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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

1243 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025



...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...



.THIS AFTERNOON...

    Sunset:                          618 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...130/07G15 mph.

                                     6 PM...120/07G15 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...130/12 mph.

                                     6 PM...110/10 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...150/14 mph.

                                     1000ft...150/16 mph.

                                     2000ft...150/17 mph.

                                     3000ft...170/18 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+11.

                                     6 PM...+11.



    Density Altitude:                4 PM...792 FT.

                                     6 PM...554 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities,

                                     50 percent chance of precipitation. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        729 AM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities,

                    50 percent chance of precipitation. 

    Surface Wind:   7 AM...130/09G21 mph.

                    9 AM...130/09G22 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...130/15 mph.

                    9 AM...130/18 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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