37.1  98.8     0.4      M    M
  9750   16.7  62.1   235    6    3   7.9   4.3   37.0  98.5     0.2      M    M
  9500   17.3  63.1   235    6    3   7.9   4.3   36.8  98.3     0.1      M    M
  9250   17.8  64.0   230    6    3   7.5   4.1   36.7  98.0    -0.0    404  2.1
  9000   18.4  65.1   230    7    3   7.1   3.9   36.5  97.6    -0.2    381  1.9
  8750   18.9  66.0   230    7    4   7.2   4.0   36.3  97.3    -0.4    357  1.8
  8500   19.5  67.1   230    7    4   7.2   3.9   36.1  96.9    -0.6    333  1.7
  8250   20.0  68.0   230    8    4   7.4   4.1   35.9  96.6    -0.8    309  1.6
  8000   21.1  70.0   230    8    4   6.6   3.6   35.4  95.8    -1.2    263  1.3
  7750   21.6  70.9   230    9    4   6.6   3.6   35.2  95.4    -1.4    240  1.2
  7500   22.1  71.8   230    9    5   6.4   3.5   34.9  94.9    -1.6    218  1.1
  7250   22.6  72.7   230    9    5   6.6   3.6   34.7  94.4    -1.9    196  1.0
  7000   23.1  73.6   230   10    5   8.0   4.4   34.5  94.1    -2.1    172  0.9
  6750   23.7  74.7   230   10    5   6.5   3.5   34.3  93.8    -2.2    146  0.7
  6500   24.1  75.4   230   11    6   4.3   2.4   34.0  93.1    -2.5    128  0.6
  6250   24.5  76.1   230   12    6   4.6   2.5   33.6  92.4    -2.9    110  0.6
  6000   24.8  76.6   225   12    6   4.3   2.4   33.2  91.7    -3.3     91  0.5
  5750   25.1  77.2   225   13    7   1.9   1.0   32.7  90.8    -3.7     76  0.4
  5500   25.2  77.4   220   13    7   0.4   0.2   32.0  89.6    -4.4     66  0.3
  5250   25.2  77.4   220   13    7   0.6   0.3   31.3  88.3    -5.1     57  0.3
  5000   25.3  77.5   215   14    7   1.1   0.6   30.6  87.1    -5.8     48  0.2
  4750   25.4  77.7   215   13    7   2.1   1.1   30.0  86.0    -6.4     37  0.2
  4500   25.5  77.9   210   12    6   1.8   1.0   29.4  84.9    -7.0     25  0.1
  4250   25.7  78.3   210   10    5   3.1   1.7   28.8  83.9    -7.6     14  0.1
  4000   25.9  78.6   205    9    5   0.3   0.2   28.3  82.9    -8.2      M    M
  3750   25.6  78.1   205    7    4  -8.3  -4.6   27.3  81.1    -9.2      2  0.0

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

           07/26/2024 at 0900 MDT          |       07/26/2024 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +0.3        | CAPE...   +78.5    LI...       -0.4
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +18.1'        | CINH...   -25.4    K Index... +23.5'
                                           |
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -62.2 -80.0  255   6  3   1.2   0.7 | -62.5 -80.5  250   8  4   1.0   0.6
 45000 -58.4 -73.1  260   7  4   5.0   2.7 | -58.8 -73.8  255   9  5   5.2   2.9
