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SXUS43 KLSX 181737  
RECSTL  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1237 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 618 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...190/09G17 MPH.  
6 PM...220/08G16 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...200/14 MPH.  
6 PM...200/12 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 1229 PM): 1000FT...190/16 MPH.  
2000FT...220/18 MPH.  
3000FT...250/25 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 5 PM): 500FT...220/13 MPH.  
1000FT...220/20 MPH.  
2000FT...220/23 MPH.  
3000FT...220/26 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...-3.  
6 PM...-2.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...1864 FT.  
6 PM...1664 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
100 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 715 AM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 2000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...300/17G30 MPH.  
9 AM...300/18G31 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...320/28 MPH.  
9 AM...310/29 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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