Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce additional flash flooding today across parts of the southern Plains where the greatest risk is along the Red River Valley into western Arkansas. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today from north central Texas into the ArkLaTex Region. Large to very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible, with some strong-tornado potential. Read More >
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 Wed Apr 30 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: 755 PM.
Surface Wind Forecast: 4 PM...360/13G22 mph.
6 PM...350/10G18 mph.
Boundary Layer Wind: 4 PM...360/21 mph. Depth 5700 ft.
6 PM...360/17 mph. Depth 4400 ft.
RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM): 250ft...350/10 mph.
500ft...350/14 mph.
1000ft...350/17 mph.
2000ft...350/20 mph.
3000ft...350/21 mph.
Surface Lifted Index: 4 PM...+2.
7 PM...+4.
Density Altitude: 4 PM...4433 ft.
6 PM...4124 ft.
Additional Weather Info: ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities,
80 percent chance of precipitation.
.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
Sunrise: 543 AM.
Weather: clear below 12000 feet AGL,
unrestricted visibilities.
Surface Wind: 6 AM...280/08 mph.
8 AM...290/08 mph.
Boundary Wind: 6 AM...300/14 mph. Depth 500 ft.
8 AM...310/14 mph. Depth 2300 ft.
RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM): 250ft...290/09 mph.
500ft...310/19 mph.
1000ft...330/22 mph.
2000ft...350/21 mph.
3000ft...360/17 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.
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Normally issued March 1 to October 31
Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
0731 MDT Wednesday, April 30, 2025
This forecast is for Wednesday, April 30, 2025:
If the trigger temperature of 67.2 F/19.5 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
Maximum rate of lift........................ 0 ft/min (0.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 5647 ft MSL (2190 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 61.0 F/16.6 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... None
Time of overdevelopment........................ 1000 MDT
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................. 4339 ft MSL (882 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Thursday 05/01..... Poor
Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:46:53 / 19:54:05 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 7 min 12 sec (847 min 12 sec)
