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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
247 AM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

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

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         642 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...240/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...270/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...260/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...280/07 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...280/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/07 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/10 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-3.
                                     9 AM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...2194 FT.
                                     9 AM...2755 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         733 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    hot--reduced buoyancy.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...330/03 mph.
                    7 PM...360/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...310/07 mph.
                    7 PM...360/06 mph.

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

$$

Pfahler