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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 THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



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



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          808 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...160/06 mph.

                                     8 PM...130/03 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...180/10 mph.

                                     8 PM...140/09 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1239 PM):  1000ft...140/10 mph.

                                     2000ft...150/08 mph.

                                     3000ft...170/13 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...190/11 mph.

                                     1000ft...190/12 mph.

                                     2000ft...200/13 mph.

                                     3000ft...230/13 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...-4.

                                     8 PM...-5.



    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2617 FT.

                                     8 PM...2379 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities,

                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,

                                     including thunderstorms. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        607 AM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,

                    80 percent chance of precipitation,

                    including thunderstorms. 

    Surface Wind:   6 AM...220/03 mph.

                    8 AM...250/03 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...220/09 mph.

                    8 AM...230/09 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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Pfahler