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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
245 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         645 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...200/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...230/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...230/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...250/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0240 AM):  1000ft...320/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/35 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/33 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...240/27 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/21 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-3.
                                     9 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1604 FT.
                                     9 AM...2113 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         706 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms,
                    hot--reduced buoyancy.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...230/06 mph.
                    7 PM...210/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...320/07 mph.
                    7 PM...210/06 mph.

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

&&

This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467
ext 5.

$$

Peine