 40000 -50.8 -59.4  255   8  4   5.8   3.2 | -50.7 -59.3  240  10  5   6.3   3.5
 38000 -46.9 -52.4  230  10  5   5.9   3.2 | -46.4 -51.5  235  10  5   6.3   3.5
 36000 -43.4 -46.1  220  13  7   7.0   3.8 | -42.7 -44.9  225  10  5   7.1   3.9
 34000 -38.4 -37.1  220  13  7   8.3   4.6 | -37.9 -36.2  220  12  6   7.9   4.3
 32000 -33.4 -28.1  220  13  7   8.4   4.6 | -33.1 -27.6  215  15  8   7.9   4.4
 30000 -29.0 -20.2  220  12  6   7.4   4.0 | -28.7 -19.7  215  14  7   7.4   4.1
 29000 -26.8 -16.2  220  12  6   7.4   4.0 | -26.4 -15.5  220  13  7   7.4   4.1
 28000 -24.6 -12.3  225  11  6   7.3   4.0 | -24.3 -11.7  220  12  6   6.9   3.8
 27000 -22.4  -8.3  225  11  6   7.3   4.0 | -22.3  -8.1  220  13  7   6.8   3.7
 26000 -20.3  -4.5  225  11  6   7.3   4.0 | -20.3  -4.5  215  13  7   6.9   3.8
 25000 -18.1  -0.6  225  11  6   7.3   4.0 | -18.3  -0.9  215  14  7   7.0   3.8
 24000 -16.0   3.2  225  11  6   6.8   3.7 | -16.5   2.3  220  13  7   5.9   3.2
 23000 -13.5   7.7  220  10  5   6.8   3.7 | -14.2   6.4  225  12  6   5.9   3.2
 22000 -11.5  11.3  220  10  5   6.4   3.5 | -12.3   9.9  225  11  6   7.1   3.9
 21000  -9.7  14.5  225  10  5   6.4   3.5 | -10.1  13.8  230  11  6   7.4   4.0
 20000  -7.8  18.0  230  10  5   6.4   3.5 |  -7.9  17.8  235  11  5   7.4   4.0
 19500  -6.9  19.6  230  10  5   6.4   3.5 |  -6.8  19.8  235  11  5   7.1   3.9
 19000  -6.0  21.2  225  10  5   6.4   3.5 |  -5.9  21.4  230  10  5   6.5   3.6
 18500  -5.1  22.8  220  11  6   6.4   3.5 |  -5.0  23.0  230  10  5   6.8   3.7
 18000  -4.1  24.6  220  11  6   8.7   4.8 |  -4.1  24.6  225  10  5   7.6   4.2
 17500  -2.8  27.0  215  10  5   9.0   5.0 |  -2.9  26.8  225   9  5   7.6   4.2
 17000  -1.5  29.3  215  10  5   9.0   4.9 |  -1.8  28.8  225   8  4   7.7   4.2
 16500  -0.1  31.8  215   9  5   8.8   4.9 |  -0.6  30.9  225   7  4   7.9   4.3
 16000   1.2  34.2  220   8  4   8.9   4.9 |   0.6  33.1  235   7  3   7.9   4.3
 15500   2.6  36.7  230   8  4   8.1   4.4 |   1.9  35.4  240   6  3   8.5   4.6
 15000   3.9  39.0  235   7  4   8.2   4.5 |   3.1  37.6  250   5  3   8.4   4.6
 14500   5.1  41.2  245   7  4   8.4   4.6 |   4.3  39.7  260   5  3   8.5   4.7
 14000   6.4  43.5  250   7  4   8.5   4.7 |   5.6  42.1  265   5  2   8.6   4.7
 13500   7.7  45.9  255   7  4   8.5   4.7 |   6.8  44.2  270   5  2   8.7   4.8
 13000   9.0  48.2  255   7  4   8.4   4.6 |   8.1  46.6  275   5  2   8.8   4.8
 12500  10.2  50.4  255   7  4   8.5   4.6 |   9.3  48.7  280   5  2   8.7   4.8
 12000  11.5  52.7  255   7  4   8.5   4.7 |  10.6  51.1  280   5  2   8.6   4.7
 11500  12.8  55.0  260   7  4   8.5   4.7 |  11.8  53.2  285   5  2   8.6   4.7
