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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
312 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         625 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...210/09G17 mph.
                                     9 AM...210/10G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...220/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...210/20 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0305 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...220/47 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/69 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...210/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/31 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/47 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-3.
                                     9 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1663 FT.
                                     9 AM...1820 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         739 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...210/13G22 mph.
                    7 PM...200/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...220/23 mph.
                    7 PM...210/16 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

&&

This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467
ext 5.

$$

Kimble