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AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
129 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 617 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...300/16G26 MPH.  
6 PM...280/10G20 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...310/25 MPH.  
6 PM...280/15 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0118 PM): 1000FT...310/25 MPH.  
2000FT...310/32 MPH.  
3000FT...310/33 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 5 PM): 500FT...290/25 MPH.  
1000FT...290/28 MPH.  
2000FT...290/30 MPH.  
3000FT...300/31 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...+11.  
6 PM...+14.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...971 FT.  
6 PM...637 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CLEAR SKIES,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 716 AM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR SKIES,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...170/06 MPH.  
9 AM...180/10G20 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...190/10 MPH.  
9 AM...180/16 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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