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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
322 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         618 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...200/01 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...200/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0305 AM):  1000ft...070/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/06 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...230/03 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/02 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/12 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+4.
                                     8 AM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1145 FT.
                                     8 AM...1512 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy river valley fog as low
                                     as 1 mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         752 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...190/05 mph.
                    7 PM...130/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...220/06 mph.
                    7 PM...130/07 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.

$$

Gosselin