Altitude of sun at 12:50:29 MDT... 61.62 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/30/2025 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 10495 ft MSL (7038 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 12803 ft MSL (9346 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 10758 ft MSL (7301 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +4.7
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
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50000 -55.5 -67.9 240 11 6 0.5 0.3 113.4 236.1 54.8 M M
45000 -54.7 -66.5 250 14 7 0.4 0.2 90.3 194.5 44.6 M M
40000 -55.5 -67.9 235 14 7 -0.5 -0.3 65.2 149.3 31.6 M M
38000 -55.7 -68.3 235 12 6 -0.2 -0.1 56.1 133.0 26.4 M M
36000 -55.9 -68.6 255 7 4 -0.2 -0.1 46.9 116.4 20.9 M M
34000 -55.4 -67.7 310 5 2 8.8 4.8 38.4 101.0 15.5 M M
32000 -50.8 -59.4 310 5 3 7.8 4.3 36.5 97.7 14.6 M M
30000 -46.1 -51.0 310 5 3 8.8 4.8 35.2 95.3 14.0 M M
29000 -43.5 -46.3 310 5 3 8.7 4.8 34.6 94.3 13.8 M M
28000 -40.9 -41.6 310 5 3 8.7 4.8 34.2 93.6 13.7 M M
27000 -38.3 -36.9 310 5 2 8.7 4.8 33.9 93.1 13.6 M M
26000 -35.8 -32.4 305 5 3 8.2 4.5 33.3 91.9 13.3 M M
25000 -33.3 -27.9 300 5 3 8.2 4.5 32.7 90.8 13.0 M M
24000 -30.9 -23.6 295 6 3 8.2 4.5 32.2 89.9 12.7 M M
23000 -28.5 -19.3 290 6 3 8.0 4.4 31.5 88.7 12.3 M M
22000 -26.1 -15.0 280 5 2 8.0 4.4 30.8 87.5 11.9 M M
21000 -23.1 -9.6 265 4 2 7.9 4.3 30.1 86.2 11.5 M M
20000 -20.8 -5.4 250 5 2 7.8 4.3 29.3 84.8 11.0 M M
19500 -19.6 -3.3 240 5 3 7.8 4.3 29.0 84.2 10.8 M M
19000 -18.4 -1.1 235 5 3 7.8 4.3 28.7 83.7 10.6 M M
18500 -17.2 1.0 230 6 3 7.4 4.0 28.4 83.1 10.4 M M
18000 -16.2 2.8 220 5 3 6.9 3.8 27.9 82.2 10.0 M M
17500 -15.2 4.6 210 5 2 7.0 3.8 27.4 81.3 9.6 M M
17000 -14.3 6.3 205 4 2 4.9 2.7 26.7 80.1 9.1 M M
16500 -13.5 7.7 200 4 2 5.2 2.9 25.9 78.7 8.5 M M
16000 -12.8 9.0 200 3 2 3.8 2.1 25.1 77.2 7.7 M M
15500 -12.4 9.7 210 4 2 3.6 2.0 24.0 75.2 6.7 M M
15000 -12.0 10.4 215 6 3 5.2 2.9 22.9 73.3 5.8 M M
14500 -10.9 12.4 220 6 3 7.6 4.2 22.5 72.5 5.4 M M
14000 -9.9 14.2 220 7 3 7.9 4.3 22.2 71.9 5.0 M M
13500 -8.6 16.5 225 7 3 9.2 5.1 22.0 71.6 4.9 M M
13000 -7.2 19.0 225 7 3 9.1 5.0 21.9 71.4 4.8 M M
12500 -5.8 21.6 230 7 3 9.4 5.2 21.8 71.3 4.8 M M
12000 -4.4 24.1 230 7 3 9.4 5.2 21.8 71.2 4.7 M M
11500 -3.0 26.6 230 6 3 9.4 5.1 21.7 71.1 4.7 M M
11000 -1.6 29.1 235 7 3 9.4 5.1 21.6 71.0 4.7 M M
10500 -0.2 31.6 235 7 3 9.5 5.2 21.6 70.9 4.6 M M
