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
336 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather will prevail across central and southeast Illinois
today with SW winds gusting 20-25mph. A cold front will bring
rain showers tonight, followed by scattered rain and snow showers
on Wednesday. Once the front passes, winds will veer to the NW and
gust 40-50mph by Wednesday morning.

ILZ027>031-036>038-092215-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
336 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Showers      Snow Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      40 (+15)     31 (+13)     36
RH % (24h trend)      79 (+12)     98 (+9)      78
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 10 G22    SW 15 G28    NW 19 G38
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  9 G20    W 18 G33     NW 15 G29
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.01
Precip Duration                    6            2
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1060                      2790
1700ft Mixing Temp    44                        33
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 17                     NW 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    18020                     69750
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper
20s. Minimum RH 75 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 19.
Highs around 30. Minimum RH 78 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Colder. Lows
around 5. Highs around 14. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs around 11.
Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows around 1 below. Highs
in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ040>042-047>052-092215-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Beardstown,
Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
and Taylorville
336 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      44 (+17)     32 (+12)     39
RH % (24h trend)      74 (+10)     89 (+3)      69
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  9 G19    SW 15 G27    W 19 G38
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  9 G20    W 16 G33     NW 15 G28
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration                    2            1
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1090                      3080
1700ft Mixing Temp    47                        35
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 16                     NW 37
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    17440                     113960
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 30s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the lower
20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 10. Highs around
18. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near zero. Highs around 15. Minimum
RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows around 5. Highs around
30. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ043>046-053>057-061-092215-
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
336 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      41 (+15)     34 (+18)     40
RH % (24h trend)      72 (+2)      93 (+3)      75
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 12 G23    SW 15 G29    W 18 G36
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 11 G21    SW 17 G30    NW 16 G29
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.01
Precip Duration                    2            2
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1260                      2850
1700ft Mixing Temp    43                        36
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 21                     NW 28
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    26460                     79800
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 30s. Minimum RH 72 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the lower
20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 9. Highs around
18. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 1 below. Highs around 13.
Minimum RH 56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows around 2. Highs in the
upper 20s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-092215-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
336 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      46 (+14)     38 (+18)     45
RH % (24h trend)      58 (-5)      85 (-13)     65
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 11 G23    SW 15 G27    W 17 G33
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 12 G22    SW 15 G27    NW 16 G28
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.01
Precip Duration                    2            1
Precip Begin                       9 PM         Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2050                      3800
1700ft Mixing Temp    45                        39
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 23                     NW 38
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    47150                     144400
Vent Rate Category    Fair                      Very Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 67 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 16. Highs in the
mid 20s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 6. Highs around 20. Minimum
RH 43 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 9. Highs
around 30. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

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