007  
SXUS43 KLSX 131712  
RECSTL  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1212 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNSET: 626 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...040/03 MPH.  
6 PM...040/03 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...190/03 MPH.  
6 PM...040/03 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 1207 PM): 1000FT...040/05 MPH.  
2000FT...350/12 MPH.  
3000FT...360/12 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 5 PM): 500FT...050/03 MPH.  
1000FT...060/03 MPH.  
2000FT...070/03 MPH.  
3000FT...070/04 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...+4.  
6 PM...+4.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...1990 FT.  
6 PM...1735 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 8000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 710 AM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...080/02 MPH.  
9 AM...100/03 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...100/05 MPH.  
9 AM...100/06 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.  
 
 
 
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