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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
200 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

...AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          452 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...170/21G35 mph.
                                     5 PM...170/18G30 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...180/29 mph.
                                     5 PM...170/24 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0148 PM):  1000ft...160/31 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/43 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/51 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):              500ft...170/33 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/43 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/48 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/56 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...0.
                                     5 PM...0.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...1888 FT.
                                     5 PM...1710 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     90 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        630 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...220/14G22 mph.
                    9 AM...230/15G24 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...230/20 mph.
                    9 AM...230/22 mph.

...AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          445 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...170/17G30 mph.
                                     5 PM...160/15G28 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...180/28 mph.
                                     5 PM...170/21 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0148 PM):  1000ft...160/31 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/43 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/51 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):              500ft...170/30 mph.
                                     1000ft...180/36 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/41 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/50 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+2.
                                     5 PM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...2195 FT.
                                     5 PM...1996 FT.

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

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        623 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    40 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...180/13G21 mph.
                    9 AM...200/14G22 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...190/21 mph.
                    9 AM...210/22 mph.

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

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