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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
232 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026

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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         555 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...230/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...240/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0226 AM):  1000ft...190/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/21 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...230/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+1.
                                     8 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...567 FT.
                                     8 AM...925 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog less than 1 mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         802 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 11000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...260/06 mph.
                    8 PM...220/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...260/12 mph.
                    8 PM...230/08 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.

$$

Gosselin