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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
416 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         547 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/13G23 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/14G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...190/17 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/21 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0407 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...200/41 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/59 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...190/25 mph.
                                     1000ft...200/33 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/46 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-7.
                                     8 AM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1901 FT.
                                     8 AM...2045 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     60 percent chance of precipitation. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         810 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 10000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms. 
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...190/14G25 mph.
                    8 PM...170/14G23 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...190/21 mph.
                    8 PM...170/17 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

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This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467
ext 5.

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Peine