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AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
1130 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...
THIS AFTERNOON
SUNSET: 506 PM.
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 3 PM...280/16G25 MPH.
5 PM...290/14G22 MPH.
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 3 PM...280/25 MPH.
5 PM...280/24 MPH.
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 1113 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.
2000FT...290/16 MPH.
3000FT...280/18 MPH.
RAP WINDS (AT 4 PM): 500FT...280/24 MPH.
1000FT...280/26 MPH.
2000FT...280/27 MPH.
3000FT...280/28 MPH.
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 3 PM...+19.
5 PM...+20.
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 3 PM...-2025 FT.
5 PM...-2258 FT.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 4000 FEET AGL,
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
SUNRISE: 717 AM.
WEATHER: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...240/06G13 MPH.
9 AM...230/08G15 MPH.
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...260/14 MPH.
9 AM...250/20 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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