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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

202 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          805 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...020/07G15 mph.

                                     8 PM...020/05 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...030/15 mph.

                                     8 PM...040/13 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...360/05 mph.

                                     1000ft...010/10 mph.

                                     2000ft...010/17 mph.

                                     3000ft...010/27 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...+13.

                                     8 PM...+13.



    Density Altitude:                6 PM...487 FT.

                                     8 PM...430 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,

                                     90 percent chance of precipitation,

                                     including thunderstorms. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        605 AM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities,

                    30 percent chance of precipitation. 

    Surface Wind:   6 AM...320/05G14 mph.

                    8 AM...330/05G13 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...360/07 mph.

                    8 AM...360/07 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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Carney