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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
407 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         623 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...310/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...330/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...340/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...350/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0348 AM):  1000ft...330/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...010/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/14 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...340/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...330/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+6.
                                     9 AM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1037 FT.
                                     9 AM...1462 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         few clouds around 5000 feet AGL. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         745 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities. 
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...330/07 mph.
                    7 PM...350/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...330/08 mph.
                    7 PM...360/06 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.

$$

Carney