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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
232 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          744 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...320/12G20 mph.
                                     7 PM...320/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...310/17 mph.
                                     7 PM...320/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0216 PM):  1000ft...310/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...320/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/21 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2276 FT.
                                     7 PM...2083 FT.

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

 
.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        616 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities. 
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...320/03 mph.
                    9 AM...340/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...340/09 mph.
                    9 AM...360/09 mph.

...EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          737 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...310/10G20 mph.
                                     7 PM...300/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...310/16 mph.
                                     7 PM...300/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0216 PM):  1000ft...310/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...320/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-5.
                                     7 PM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2212 FT.
                                     7 PM...1958 FT.

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

 
.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        609 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies. 
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...310/03 mph.
                    9 AM...330/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...340/08 mph.
                    9 AM...350/10 mph.

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

$$

MJA