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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
106 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          728 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...160/06 mph.
                                     7 PM...140/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...180/08 mph.
                                     7 PM...150/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...130/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...140/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...150/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-4.
                                     7 PM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...3488 FT.
                                     7 PM...3248 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet agl,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     hot--reduced buoyancy.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        645 AM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms. low level wind
                    shear possible before 8 AM.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...210/07G15 mph.
                    9 AM...250/09G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...220/14 mph.
                    9 AM...260/15 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

$$

Carney