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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
413 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         551 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...250/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...260/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...270/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...270/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0402 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...260/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...270/24 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/31 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1890 FT.
                                     8 AM...2173 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         824 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...270/09 mph.
                    8 PM...270/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...270/14 mph.
                    8 PM...270/09 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