 11000  14.0  57.2  260   7  3   8.2   4.5 |  13.1  55.6  280   4  2   8.4   4.6
 10500  15.3  59.5  265   6  3   8.2   4.5 |  14.3  57.7  280   4  2   8.5   4.7
 10250  15.9  60.6  265   6  3   7.6   4.2 |  14.9  58.8  280   4  2   9.1   5.0
 10000  16.4  61.5  270   7  3   7.2   3.9 |  15.6  60.1  280   4  2   9.4   5.1
  9750  16.9  62.4  270   7  3   7.3   4.0 |  16.3  61.3  280   4  2   9.3   5.1
  9500  17.4  63.3  270   7  3   7.3   4.0 |  16.9  62.4  280   4  2   9.3   5.1
  9250  17.9  64.2  270   7  3   7.7   4.2 |  17.6  63.7  280   4  2   9.5   5.2
  9000  18.4  65.1  275   7  4   7.9   4.3 |  18.4  65.1  280   4  2   9.7   5.3
  8750  19.0  66.2  275   7  4   7.9   4.3 |  19.1  66.4  280   4  2   9.6   5.3
  8500  19.5  67.1  275   7  4   7.9   4.4 |  19.8  67.6  280   4  2   9.6   5.3
  8250  20.1  68.2  280   7  4   8.1   4.4 |  20.5  68.9  280   4  2   9.4   5.2
  8000  20.7  69.3  280   8  4   8.4   4.6 |  21.2  70.2  280   4  2   9.6   5.3
  7750  21.3  70.3  280   8  4   8.8   4.8 |  21.9  71.4  280   4  2  10.0   5.5
  7500  21.9  71.4  280   8  4   8.3   4.5 |  22.7  72.9  280   4  2   9.2   5.1
  7250  23.0  73.4  280   8  4   7.5   4.1 |  23.3  73.9  280   4  2   7.4   4.1
  7000  23.6  74.5  280   8  4   9.4   5.2 |  23.9  75.0  280   4  2   9.0   5.0
  6750  24.3  75.7  280   8  4   7.7   4.2 |  24.7  76.5  280   4  2  11.9   6.5
  6500  24.7  76.5  275   8  4   5.5   3.0 |  25.5  77.9  280   4  2  10.1   5.5
  6250  25.1  77.2  275   8  4   6.1   3.4 |  26.8  80.2  280   4  2   9.5   5.2
  6000  25.6  78.1  275   7  4   6.3   3.5 |  27.6  81.7  280   3  2  11.7   6.4
  5750  26.0  78.8  270   7  4   3.9   2.2 |  28.5  83.3  280   3  2  10.8   5.9
  5500  26.2  79.2  270   7  4   2.5   1.4 |  29.2  84.6  280   3  2   9.3   5.1
  5250  26.4  79.5  265   6  3   1.9   1.1 |  29.9  85.8  285   3  2   9.9   5.4
  5000  26.6  79.9  260   6  3   3.9   2.2 |  30.7  87.3  285   3  2  10.5   5.8
  4750  27.1  80.8  260   6  3   8.1   4.4 |  31.5  88.7  285   3  2  10.6   5.8
  4500  27.7  81.9  260   5  3   8.5   4.7 |  32.2  90.0  285   3  2  10.8   5.9
  4250  28.4  83.1  255   5  3   8.5   4.6 |  33.0  91.4  285   3  2   9.3   5.1
  4000  29.1  84.4  255   5  3  12.6   6.9 |  33.8  92.8  285   3  1  14.1   7.7
  3750  30.3  86.5  250   4  2  19.0  10.4 |  35.3  95.5  285   3  1  26.6  14.6

           07/26/2024 at 1500 MDT          |       07/26/2024 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...  +142.9    LI...       -1.6        | CAPE...  +168.9    LI...       -1.0
CINH...    -1.3    K Index... +27.2'        | CINH...   -35.2    K Index... +30.8'
                                           |
