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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1243 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          814 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...120/03 mph.
                                     8 PM...090/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...140/08 mph.
                                     8 PM...090/06 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...110/08 mph.
                                     1000ft...160/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...-8.
                                     8 PM...-8.

    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2463 FT.
                                     8 PM...2308 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        616 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...200/02 mph.
                    8 AM...220/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...220/08 mph.
                    8 AM...240/09 mph.

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

$$

Pfahler