How does weather affect ballooning?
Ballooning is a fair-weather sport, and all flights are 100% weather dependent and at the discretion of the pilot in command. We don’t fly in high winds, near thunderstorms, or when any significant weather is in the area. Anyone who tells you they can guarantee you can fly in a balloon on a certain day or months in advance is pulling a fast one. We check the weather the evening before every flight between 8pm and 9pm. If we determine at that point that it isn’t going to be flyable, we will call you to reschedule your flight. Occasionally all appears well until we meet in the morning and as the sun comes up, so do the winds. If that occurs, we will reschedule at that time. Please call us prior to making the trip if you are coming into town exclusively for this ride so we can take a look at the outlook for your flight day. While most days are flyable, there are some that simply aren’t and we don’t want anyone disappointed. The way we look at it, weather is the one part of this that no on