10250 0.5 32.9 235 7 3 9.5 5.2 21.6 70.8 4.6 M M
10000 1.2 34.2 240 7 3 9.5 5.2 21.5 70.8 4.6 M M
9750 1.9 35.4 240 7 3 9.2 5.1 21.5 70.7 4.6 M M
9500 2.6 36.7 245 7 3 9.0 4.9 21.5 70.6 4.6 M M
9250 3.3 37.9 245 7 4 9.1 5.0 21.4 70.5 4.5 M M
9000 3.9 39.0 250 7 4 8.9 4.9 21.4 70.4 4.5 M M
8750 4.6 40.3 255 7 4 7.9 4.4 21.3 70.3 4.4 M M
8500 5.1 41.2 260 7 3 7.5 4.1 21.1 69.9 4.3 M M
8250 5.7 42.3 265 7 3 7.6 4.2 20.9 69.6 4.1 M M
8000 6.3 43.3 270 7 3 7.6 4.2 20.7 69.3 4.0 M M
7750 7.2 45.0 280 7 3 5.9 3.2 20.3 68.5 3.5 M M
7500 7.7 45.9 285 7 3 6.3 3.5 20.0 68.0 3.2 M M
7250 8.1 46.6 290 7 3 4.9 2.7 19.7 67.4 2.9 M M
7000 8.4 47.1 295 6 3 4.0 2.2 19.2 66.6 2.5 M M
6750 8.7 47.7 300 6 3 4.7 2.6 18.8 65.9 2.1 M M
6500 9.0 48.2 305 6 3 4.0 2.2 18.4 65.2 1.6 M M
6250 9.2 48.6 310 6 3 2.8 1.5 17.9 64.3 1.1 M M
6000 9.4 48.9 315 6 3 2.6 1.4 17.4 63.3 0.6 M M
5750 9.6 49.3 320 6 3 2.8 1.5 16.8 62.3 0.0 M M
5500 9.7 49.5 320 6 3 3.1 1.7 16.3 61.4 -0.5 96 0.5
5250 10.0 50.0 320 6 3 3.6 2.0 15.8 60.5 -1.0 82 0.4
5000 10.2 50.4 320 6 3 2.6 1.4 15.3 59.6 -1.5 68 0.3
4750 10.3 50.5 320 6 3 1.6 0.9 14.7 58.5 -2.1 57 0.3
4500 10.4 50.7 320 6 3 1.6 0.9 14.1 57.5 -2.7 46 0.2
4250 10.5 50.9 320 5 3 2.7 1.5 13.5 56.4 -3.4 36 0.2
4000 10.7 51.3 320 4 2 -1.4 -0.8 13.0 55.3 -4.0 25 0.1
3750 10.1 50.2 320 4 2 -14.2 -7.8 11.7 53.0 -5.3 35 0.2
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
04/30/2025 at 0900 MDT | 04/30/2025 at 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.4 | CAPE... +32.0 LI... +1.2
CINH... 0.0 K Index... +16.4' | CINH... -4.5 K Index... +26.5'
|
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 -55.1 -67.2 240 12 6 0.8 0.4 | -54.5 -66.1 245 12 6 1.2 0.7
45000 -53.9 -65.0 240 13 7 0.5 0.3 | -52.6 -62.7 255 12 6 1.0 0.6
40000 -54.5 -66.1 245 13 7 -0.5 -0.3 | -55.0 -67.0 235 13 7 -1.7 -0.9
38000 -55.0 -67.0 250 12 6 -1.4 -0.8 | -55.8 -68.4 235 13 6 -0.7 -0.4
36000 -55.9 -68.6 265 9 5 -1.4 -0.8 | -56.2 -69.2 250 11 6 -0.7 -0.4
34000 -56.4 -69.5 290 7 4 5.6 3.1 | -56.1 -69.0 270 10 5 8.8 4.9
32000 -51.5 -60.7 290 6 3 8.3 4.6 | -51.1 -60.0 265 9 5 8.3 4.6
30000 -46.5 -51.7 290 6 3 8.3 4.5 | -46.2 -51.2 260 9 4 8.5 4.7
29000 -44.0 -47.2 285 6 3 8.3 4.5 | -43.6 -46.5 260 8 4 8.5 4.7
28000 -40.9 -41.6 275 5 3 8.3 4.5 | -41.1 -42.0 260 8 4 8.5 4.7
27000 -38.4 -37.1 265 5 3 8.3 4.6 | -38.6 -37.5 260 8 4 8.5 4.7
26000 -35.9 -32.6 265 5 2 8.4 4.6 | -36.1 -33.0 255 8 4 8.2 4.5
25000 -33.4 -28.1 265 5 2 8.4 4.6 | -33.6 -28.5 255 9 4 8.2 4.5