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 -62.3 -80.1  245  10  5   1.9   1.1 | -61.6 -78.9  260  11  6   1.9   1.0
 45000 -57.9 -72.2  245  12  6   4.9   2.7 | -57.9 -72.2  255  14  7   3.7   2.0
 40000 -50.3 -58.5  235  14  7   5.9   3.3 | -51.7 -61.1  240  17  9   7.4   4.1
 38000 -46.3 -51.3  225  14  7   6.0   3.3 | -47.2 -53.0  235  20 10   7.5   4.1
 36000 -42.7 -44.9  215  15  8   6.7   3.7 | -42.2 -44.0  225  22 11   7.6   4.2
 34000 -38.1 -36.6  225  15  8   7.8   4.3 | -37.5 -35.5  225  20 10   7.8   4.3
 32000 -33.4 -28.1  235  15  8   7.9   4.3 | -32.8 -27.0  225  17  9   7.9   4.3
 30000 -28.6 -19.5  230  15  8   8.1   4.4 | -28.3 -18.9  225  14  7   7.4   4.1
 29000 -26.2 -15.2  230  15  8   8.1   4.4 | -26.1 -15.0  225  13  6   7.4   4.1
 28000 -23.8 -10.8  230  15  8   7.0   3.8 | -23.9 -11.0  230  11  6   7.7   4.2
 27000 -21.8  -7.2  225  15  8   6.6   3.6 | -21.6  -6.9  225  10  5   7.8   4.3
 26000 -19.8  -3.6  225  15  8   6.6   3.6 | -19.3  -2.7  220   9  5   7.8   4.3
 25000 -17.8  -0.0  225  15  8   6.6   3.6 | -17.0   1.4  215   8  4   7.8   4.3
 24000 -16.0   3.2  225  14  7   5.8   3.2 | -14.9   5.2  210   8  4   7.0   3.8
 23000 -13.8   7.2  230  13  7   5.8   3.2 | -12.8   9.0  200   7  4   7.0   3.8
 22000 -12.1  10.2  235  13  7   5.9   3.2 | -10.8  12.6  190   7  3   6.9   3.8
 21000 -10.4  13.3  235  12  6   6.0   3.3 |  -9.0  15.8  175   6  3   6.0   3.3
 20000  -8.6  16.5  240  10  5   6.1   3.3 |  -6.9  19.6  155   7  4   6.0   3.3
 19500  -7.8  18.0  240  10  5   6.1   3.4 |  -6.0  21.2  150   7  4   5.9   3.2
 19000  -6.9  19.6  240   9  5   6.2   3.4 |  -5.2  22.6  140   8  4   4.9   2.7
 18500  -6.1  21.0  240   8  4   6.2   3.4 |  -4.5  23.9  135   8  4   5.0   2.7
 18000  -5.2  22.6  240   7  4   8.3   4.6 |  -3.8  25.2  135   9  4   5.2   2.9
 17500  -3.9  25.0  240   6  3   8.8   4.8 |  -3.1  26.4  130   9  5   5.3   2.9
 17000  -2.7  27.1  240   6  3   8.9   4.9 |  -2.3  27.9  130   9  5   5.4   3.0
 16500  -1.4  29.5  240   5  3   9.1   5.0 |  -1.5  29.3  125   9  5   5.7   3.1
 16000  -0.0  32.0  235   5  3   9.1   5.0 |  -0.7  30.7  125   9  5   5.4   3.0
 15500   1.4  34.5  235   5  2   9.8   5.4 |   0.3  32.5  120   9  5   8.8   4.8
 15000   2.8  37.0  235   4  2   9.7   5.3 |   1.6  34.9  120   9  4   8.9   4.9
 14500   4.3  39.7  230   4  2   9.5   5.2 |   2.9  37.2  115   8  4   9.4   5.1
 14000   5.7  42.3  230   4  2   9.4   5.2 |   4.4  39.9  115   8  4   9.6   5.3
 13500   7.1  44.8  230   4  2   9.5   5.2 |   5.8  42.4  110   8  4   9.7   5.3
 13000   8.5  47.3  230   4  2   9.7   5.3 |   7.2  45.0  110   8  4   9.7   5.3
