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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
424 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         546 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...200/08G16 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/08G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...200/13 mph.
                                     8 AM...210/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0415 AM):  1000ft...280/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...210/22 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/34 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/40 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/43 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-2.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1389 FT.
                                     8 AM...1468 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     90 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         811 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    40 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms. 
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...310/09 mph.
                    8 PM...340/08G15 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...300/13 mph.
                    8 PM...340/12 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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Peine