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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
254 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         622 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...040/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...060/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...070/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0240 AM):  1000ft...010/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/08 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...090/08 mph.
                                     1000ft...080/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...030/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+5.
                                     9 AM...+3.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1054 FT.
                                     9 AM...1584 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 2 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         746 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...030/05 mph.
                    7 PM...040/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...030/06 mph.
                    7 PM...040/06 mph.

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

&&

This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467
ext 5.

$$

Delia