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FNUS53 KILX 280801
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
301 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
DISCUSSION
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO NORTHWESTERLY BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY,
AND WEAK MIXING WILL LIMIT VENTILATION. ADDITIONAL RAIN OCCURS
TONIGHT, WITH RAINFALL TOTALS GENERALLY BETWEEN 0.25-0.50" SOUTH
OF I-72 (WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH). VENTILATION IMPROVES
ON WEDNESDAY AS NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS INCREASE AND MIXING DEEPENS.
ASIDE FROM A LOW CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN ON THURSDAY, MOSTLY DRY
CONDITIONS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST INTO THE
WEEKEND.
ILZ027>031-036>038-282130-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
301 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (-9) 46 (-4) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-16) 88 (-8) 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 G17 LGT/VAR N 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 N 5 NW 11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3260 7250
1700FT MIXING TEMP 54 54
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 NW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 29340 174000
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM
RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
ILZ040>043-047>053-282130-
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
301 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-11) 46 (-5) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-20) 89 (-9) 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 LGT/VAR N 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 6 N 6 NW 12 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3190 7000
1700FT MIXING TEMP 56 56
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 NW 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 22330 161000
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-282130-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
301 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-5) 48 (-6) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-9) 93 (-4) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 LGT/VAR N 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 6 N 5 NW 12 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3170 6380
1700FT MIXING TEMP 57 55
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 NW 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 25360 140360
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-282130-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
301 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-6) 51 (-6) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-11) 94 (-4) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR N 9 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 NW 11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.57 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3240 5830
1700FT MIXING TEMP 62 59
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 NW 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 19440 128260
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ERWIN
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