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SXUS43 KLSX 051737  
RECSTL  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1137 AM CST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 559 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...260/03 MPH.  
6 PM...060/02 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...240/05 MPH.  
6 PM...070/03 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 1126 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...360/06 MPH.  
3000FT...MISSING.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 5 PM): 500FT...200/03 MPH.  
1000FT...220/09 MPH.  
2000FT...230/15 MPH.  
3000FT...240/24 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...+2.  
6 PM...+2.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...1172 FT.  
6 PM...1056 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 626 AM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...170/09G18 MPH.  
9 AM...190/13G22 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...180/15 MPH.  
9 AM...190/22 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 

 
 
THIS FORECAST IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT PHONE NUMBER 636-441-8467  
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