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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

1239 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          713 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...200/06 mph.

                                     7 PM...170/05 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...210/10 mph.

                                     7 PM...190/07 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1227 PM):  1000ft...170/12 mph.

                                     2000ft...190/13 mph.

                                     3000ft...220/20 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...200/13 mph.

                                     1000ft...200/14 mph.

                                     2000ft...210/14 mph.

                                     3000ft...230/16 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...+1.

                                     7 PM...+2.



    Density Altitude:                5 PM...1730 FT.

                                     7 PM...1374 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        705 AM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   7 AM...230/05 mph.

                    9 AM...240/06 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...250/08 mph.

                    9 AM...260/09 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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Carney