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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

1238 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          720 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...280/05 mph.

                                     7 PM...310/03 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...280/06 mph.

                                     7 PM...310/05 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...310/04 mph.

                                     1000ft...310/04 mph.

                                     2000ft...300/04 mph.

                                     3000ft...280/05 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...+2.

                                     7 PM...+3.



    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2186 FT.

                                     7 PM...1828 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        712 AM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   7 AM...220/06 mph.

                    9 AM...240/06 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...240/10 mph.

                    9 AM...250/12 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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Carney