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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

141 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          714 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...270/10G20 mph.

                                     7 PM...300/06 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...280/20 mph.

                                     7 PM...310/10 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0128 PM):  1000ft...250/16 mph.

                                     2000ft...270/17 mph.

                                     3000ft...280/20 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...290/14 mph.

                                     1000ft...290/17 mph.

                                     2000ft...290/18 mph.

                                     3000ft...290/21 mph.



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

                                     7 PM...+2.



    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2529 FT.

                                     7 PM...2055 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        703 AM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   7 AM...080/03 mph.

                    9 AM...120/05 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...110/08 mph.

                    9 AM...120/07 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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