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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Saint Louis MO

218 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026



...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...



.THIS MORNING...

    Sunrise:                         627 AM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...090/05G12 mph.

                                     8 AM...110/07G15 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...100/12 mph.

                                     8 AM...110/15 mph.



    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...110/23 mph.

                                     1000ft...130/20 mph.

                                     2000ft...170/12 mph.

                                     3000ft...270/20 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+14.

                                     8 AM...+14.



    Density Altitude:                6 AM...-582 FT.

                                     8 AM...-387 FT.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...

    Sunset:         750 PM.

    Weather:        clear skies,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...190/08G16 mph.

                    7 PM...190/07 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...210/16 mph.

                    7 PM...200/10 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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