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Spot Forecast for Shick Shack...IDNR
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
902 AM CST Wed Jan 21 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on January 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (217) 732-3089 if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Breezy winds out of the west can be expected today with temperatures
rising above the freezing mark. Expect gusts of 20 to 30 mph at times
today. Another cold front late this evening will bring another period
of gusty winds. Temps will only warm into the lower to mid 30s
Thursday, but breezy conditions will persist.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Temperature.........32 at ignition...Max 38.
RH..................66 percent at ignition...Min 47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds west at 13 mph at ignition...
                    otherwise West winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts
                    20 to 26 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 to 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor /15500 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...Good
                    /73900 knot-ft/.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........18  15  12  8   7   6   5   8   12
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............32  33  34  35  37  38  38  36  34
RH..............66  61  58  55  50  48  48  52  56
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..13  13  13  16  16  16  17  17  17
20 FT wind gust.21  21  21  26  26  26  26  26  26
Mix hgt (kft)...1.1 1.8 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 2.4 0.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW
Transp wind spd.16  18  21  21  23  24  25  24  18
Vrate kt-ft/1K..16  29  47  55  66  74  73  51  8
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  FR  PR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Temperature.........Min 19.
RH..................Max 71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 31 mph in
                    the evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 16
                    to 25 mph in the late evening and overnight,
                    then decreasing to 10 to 14 mph after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (9000 knot-ft).

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........16  19  22  25  20  15  10  10  10  10  10  10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............33  32  32  32  30  28  25  23  22  22  21  20
RH..............58  61  61  61  60  60  65  68  71  68  68  67
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..17  17  17  18  18  18  15  15  15  9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.31  31  31  31  31  31  28  28  28  16  16  16
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
Transp wind spd.20  21  25  25  25  24  22  22  16  14  13  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9   14  27  27  35  35  33  33  22  18  15  9
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Temperature.........Max 33.
RH..................Min 38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 17 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6600 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to Fair (59900 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  20  24  30  29  42  55  59  62  66  68  69
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............20  19  19  22  24  27  30  31  32  33  32  31
RH..............67  67  64  62  54  48  42  41  39  38  41  45
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.12  12  12  14  14  14  14  14  14  13  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 2.8 1.6
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.9   8   10  13  14  15  16  17  17  17  15  12
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7   7   10  20  28  38  49  55  59  60  36  16
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  FR  PR  PR

$$
Forecaster...37
Requested by...Ray Geroff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600770.0/ILX
.DELDT 01/21/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ray.geroff@illinois.gov