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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

317 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         712 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...220/06G13 mph.

                                     9 AM...240/07G15 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...230/13 mph.

                                     9 AM...250/14 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...240/25 mph.

                                     1000ft...250/30 mph.

                                     2000ft...260/28 mph.

                                     3000ft...300/25 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+14.

                                     9 AM...+10.



    Density Altitude:                7 AM...605 FT.

                                     9 AM...987 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:         721 PM.

    Weather:        a few clouds around 6000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...290/09G16 mph.

                    7 PM...330/05G12 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...290/17 mph.

                    7 PM...340/09 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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Pfahler