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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

1243 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026



...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...



...FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          815 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...220/05 mph.

                                     8 PM...070/02 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...230/07 mph.

                                     8 PM...070/06 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...160/11 mph.

                                     1000ft...170/14 mph.

                                     2000ft...180/15 mph.

                                     3000ft...230/17 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...-8.

                                     8 PM...-9.



    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2806 FT.

                                     8 PM...2518 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities,

                                     40 percent chance of precipitation,

                                     including thunderstorms. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        615 AM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,

                    90 percent chance of precipitation,

                    including thunderstorms. 

    Surface Wind:   6 AM...130/03 mph.

                    8 AM...130/03 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...150/08 mph.

                    8 AM...150/10 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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Pfahler