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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

310 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         559 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...010/05 mph.

                                     8 AM...030/06 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...340/14 mph.

                                     8 AM...030/17 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0302 AM):  1000ft...130/14 mph.

                                     2000ft...210/10 mph.

                                     3000ft...220/20 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...010/20 mph.

                                     1000ft...010/24 mph.

                                     2000ft...020/24 mph.

                                     3000ft...350/05 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+5.

                                     8 AM...+11.



    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1059 FT.

                                     8 AM...782 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,

                                     100 percent chance of precipitation,

                                     including thunderstorms. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:         758 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,

                    100 percent chance of precipitation,

                    including thunderstorms. 

    Surface Wind:   6 PM...020/12G21 mph.

                    8 PM...030/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...020/18 mph.

                    8 PM...020/17 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467

ext 5.



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