24000 -30.8 -23.4 260 4 2 8.4 4.6 | -31.2 -24.2 255 9 5 8.3 4.5
23000 -28.4 -19.1 255 5 3 8.2 4.5 | -28.8 -19.8 250 9 5 7.9 4.3
22000 -25.9 -14.6 250 6 3 8.2 4.5 | -25.8 -14.4 250 10 5 7.9 4.3
21000 -23.5 -10.3 245 6 3 8.1 4.4 | -23.5 -10.3 250 10 5 7.6 4.2
20000 -21.0 -5.8 250 7 3 8.1 4.4 | -21.3 -6.3 255 9 5 7.6 4.2
19500 -19.8 -3.6 250 7 3 8.1 4.4 | -20.1 -4.2 255 9 5 7.6 4.2
19000 -18.6 -1.5 255 7 4 8.1 4.4 | -19.0 -2.2 255 9 5 7.7 4.2
18500 -17.4 0.7 255 7 4 8.0 4.4 | -17.9 -0.2 260 9 4 7.4 4.1
18000 -16.2 2.8 255 7 4 7.9 4.3 | -16.9 1.6 260 9 4 7.2 3.9
17500 -15.0 5.0 255 7 3 8.0 4.4 | -15.8 3.6 265 9 4 7.2 4.0
17000 -13.9 7.0 255 7 3 6.2 3.4 | -14.8 5.4 265 9 4 6.8 3.7
16500 -13.0 8.6 260 7 3 6.2 3.4 | -13.8 7.2 270 9 4 6.8 3.7
16000 -12.1 10.2 260 7 3 5.3 2.9 | -12.8 9.0 270 8 4 6.5 3.6
15500 -11.4 11.5 260 7 4 4.7 2.6 | -11.9 10.6 270 8 4 6.3 3.5
15000 -10.8 12.6 260 7 4 4.9 2.7 | -11.0 12.2 265 8 4 6.0 3.3
14500 -10.0 14.0 255 8 4 5.6 3.1 | -10.2 13.6 260 8 4 5.4 3.0
14000 -9.2 15.4 250 8 4 5.7 3.1 | -9.4 15.1 255 8 4 5.5 3.0
13500 -8.2 17.2 250 8 4 7.5 4.1 | -8.5 16.7 250 8 4 6.4 3.5
13000 -7.2 19.0 245 8 4 7.3 4.0 | -7.6 18.3 250 8 4 6.4 3.5
12500 -6.0 21.2 250 7 4 8.3 4.6 | -6.5 20.3 250 8 4 7.6 4.2
12000 -4.8 23.4 250 7 4 8.3 4.5 | -5.4 22.3 250 7 4 7.7 4.2
11500 -3.6 25.5 255 7 4 8.4 4.6 | -4.5 23.9 250 7 4 4.5 2.5
11000 -2.4 27.7 260 7 4 8.4 4.6 | -3.8 25.2 255 6 3 4.9 2.7
10500 -1.2 29.8 265 7 3 8.0 4.4 | -3.3 26.1 255 5 3 2.8 1.5
10250 -0.6 30.9 265 7 3 8.0 4.4 | -3.1 26.4 260 5 2 3.1 1.7
10000 0.0 32.0 270 6 3 8.2 4.5 | -2.9 26.8 260 4 2 3.2 1.7
9750 1.1 34.0 275 6 3 6.1 3.4 | -2.7 27.1 265 3 2 6.3 3.5
9500 1.6 34.9 280 5 3 6.5 3.5 | -2.1 28.2 270 3 1 8.5 4.7
9250 2.0 35.6 285 5 3 6.2 3.4 | -1.5 29.3 280 2 1 8.0 4.4
9000 2.4 36.3 290 5 2 4.3 2.4 | -0.9 30.4 290 2 1 8.0 4.4
8750 2.7 36.9 305 4 2 3.3 1.8 | -0.4 31.3 300 2 1 7.6 4.2
8500 2.9 37.2 320 4 2 3.2 1.7 | 0.2 32.4 310 2 1 7.5 4.1
8250 3.1 37.6 340 4 2 4.8 2.6 | 0.7 33.3 320 2 1 7.4 4.1
8000 3.5 38.3 360 4 2 5.5 3.0 | 1.8 35.2 335 2 1 8.2 4.5
7750 3.8 38.8 010 5 3 4.3 2.3 | 2.4 36.3 335 2 1 7.9 4.3
7500 4.2 39.6 015 6 3 4.7 2.6 | 3.0 37.4 335 2 1 8.1 4.4
7250 4.5 40.1 020 7 3 3.9 2.2 | 3.6 38.5 340 1 1 8.7 4.8
7000 4.7 40.5 020 8 4 3.3 1.8 | 4.3 39.7 345 2 1 9.5 5.2
6750 4.9 40.8 020 8 4 3.2 1.7 | 5.1 41.2 345 2 1 10.0 5.5
6500 5.1 41.2 020 9 4 3.3 1.8 | 5.8 42.4 350 1 1 9.6 5.3
6250 5.3 41.5 020 9 5 3.2 1.8 | 6.5 43.7 355 2 1 9.1 5.0
