741  
SXUS43 KLSX 180845  
RECSTL  
 
MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
345 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 714 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...200/07G14 MPH.  
9 AM...210/08G16 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...200/13 MPH.  
9 AM...220/15 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0339 AM): 1000FT...220/26 MPH.  
2000FT...240/40 MPH.  
3000FT...250/38 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...210/23 MPH.  
1000FT...230/36 MPH.  
2000FT...250/40 MPH.  
3000FT...260/36 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+2.  
9 AM...-1.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...1423 FT.  
9 AM...1566 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 9000 FEET AGL,  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 618 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 1000 FEET AGL,  
100 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 4 PM...190/09G17 MPH.  
6 PM...220/08G16 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 4 PM...200/14 MPH.  
6 PM...200/12 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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