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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
351 AM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         552 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...350/01 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...020/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...050/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0347 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...290/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...300/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-5.
                                     8 AM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2059 FT.
                                     8 AM...2341 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 8000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 2000 feet AGL,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...070/05 mph.
                    8 PM...070/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...080/07 mph.
                    8 PM...080/06 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.

$$

Pfahler