Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
073
FNUS53 KLSX 082200
FWFLSX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern/Central MO and Southwest IL
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
A weak cold front will drive showers and a few thunderstorms
through the area this afternoon and evening, with wetting rain
likely in most areas along and south of Highway 36 / I-72. Warm,
dry, and breezy conditions can be expected tomorrow, with deep
mixing and efficient smoke dispersion. Another cold front will
move through the area tomorrow night, bringing some light showers
and a more notable cooling trend Sunday and Monday. Mostly dry
conditions are expected next week, with only a minor chance for
showers Tuesday/Wednesday followed by long-term warming trend
through the end of the week and beyond.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-090900-
Crawford MO-Washington MO-Dent MO-Iron MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Potosi/Salem Ranger District and Salem
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 60 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+5) 83 (+9) 54 70
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 27 (-15) 88 49
Wind 20ft AM(mph) lgt/var lgt/var
Wind 20ft PM(mph) lgt/var lgt/var lgt/var N 4-8 G17
Precip Amount 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration 3 2
1700ft mixing temp 75 65
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 370 7020 400 3190
Transport Wnd (m/s) W 4 W 5 SW 3 NE 7
Transport Wnd (mph) W 9 W 12 SW 6 NE 15
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 280 14170 190 8000
Poor Good Poor Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 29 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. Minimum
RH 34 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 31 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MOZ074-075-085-090900-
Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Madison MO-
Including the cities of Farmington and Fredericktown Ranger
District
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 70 0 0 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+3) 82 (+7) 54 71
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 29 (-12) 88 52
Wind 20ft AM(mph) lgt/var lgt/var
Wind 20ft PM(mph) lgt/var lgt/var lgt/var N 5-9 G17
Precip Amount 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration 4 2
1700ft mixing temp 76 63
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 390 7230 410 2870
Transport Wnd (m/s) W 4 W 5 NW 4 N 7
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 W 12 NW 8 N 16
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 320 14020 200 7540
Poor Good Poor Fair
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 31 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 36 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 36 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 38 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MOZ041-047>050-090900-
Boone MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Including the cities of Columbia, Cedar Creek Ranger District,
Jefferson City, and Fulton
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 70 0 30 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+2) 82 (+13) 53 66
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+21) 36 (-21) 84 42
Wind 20ft AM(mph) SW 3-7 G17 NE 5-9 G18
Wind 20ft PM(mph) lgt/var W 5-9 G18 lgt/var N 5-9 G17
Precip Amount 0.06 0.00 0.02 0.00
Precip Duration 2 1 1
1700ft mixing temp 72 63
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 5640 410 3620
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 5 W 7 N 5 N 7
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 10 W 16 N 10 N 15
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 400 15410 380 10700
Poor Excellent Poor Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-090900-
Montgomery MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Franklin MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Washington, Union, and Sullivan
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+3) 81 (+9) 52 67
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 34 (-14) 85 46
Wind 20ft AM(mph) lgt/var NE 3-7 G17
Wind 20ft PM(mph) lgt/var W 4-8 G18 lgt/var N 4-8 G16
Precip Amount 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 3
1700ft mixing temp 74 63
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 6090 400 3410
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 4 W 7 W 4 NE 7
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 W 16 W 9 NE 15
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 330 15940 280 9420
Poor Excellent Poor Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MOZ061-063-064-090900-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-
Including the cities of Saint Charles and Saint Louis
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (+2) 82 (+9) 54 68
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+19) 34 (-9) 79 40
Wind 20ft AM(mph) lgt/var N 4-8 G15
Wind 20ft PM(mph) lgt/var W 6-10 G17 lgt/var N 5-9
Precip Amount 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 4
1700ft mixing temp 74 63
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 410 6120 420 3330
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 4 W 8 W 5 N 6
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 W 17 W 10 N 14
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 380 17240 390 8130
Poor Excellent Poor Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum
RH 40 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-090900-
Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-
Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-
Including the cities of Vandalia, Centralia, Salem, Chester,
Sparta, Alton, Edwardsville, Belleville, and Cahokia
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 80 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (+4) 80 (+6) 54 68
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+16) 38 (-7) 85 47
Wind 20ft AM(mph) lgt/var N 4-8
Wind 20ft PM(mph) W 3-7 G15 W 6-10 G17 lgt/var N 5-9
Precip Amount 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 6
1700ft mixing temp 73 63
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 390 5930 410 3080
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 4 W 8 NE 5 N 6
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 W 18 NE 10 N 14
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 310 17830 200 7970
Poor Excellent Poor Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-090900-
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-
Audrain MO-Lincoln MO-
Including the cities of Hannibal, Bowling Green, and Mexico
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 40 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (0) 82 (+16) 52 67
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+15) 30 (-28) 77 32
Wind 20ft AM(mph) W 5-9 G19 N 5-9 G18
Wind 20ft PM(mph) lgt/var W 7-11 G22 lgt/var N 5-9 G16
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00
Precip Duration 2 1
1700ft mixing temp 72 61
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 410 6710 410 5590
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 6 W 9 W 5 N 7
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 13 W 20 W 10 N 15
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 400 24630 390 16090
Poor Excellent Poor Excellent
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 39 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
ILZ095>098-090900-
Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-Calhoun IL-
Including the cities of Quincy, Mount Sterling, and Pittsfield
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (0) 82 (+16) 52 67
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+19) 31 (-26) 72 32
Wind 20ft AM(mph) SW 4-8 G17 N 5-9 G16
Wind 20ft PM(mph) lgt/var W 7-11 G20 W 3-7 G15 N 5-9 G15
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
Precip Duration 1
1700ft mixing temp 71 61
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 410 7030 420 5880
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 5 W 9 W 4 N 7
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 12 W 20 W 9 N 15
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 400 25100 390 16680
Poor Excellent Poor Excellent
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 39 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
ILZ058>060-099-090900-
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Jersey IL-
Including the city of Litchfield
459 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 70 0 20 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+2) 79 (+11) 51 65
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+12) 34 (-17) 76 37
Wind 20ft AM(mph) SW 4-8 G16 N 6-10 G15
Wind 20ft PM(mph) SW 3-7 W 8-12 G18 lgt/var N 5-9
Precip Amount 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 2 1 1
1700ft mixing temp 71 62
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 410 5710 400 3950
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 5 W 8 W 5 N 6
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 10 W 18 W 10 N 14
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 440 17550 390 10540
Poor Excellent Poor Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$