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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

255 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         703 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...100/02 mph.

                                     9 AM...130/03 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...110/09 mph.

                                     9 AM...130/09 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0242 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.

                                     2000ft...130/26 mph.

                                     3000ft...140/24 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...120/22 mph.

                                     1000ft...130/18 mph.

                                     2000ft...180/06 mph.

                                     3000ft...240/08 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+9.

                                     9 AM...+7.



    Density Altitude:                7 AM...376 FT.

                                     9 AM...905 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:         715 PM.

    Weather:        clear skies,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

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

                    7 PM...180/05 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...220/08 mph.

                    7 PM...190/08 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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