Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
237 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Low pressure developing over the Great Plains today will lift to
the Upper Midwest tonight with showers moving in from the west
this evening and continuing into Tuesday morning. Winds veer to a
southwesterly direction Tuesday.

ILZ027>031-036>038-251015-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
237 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         None
Chance Precip (%)     80           30           40           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      45 (+9)      54 (+3)      31           40
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     83 (-8)      97           47
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  5        Lgt/Var      W 11 G24     W 18 G33
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         W 16 G30     W 18 G34
Precip Amount         0.19         0.01         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration       7            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   12 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1820                      4730
1700ft Mixing Temp                 54                        35
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      NW 35
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 21840                     165550
Vent Rate Category                 Poor                      Very Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with snow likely. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs
in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 85 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 70 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ040>042-047>052-251015-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Beardstown,
Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
and Taylorville
237 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         None
Chance Precip (%)     90           30           20           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      47 (+9)      56 (+3)      32           41
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     78 (-9)      97           42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  5        Lgt/Var      W 10 G23     W 17 G30
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         W 15 G27     W 16 G31
Precip Amount         0.27         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       9            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   12 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1930                      5190
1700ft Mixing Temp                 56                        37
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      NW 31
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 27020                     160890
Vent Rate Category                 Poor                      Very Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 17. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 80 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain, snow and freezing rain.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 69 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 63 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ043>046-053>057-061-251015-
De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-
Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana,
Danville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris,
and Shelbyville
237 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         None
Chance Precip (%)     90           40           30           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      46 (+12)     57 (+5)      32           40
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     82 (-8)      100          46
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  5        Lgt/Var      W  8 G21     W 18 G32
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         W 14 G26     W 17 G33
Precip Amount         0.24         0.01         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration       8            0            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   12 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1770                      4910
1700ft Mixing Temp                 56                        37
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      W 33
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24780                     162030
Vent Rate Category                 Poor                      Very Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain likely. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain, snow and freezing rain.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
73 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-251015-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
237 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         None
Chance Precip (%)     90           40           20           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (+12)     60 (+7)      34           44
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     79 (-13)     100          45
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  7 G19     W 16 G28
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         W 13 G23     W 15 G29
Precip Amount         0.34         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       9            0            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   12 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1810                      5160
1700ft Mixing Temp                 59                        39
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      NW 29
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 25340                     149640
Vent Rate Category                 Poor                      Very Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
30s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper 30s.
Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs
in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 67 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$

MJA