Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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FNUS53 KILX 090936
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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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