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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
339 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 719 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...120/02 MPH.  
9 AM...130/03 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...140/07 MPH.  
9 AM...150/07 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0326 AM): 1000FT...070/15 MPH.  
2000FT...090/16 MPH.  
3000FT...070/14 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...160/17 MPH.  
1000FT...160/15 MPH.  
2000FT...150/13 MPH.  
3000FT...130/08 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+18.  
9 AM...+16.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...-291 FT.  
9 AM...62 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CLEAR SKIES,  
VISIBILITY IN PATCHY FOG AS LOW AS 2 MILES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 612 PM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR SKIES,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 4 PM...120/05 MPH.  
6 PM...120/03 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 4 PM...130/07 MPH.  
6 PM...120/08 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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