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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

146 PM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...



.THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:                          716 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...350/16G24 mph.

                                     7 PM...360/21G32 mph.



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

                                     7 PM...360/32 mph.



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0136 PM):  1000ft...240/07 mph.

                                     2000ft...210/07 mph.

                                     3000ft...220/10 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...360/33 mph.

                                     1000ft...360/37 mph.

                                     2000ft...360/37 mph.

                                     3000ft...350/26 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-1.

                                     7 PM...+9.



    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2640 FT.

                                     7 PM...1420 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities,

                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,

                                     including thunderstorms. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        700 AM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   7 AM...010/09G17 mph.

                    9 AM...020/09G17 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...020/20 mph.

                    9 AM...030/21 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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Kimble