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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
211 AM CST THU DEC 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...180/17G31 MPH.  
9 AM...190/18G33 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...190/24 MPH.  
9 AM...190/29 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0203 AM): 1000FT...180/29 MPH.  
2000FT...190/41 MPH.  
3000FT...200/57 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...180/25 MPH.  
1000FT...190/39 MPH.  
2000FT...200/49 MPH.  
3000FT...210/60 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+4.  
9 AM...+3.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...871 FT.  
9 AM...997 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
80 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNSET: 442 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 4000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
SURFACE WIND: 2 PM...280/15G28 MPH.  
4 PM...280/14G26 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 2 PM...280/23 MPH.  
4 PM...270/17 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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