Tomorrows looks like a great day for flying
Launch update for 8/22/2026
Forecast for tomorrow’s launch 8/22/2026
7am – Sunny 69° (feel like 71°) 5mph NW
9am – Sunny 75° (feel like 76°) 6mph NW
11am – Sunny 81° (feel like 84°) 7mph NNW
1pm – Sunny 84° (feel like 86°) 8mph NNW
3pm – Sunny 86° (feel like 88°) 9mph NNW
5pm – Sunny 86° (feel like 88°) 8mph NNW
We should be good for Saturday
7am – Partly Cloudy 71° (feel like 73°) SW 3mph wind
9am – Partly Cloudy 76° (feel like 80°) WSW 4mph wind
11am – Partly Cloudy 82° (feel like 87°) W 4mph wind
1pm – Sunny 86° (feel like 93°) WNW 4mph wind
3pm – Sunny 89° (feel like 97°) WNW 4mph wind
5pm – Sunny 90° (feel like 98°) S 3mph wind
With the forecast for Showers on Friday and Thunderstorms for Saturday SLRA is cancelling the Buder Park Launch for this weekend. The next launch is scheduled for Saturday 8/8/2026.
Forecast for tomorrow’s launch
Sunday hourly:
7am – Mostly Sunny 70° (feel like 74°) N 6mph
9am – Sunny 79° (feel like 83°) N 7mph
11am – Mostly Sunny 82° (feel like 92°) NNE 8mph
1pm – Moslty Sunny 86° (feel like 97°) NNE 9mph
3pm – Partly Sunny 89° (feel like 96°) NNE 9mph 5pm – Partly Sunny 87° (feel like 91°) NNE 9mph
Buder Park Launch update for 7/11/2026. With weather calling for storms, We are moving the Buder Park Launch event to Sunday 7/12/2026. Setup will be 8:30-9:00 with rocket launches to follow.
Sunday forecast: Partly cloudy. High around 90°F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
Launch update for 6/27/2026
With weather looking better for Sunday, SLRA is moving the event to Sunday 6/28/2026.
Forecast:
Saturday - 30% chances of showers at 8am and 9am and again throughout the afternoon.
Sunday hourly:
7am – Hazy 73° 2mph
9am – Partly Cloudy 83° 2mph
11am – Mostly Sunny 89° 4mph
1pm – Sunny 93° 4mph
3pm – Sunny 94° 5mph
5pm – Sunny 92° 5mph
We have a Model Rocket launch scheduled for Saturday 6/27/2026. At this time, the forecast is good but will need to keep an eye on the weather. At this point it still looks good and we do have Sunday as a backup.
9 am Cloudy 75° 3 mph NNE
10 am Mostly Cloudy 76° 3 mph ENE
11 am Mostly Cloudy 78° 4 mph E
12 pm Cloudy 79° 3 mph S
1 pm Cloudy 79° 4 mph SSW
2 pm Cloudy 80° 4 mph SSE
3 pm Mostly Cloudy 81° 5 mph SSW
4 pm Mostly Cloudy 81° 5 mph SSW
5 pm Mostly Cloudy 81° 5 mph S
Due to predicted thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday we are cancelling the June 13th Buder Park launch.
Forcast for Valley Park, MO:
Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
This Saturday’s low power launch at Buder Park is a GO
8:30 am set time. launch will commence upon completion of setup (ETA 9:00am)
The forecast for Valley Park is Mostly Cloudy:
8:00 am 63 degrees 2mph NW wind
10:00 am 68 degrees 3mph NW wind
12:00 noon 72 degrees 3mph NW wind
2:00 pm 75 degrees 3mph NW wind
Note - the launch will starting around Noon/setup at 11:3am.