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FNUS53 KILX 280955
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
355 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DISCUSSION
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS, SHOWERS, STRONG WINDS, AND DRASTIC TEMPERATURE
DROPS. STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING
INTO TOMORROW, MAINLY NORTH OF A SCHUYLER TO COLES COUNTY LINE.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP 30 DEGREES IN 3-4 HOURS RIGHT BEHIND THE
FRONT THIS EVENING. GOOD VENT RATES FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS THANKS TO
THE VERY STRONG WINDS.
ILZ027>031-036>038-282215-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
355 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SNOW FLURRIES
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+7) 13 (-35) 22
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-15) 99 (-1) 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 G22 W 22 G38 NW 21 G38
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 15 G34 W 22 G39 NW 18 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.41 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 10 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2350 3290
1700FT MIXING TEMP 61 19
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 38 NW 33
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 89300 108570
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS AROUND 30.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ040>043-047>053-282215-
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
355 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE FLURRIES
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+7) 15 (-37) 24
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (-20) 93 (-7) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 G24 W 21 G36 NW 20 G37
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 16 G34 W 21 G37 NW 17 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2690 3590
1700FT MIXING TEMP 64 21
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 37 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 99530 111290
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-282215-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
355 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS FLURRIES
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+9) 15 (-36) 24
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-10) 95 (-5) 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 11 G25 W 21 G36 W 22 G37
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 16 G34 W 23 G37 NW 18 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2640 3620
1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 21
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 79200 112220
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-282215-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
355 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+9) 18 (-37) 27
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-19) 89 (-11) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 11 G25 W 20 G35 W 19 G35
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 16 G34 W 20 G35 NW 16 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2640 3910
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 24
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 79200 121210
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
COPPLE
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