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
223 PM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Southwest winds will increase tonight, with some gusts of 25-30 mph
in eastern Illinois continuing into Tuesday. The main period of
stronger winds will be Tuesday night into Wednesday, gusting
30-40 mph, as winds shift toward the northwest. Dry weather is
expected to prevail on Tuesday, with rain showers Tuesday night
most likely near and north of I-74.


ILZ027>031-036>038-091015-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
223 PM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      17 (+14)     40 (+15)     31           38
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+11)     83 (+18)     100          77
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  6 G17     SW  9 G23    SW 15 G29    W 20 G34
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S 10 G23     SW  9 G20    W 19 G33     NW 16 G34
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.01
Precip Duration                                 6            3
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1070                      3000
1700ft Mixing Temp                 44                        33
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      NW 28
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 18190                     84000
Vent Rate Category                 Poor                      Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 18.
Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 77 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 16.
Highs in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 78 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 3. Highs around
12. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1. Highs around 18. Minimum
RH 60 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 7. Highs in the upper 20s.
Minimum RH 78 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ040>042-047>052-091015-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Beardstown,
Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
and Taylorville
223 PM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      19 (+10)     43 (+16)     33           40
RH % (24h trend)      94 (+9)      77 (+15)     97           67
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         SW  9 G19    SW 15 G26    W 19 G33
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9 G18     SW  9 G18    W 17 G30     NW 16 G33
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration                                 2            1
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1160                      3390
1700ft Mixing Temp                 47                        35
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      NW 33
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19720                     111870
Vent Rate Category                 Poor                      Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 20.
Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 71 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 6. Highs around
16. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5. Highs in the lower 20s.
Minimum RH 54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ043>046-053>057-061-091015-
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
223 PM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      17 (+6)      41 (+15)     33           42
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+5)      77 (+11)     99           72
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW 11 G23    SW 14 G29    W 20 G35
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9 G19     SW 10 G20    SW 17 G33    NW 18 G35
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.01
Precip Duration                                 2            3
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1430                      3240
1700ft Mixing Temp                 43                        36
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 22                     NW 33
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 31460                     106920
Vent Rate Category                 Poor                      Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs around 30. Minimum RH 75 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 19.
Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 78 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 7. Highs around
15. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 4. Highs around 20. Minimum
RH 59 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs around 30. Minimum
RH 72 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-091015-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
223 PM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      23 (+2)      46 (+14)     36           46
RH % (24h trend)      88 (-4)      63 (-1)      87           63
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW 11 G22    SW 14 G27    W 19 G32
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  7 G19     SW 11 G21    SW 17 G30    NW 17 G32
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    12 AM        Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1990                      4380
1700ft Mixing Temp                 45                        39
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 22                     NW 37
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 43780                     162060
Vent Rate Category                 Fair                      Very Good

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 67 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 71 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 12. Highs in the
lower 20s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs in the mid 20s.
Minimum RH 49 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows around 15.
Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.

$$

Geelhart