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AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1129 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 449 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 2 PM...150/06 MPH.  
4 PM...150/07 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 2 PM...170/09 MPH.  
4 PM...160/08 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 3 PM): 500FT...160/12 MPH.  
1000FT...160/14 MPH.  
2000FT...170/16 MPH.  
3000FT...170/20 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 2 PM...+10.  
4 PM...+9.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 2 PM...766 FT.  
4 PM...664 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 722 AM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 1000 FEET AGL,  
80 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...220/15G23 MPH.  
9 AM...270/15G23 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...250/22 MPH.  
9 AM...290/24 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 

 
 
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