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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
257 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 602 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 6 AM...160/06G14 MPH.  
8 AM...160/07G15 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 6 AM...170/10 MPH.  
8 AM...180/13 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0248 AM): 1000FT...160/18 MPH.  
2000FT...170/31 MPH.  
3000FT...180/28 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 7 AM): 500FT...170/21 MPH.  
1000FT...180/22 MPH.  
2000FT...190/20 MPH.  
3000FT...210/16 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 6 AM...+4.  
8 AM...+3.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 6 AM...1621 FT.  
8 AM...1792 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 5000 FEET AGL,  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 813 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 5000 FEET AGL,  
80 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 6 PM...160/12G20 MPH.  
8 PM...160/12 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 6 PM...160/18 MPH.  
8 PM...160/14 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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