895  
SXUS43 KLSX 161805  
RECCOU  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1205 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 512 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 3 PM...280/15G25 MPH.  
5 PM...280/13G26 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 3 PM...280/26 MPH.  
5 PM...290/21 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 4 PM): 500FT...280/18 MPH.  
1000FT...280/25 MPH.  
2000FT...280/26 MPH.  
3000FT...280/28 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 3 PM...+5.  
5 PM...+4.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 3 PM...89 FT.  
5 PM...-207 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 4000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
50 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 725 AM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 4000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...300/14G22 MPH.  
9 AM...300/14G24 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...310/25 MPH.  
9 AM...300/24 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 

 
 
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