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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
328 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         632 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...200/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...230/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...220/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...240/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0319 AM):  1000ft...230/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...240/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-1.
                                     9 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...2183 FT.
                                     9 AM...2466 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         728 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    hot--reduced buoyancy.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...190/06 mph.
                    7 PM...170/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...200/10 mph.
                    7 PM...180/08 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.

$$

Britt