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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         559 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...210/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...210/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0250 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...270/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...270/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-8.
                                     8 AM...-8.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2282 FT.
                                     8 AM...2517 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         817 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms,
                    hot--reduced buoyancy.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...220/07 mph.
                    8 PM...210/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...230/12 mph.
                    8 PM...220/08 mph.

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

&&

This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467
ext 5.

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Elmore