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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

330 AM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         720 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...090/02 mph.

                                     9 AM...110/02 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...110/03 mph.

                                     9 AM...130/05 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0320 AM):  1000ft...140/10 mph.

                                     2000ft...050/10 mph.

                                     3000ft...020/18 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...110/02 mph.

                                     1000ft...290/02 mph.

                                     2000ft...360/04 mph.

                                     3000ft...310/11 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.

                                     9 AM...+19.



    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-1098 FT.

                                     9 AM...-803 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

    Sunset:         610 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 10000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities,

                    20 percent chance of precipitation. 

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...130/06 mph.

                    6 PM...120/05 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...150/07 mph.

                    6 PM...140/07 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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