 12500  10.0  50.0  230   4  2   9.7   5.3 |   8.7  47.7  105   7  4   9.7   5.3
 12000  11.4  52.5  225   3  2   9.6   5.3 |  10.1  50.2  100   7  4   9.5   5.2
 11500  12.8  55.0  225   3  2   9.6   5.3 |  11.5  52.7  100   7  4   9.5   5.2
 11000  14.2  57.6  225   3  2   9.3   5.1 |  12.9  55.2  090   7  3   9.1   5.0
 10500  15.6  60.1  225   3  1   9.3   5.1 |  14.2  57.6  085   6  3   9.1   5.0
 10250  16.3  61.3  225   3  1   9.4   5.2 |  14.9  58.8  085   6  3   9.2   5.0
 10000  17.0  62.6  225   2  1   9.6   5.2 |  15.6  60.1  080   6  3   9.3   5.1
  9750  17.7  63.9  220   2  1   9.5   5.2 |  16.3  61.3  075   6  3   9.3   5.1
  9500  18.4  65.1  220   2  1   9.5   5.2 |  17.0  62.6  070   6  3   9.3   5.1
  9250  19.1  66.4  220   2  1   9.7   5.3 |  17.7  63.9  070   6  3   9.2   5.0
  9000  19.9  67.8  220   2  1   9.7   5.3 |  18.3  64.9  065   6  3   9.1   5.0
  8750  20.6  69.1  220   1  1   9.8   5.3 |  19.0  66.2  060   6  3   9.2   5.0
  8500  21.3  70.3  220   1  1   9.6   5.3 |  19.7  67.5  055   6  3   8.8   4.9
  8250  22.0  71.6  220   1  1   9.2   5.1 |  20.3  68.5  050   6  3   6.8   3.7
  8000  22.7  72.9  225   1  1   9.4   5.2 |  20.8  69.4  045   7  3   7.9   4.3
  7750  23.4  74.1  220   1  0   9.8   5.4 |  21.5  70.7  040   7  3  10.2   5.6
  7500  24.2  75.6  220   1  0   9.5   5.2 |  22.2  72.0  035   7  4   8.8   4.8
  7250  24.8  76.6  000   0  0   8.1   4.4 |  22.7  72.9  030   7  4   5.7   3.1
  7000  25.4  77.7  000   0  0   9.4   5.1 |  23.1  73.6  025   7  4   6.9   3.8
  6750  26.3  79.3  000   0  0  11.6   6.4 |  23.8  74.8  020   8  4  10.9   6.0
  6500  27.1  80.8  000   0  0  10.1   5.5 |  24.6  76.3  015   8  4   9.0   4.9
  6250  27.8  82.0  000   0  0   8.3   4.6 |  25.1  77.2  010   8  4   6.3   3.5
  6000  29.2  84.6  040   1  0  11.5   6.3 |  25.6  78.1  005   9  4   7.2   3.9
  5750  30.0  86.0  045   1  1  10.7   5.9 |  26.2  79.2  360   9  5   9.9   5.5
  5500  30.7  87.3  040   1  1   9.3   5.1 |  27.0  80.6  355  10  5   8.9   4.9
  5250  31.5  88.7  040   2  1   9.8   5.4 |  27.5  81.5  355  10  5   6.8   3.7
  5000  32.2  90.0  040   2  1  10.5   5.7 |  28.0  82.4  350  10  5   7.6   4.2
  4750  33.0  91.4  040   2  1  10.5   5.8 |  28.6  83.5  345  11  5   9.6   5.3
  4500  33.8  92.8  040   2  1  10.4   5.7 |  29.4  84.9  345  11  6   9.9   5.4
  4250  34.5  94.1  040   2  1   9.7   5.3 |  30.1  86.2  340  11  6   9.3   5.1
  4000  35.4  95.7  040   2  1  14.6   8.0 |  30.7  87.3  340  11  6   7.7   4.2
  3750  36.8  98.2  040   2  1  25.1  13.8 |  31.3  88.3  340  11  6   8.5   4.6

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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