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 030823
FWFILX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
223 AM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
.DISCUSSION...
The combination of shallow mixing and weak transport winds will
result in poor ventilation into next work week. The best chance
(50-60%) for beneficial rainfall during the next 7 days will
arrive Thursday into Friday.
ILZ027>031-036>038-041100-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
223 AM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 33 (+3) 16 (-7) 34
RH % (24h trend) 44 (-27) 93 (+16) 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2180 1680
1700ft Mixing Temp 32 39
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 8 S 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 17440 11760
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 72 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 82 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
ILZ040>043-047>053-041100-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton,
Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
Taylorville, and Decatur
223 AM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 35 (+2) 18 (-6) 37
RH % (24h trend) 40 (-26) 86 (+10) 51
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2350 1760
1700ft Mixing Temp 35 42
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 8 S 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 18800 10560
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 81 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
$$
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-041100-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
223 AM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 34 (+2) 16 (-8) 36
RH % (24h trend) 42 (-27) 85 (+5) 50
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2080 1820
1700ft Mixing Temp 34 38
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 8 S 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 16640 12740
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 72 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 85 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
$$
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-041100-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
223 AM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (+1) 20 (-7) 38
RH % (24h trend) 44 (-16) 77 (-3) 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2120 1860
1700ft Mixing Temp 37 41
Transport Wnd (mph) N 7 S 2
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 14840 3720
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum RH 71 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs around 60. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
$$
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