490  
SXUS43 KLSX 302115  
RECSTL  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
315 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 521 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...350/10 MPH.  
5 PM...350/09G16 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...350/16 MPH.  
5 PM...350/13 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0304 PM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...MISSING.  
3000FT...MISSING.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 4 PM): 500FT...340/17 MPH.  
1000FT...340/17 MPH.  
2000FT...350/17 MPH.  
3000FT...360/15 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...+20.  
5 PM...+19.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...-2741 FT.  
5 PM...-2821 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 4000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 708 AM.  
WEATHER: A FEW CLOUDS AROUND 6000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...320/09G18 MPH.  
9 AM...320/12G21 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...340/15 MPH.  
9 AM...330/20 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 

 
 
THIS FORECAST IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT PHONE NUMBER 636-441-8467  
EXT 5.  
 

 
 
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