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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Lincoln IL

337 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE LINCOLN IL AREA...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         533 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...230/02 mph.

                                     8 AM...250/02 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...250/05 mph.

                                     8 AM...250/03 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0325 AM):  1000ft...310/06 mph.

                                     2000ft...310/07 mph.

                                     3000ft...300/10 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...260/03 mph.

                                     1000ft...290/05 mph.

                                     2000ft...300/07 mph.

                                     3000ft...310/09 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.

                                     8 AM...-4.



    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1370 FT.

                                     8 AM...1961 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 1 mile. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:         830 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   6 PM...210/02 mph.

                    8 PM...200/02 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...220/05 mph.

                    8 PM...200/05 mph.



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE DANVILLE IL AREA...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         526 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...280/02 mph.

                                     8 AM...300/02 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...300/08 mph.

                                     8 AM...320/07 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0325 AM):  1000ft...310/06 mph.

                                     2000ft...310/07 mph.

                                     3000ft...300/10 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...320/11 mph.

                                     1000ft...310/10 mph.

                                     2000ft...310/10 mph.

                                     3000ft...310/12 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-1.

                                     8 AM...-3.



    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1463 FT.

                                     8 AM...2100 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:         823 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities,

                    15 percent chance of thunderstorms. 

    Surface Wind:   6 PM...270/02 mph.

                    8 PM...240/01 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...270/05 mph.

                    8 PM...250/03 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



$$



Erwin