6000 5.5 41.9 020 9 4 4.2 2.3 | 7.2 45.0 360 2 1 9.4 5.1
5750 5.9 42.6 020 8 4 6.0 3.3 | 7.9 46.2 005 2 1 9.9 5.4
5500 6.4 43.5 020 8 4 7.9 4.3 | 8.6 47.5 010 2 1 10.1 5.6
5250 7.1 44.8 020 8 4 9.0 4.9 | 9.4 48.9 015 2 1 10.7 5.9
5000 7.7 45.9 020 8 4 8.3 4.6 | 10.2 50.4 020 2 1 9.2 5.0
4750 8.3 46.9 020 8 4 9.4 5.2 | 10.8 51.4 025 2 1 9.2 5.0
4500 9.1 48.4 020 8 4 10.7 5.9 | 11.6 52.9 025 2 1 10.9 6.0
4250 9.9 49.8 020 7 4 10.1 5.5 | 12.3 54.1 030 2 1 9.5 5.2
4000 10.7 51.3 020 7 4 11.3 6.2 | 13.1 55.6 030 2 1 13.3 7.3
3750 11.6 52.9 025 6 3 14.8 8.1 | 14.4 57.9 035 2 1 21.9 12.0
04/30/2025 at 1500 MDT | 04/30/2025 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +7.3 LI... +2.1 | CAPE... +3.5 LI... +3.3
CINH... -1.8 K Index... +25.3' | CINH... -12.2 K Index... +22.6'
|
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 -55.4 -67.7 250 11 6 1.0 0.5 | -55.4 -67.7 250 11 6 1.2 0.6
45000 -54.0 -65.2 255 11 6 0.8 0.4 | -53.5 -64.3 245 12 6 1.0 0.6
40000 -54.6 -66.3 240 13 7 -0.4 -0.2 | -53.1 -63.6 240 16 8 0.3 0.1
38000 -54.9 -66.8 235 14 7 -1.1 -0.6 | -53.5 -64.3 240 17 9 -2.4 -1.3
36000 -55.7 -68.3 240 15 7 -1.1 -0.6 | -54.9 -66.8 240 19 10 -2.4 -1.3
34000 -55.8 -68.4 245 15 8 7.9 4.3 | -55.9 -68.6 245 20 10 7.6 4.2
32000 -51.2 -60.2 250 15 8 7.8 4.3 | -51.3 -60.3 240 20 10 7.7 4.2
30000 -46.4 -51.5 255 15 8 8.6 4.7 | -46.7 -52.1 235 19 10 8.7 4.8
29000 -43.9 -47.0 255 14 7 8.5 4.7 | -44.1 -47.4 235 19 10 8.6 4.7
28000 -41.3 -42.3 250 14 7 8.5 4.7 | -41.5 -42.7 240 20 10 8.6 4.7
27000 -38.8 -37.8 250 13 7 8.5 4.7 | -39.0 -38.2 240 20 10 8.6 4.7
26000 -36.3 -33.3 250 13 7 8.5 4.7 | -36.4 -33.5 240 19 10 8.7 4.8
25000 -33.7 -28.7 250 13 6 8.5 4.7 | -33.8 -28.8 240 19 10 8.7 4.8
24000 -31.2 -24.2 255 12 6 8.5 4.7 | -31.2 -24.2 240 18 10 8.8 4.8
23000 -28.7 -19.7 255 12 6 8.3 4.6 | -28.7 -19.7 245 18 9 7.9 4.4
22000 -25.6 -14.1 255 11 6 8.3 4.6 | -26.4 -15.5 245 17 9 8.0 4.4
21000 -23.2 -9.8 255 11 6 7.7 4.2 | -23.5 -10.3 245 16 8 7.4 4.1
20000 -21.0 -5.8 255 11 6 7.5 4.1 | -21.3 -6.3 250 15 7 7.2 4.0
19500 -19.9 -3.8 255 11 6 7.5 4.1 | -20.3 -4.5 250 14 7 7.2 4.0
19000 -18.8 -1.8 255 11 6 7.5 4.1 | -19.2 -2.6 250 14 7 7.2 4.0
18500 -17.7 0.1 255 12 6 7.2 4.0 | -18.1 -0.6 255 13 7 7.1 3.9
18000 -16.7 1.9 255 11 6 6.8 3.7 | -17.1 1.2 255 13 7 6.8 3.8
17500 -15.7 3.7 250 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -16.1 3.0 260 12 6 6.9 3.8
17000 -14.7 5.5 250 11 6 6.3 3.5 | -15.1 4.8 265 12 6 6.8 3.7
