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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
342 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...

...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         644 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...150/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...170/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...160/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...180/13 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...180/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...200/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+8.
                                     9 AM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1515 FT.
                                     9 AM...1998 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         728 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    hot--reduced buoyancy.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...160/06 mph.
                    7 PM...150/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...180/09 mph.
                    7 PM...160/09 mph.

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

$$

Pfahler