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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
229 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          609 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...080/12 mph.
                                     6 PM...080/10 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...090/13 mph.
                                     6 PM...090/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...080/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...090/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...130/20 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+4.
                                     6 PM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...1581 FT.
                                     6 PM...1229 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        636 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles,
                    40 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...100/05 mph.
                    9 AM...110/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...130/08 mph.
                    9 AM...130/12 mph.

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

$$

Carney