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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
127 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          437 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           2 PM...170/06 mph.
                                     4 PM...160/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             2 PM...190/08 mph.
                                     4 PM...170/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0109 PM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...230/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...190/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/24 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            2 PM...+12.
                                     4 PM...+11.

    Density Altitude:                2 PM...368 FT.
                                     4 PM...331 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        650 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 1 mile,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...050/07 mph.
                    9 AM...050/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...060/12 mph.
                    9 AM...070/15 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          430 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           2 PM...190/06 mph.
                                     4 PM...170/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             2 PM...200/07 mph.
                                     4 PM...190/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0109 PM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...230/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...210/05 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/25 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            2 PM...+13.
                                     4 PM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                2 PM...247 FT.
                                     4 PM...210 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        643 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 1 mile,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...040/03 mph.
                    9 AM...040/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...030/06 mph.
                    9 AM...040/09 mph.

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

$$

MJA