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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

323 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         702 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...210/07G15 mph.

                                     9 AM...220/08G17 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...220/15 mph.

                                     9 AM...230/15 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0313 AM):  1000ft...190/39 mph.

                                     2000ft...210/51 mph.

                                     3000ft...210/49 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...230/23 mph.

                                     1000ft...240/42 mph.

                                     2000ft...240/41 mph.

                                     3000ft...230/32 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+2.

                                     9 AM...-1.



    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1469 FT.

                                     9 AM...1930 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:         716 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities,

                    20 percent chance of precipitation,

                    including thunderstorms. 

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...350/18G30 mph.

                    7 PM...360/22G37 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...350/26 mph.

                    7 PM...360/33 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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