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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1240 AM CDT Fri May 1 2026

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         612 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...330/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...340/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...350/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...360/06 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...010/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...350/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...340/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+12.
                                     8 AM...+11.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...-490 FT.
                                     8 AM...-206 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 6 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         800 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 8000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...290/05 mph.
                    8 PM...280/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...290/12 mph.
                    8 PM...290/07 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

$$

Jaja