16500 -13.8 7.2 245 11 6 6.4 3.5 | -14.1 6.6 265 12 6 6.8 3.8
16000 -12.8 9.0 245 11 6 6.3 3.5 | -13.1 8.4 270 12 6 6.1 3.3
15500 -11.9 10.6 240 11 6 6.3 3.5 | -12.3 9.9 275 12 6 5.7 3.2
15000 -11.0 12.2 240 11 6 6.3 3.5 | -11.5 11.3 280 11 6 5.5 3.0
14500 -10.1 13.8 240 11 6 6.2 3.4 | -10.7 12.7 285 11 6 5.1 2.8
14000 -9.2 15.4 240 11 6 6.2 3.4 | -9.9 14.2 290 11 5 5.1 2.8
13500 -8.3 17.1 240 11 5 6.3 3.5 | -9.2 15.4 295 10 5 5.1 2.8
13000 -7.4 18.7 240 10 5 6.3 3.5 | -8.4 16.9 300 10 5 5.1 2.8
12500 -6.5 20.3 240 9 5 5.8 3.2 | -7.7 18.1 305 9 5 5.3 2.9
12000 -5.6 21.9 240 8 4 6.0 3.3 | -6.9 19.6 310 9 5 5.3 2.9
11500 -4.8 23.4 240 8 4 5.4 3.0 | -6.1 21.0 315 9 5 5.4 3.0
11000 -4.0 24.8 240 7 4 5.5 3.0 | -5.4 22.3 315 9 5 5.4 3.0
10500 -3.2 26.2 240 7 4 5.4 3.0 | -4.6 23.7 320 9 5 5.9 3.2
10250 -2.9 26.8 240 7 4 5.4 3.0 | -4.1 24.6 320 9 5 5.8 3.2
10000 -2.5 27.5 240 7 3 5.4 3.0 | -3.7 25.3 325 10 5 5.9 3.2
9750 -2.1 28.2 240 7 3 5.2 2.9 | -3.3 26.1 325 10 5 6.1 3.3
9500 -1.7 28.9 240 6 3 5.1 2.8 | -2.8 27.0 325 10 5 6.2 3.4
9250 -1.4 29.5 240 6 3 5.2 2.8 | -2.4 27.7 330 10 5 6.2 3.4
9000 -1.0 30.2 245 6 3 5.1 2.8 | -1.9 28.6 330 10 5 6.2 3.4
8750 -0.6 30.9 245 6 3 4.8 2.7 | -1.5 29.3 330 10 5 6.1 3.3
8500 0.1 32.2 250 6 3 4.7 2.6 | -1.0 30.2 335 10 5 6.1 3.3
8250 0.4 32.7 250 5 3 5.1 2.8 | -0.6 30.9 335 10 5 6.2 3.4
8000 0.8 33.4 255 5 3 5.7 3.1 | -0.2 31.6 335 10 5 5.7 3.1
7750 1.2 34.2 255 5 2 5.8 3.2 | 0.2 32.4 335 10 5 5.3 2.9
7500 1.6 34.9 260 4 2 5.9 3.2 | 1.0 33.8 340 10 5 5.6 3.1
7250 2.0 35.6 265 3 2 5.6 3.1 | 1.4 34.5 340 10 5 5.9 3.3
7000 2.4 36.3 275 3 1 6.1 3.4 | 1.9 35.4 340 9 5 7.2 4.0
6750 2.9 37.2 285 3 1 7.0 3.8 | 2.5 36.5 345 9 5 9.2 5.1
6500 3.4 38.1 300 2 1 7.2 3.9 | 3.1 37.6 345 9 4 8.3 4.6
6250 4.0 39.2 320 2 1 7.2 4.0 | 3.7 38.7 345 8 4 6.9 3.8
6000 4.5 40.1 335 3 1 7.5 4.1 | 4.2 39.6 350 8 4 8.2 4.5
5750 5.1 41.2 345 3 1 7.4 4.1 | 4.8 40.6 355 8 4 8.2 4.5
5500 5.5 41.9 350 3 2 6.1 3.3 | 5.3 41.5 355 7 4 6.6 3.6
5250 6.0 42.8 360 4 2 5.3 2.9 | 5.8 42.4 360 7 3 5.9 3.2
5000 6.4 43.5 005 5 3 6.0 3.3 | 6.2 43.2 360 6 3 7.3 4.0
4750 6.8 44.2 005 5 3 5.9 3.3 | 6.8 44.2 005 6 3 7.5 4.1
4500 7.2 45.0 005 6 3 5.6 3.1 | 7.3 45.1 005 5 3 6.3 3.5
4250 7.6 45.7 010 6 3 5.0 2.7 | 7.8 46.0 010 5 2 6.6 3.6
4000 8.0 46.4 010 7 4 8.5 4.6 | 8.3 46.9 010 4 2 8.6 4.7
3750 8.9 48.0 010 6 3 15.9 8.7 | 9.0 48.2 010 3 2 12.0 6.6
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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