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AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
1128 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...
..WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THIS AFTERNOON
SUNSET: 442 PM.
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 2 PM...290/14G30 MPH.
4 PM...280/08G24 MPH.
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 2 PM...280/23 MPH.
4 PM...270/17 MPH.
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 1117 AM): 1000FT...300/20 MPH.
2000FT...300/31 MPH.
3000FT...280/39 MPH.
RAP WINDS (AT 3 PM): 500FT...300/18 MPH.
1000FT...300/24 MPH.
2000FT...300/28 MPH.
3000FT...310/38 MPH.
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 2 PM...+10.
4 PM...+9.
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 2 PM...472 FT.
4 PM...346 FT.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 1000 FEET AGL,
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
SUNRISE: 715 AM.
WEATHER: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...300/14G25 MPH.
9 AM...300/12G22 MPH.
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...310/20 MPH.
9 AM...300/18 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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