SXUS43 KILX 080736 RECILX Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Lincoln IL 136 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026 ...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA... .THIS MORNING... Sunrise: 635 AM. Surface Wind Forecast: 7 AM...230/07G15 mph. 9 AM...250/09 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...240/13 mph. 9 AM...270/16 mph. NWS Doppler Winds (at 0128 AM): 1000ft...MISSING. 2000ft...MISSING. 3000ft...MISSING. RAP Winds (at 8 AM): 500ft...260/28 mph. 1000ft...280/31 mph. 2000ft...300/26 mph. 3000ft...280/28 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 7 AM...+20. 9 AM...+18. Density Altitude: 7 AM...-912 FT. 9 AM...-297 FT. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. .OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON... Sunset: 447 PM. Weather: clear skies, unrestricted visibilities. Surface Wind: 3 PM...290/10G17 mph. 5 PM...290/07 mph. Boundary Wind: 3 PM...300/17 mph. 5 PM...300/12 mph. ...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA... .THIS MORNING... Sunrise: 628 AM. Surface Wind Forecast: 7 AM...230/07G15 mph. 9 AM...250/09 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...240/14 mph. 9 AM...260/17 mph. NWS Doppler Winds (at 0128 AM): 1000ft...MISSING. 2000ft...MISSING. 3000ft...MISSING. RAP Winds (at 8 AM): 500ft...260/28 mph. 1000ft...270/31 mph. 2000ft...280/28 mph. 3000ft...290/30 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 7 AM...+20. 9 AM...+17. Density Altitude: 7 AM...-938 FT. 9 AM...-190 FT. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. .OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON... Sunset: 440 PM. Weather: clear skies, unrestricted visibilities. Surface Wind: 3 PM...270/09G16 mph. 5 PM...280/06 mph. Boundary Wind: 3 PM...290/18 mph. 5 PM...290/12 mph. This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of scheduled issuances. $$ Barnes