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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
229 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

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

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         618 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...220/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...220/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0226 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...230/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...240/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/16 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1982 FT.
                                     8 AM...2254 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 11000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         751 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...350/08 mph.
                    7 PM...360/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...350/12 mph.
                    7 PM...350/12 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.

$$

Kimble