666  
FNUS53 KILX 301841  
FWFILX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
141 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF I-55 EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON WILL PUSH EAST OF IL BY SUNSET. SOME STORMS IN EASTERN IL  
EAST OF HIGHWAY 51 COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, LARGE HAIL  
AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL USHER IN TONIGHT  
INTO MONDAY, WITH DRY WEATHER LINGERING INTO TUESDAY. GUSTY SOUTH TO  
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND REMAIN  
GUSTY NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS TO DEVELOP DURING  
TUESDAY. FAIR TO GOOD VENT RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.  
 
ILZ027>031-036-037-041-310915-  
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MASON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,  
CANTON, PEKIN, AND HAVANA  
141 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-26) 52 (-17) 30 55  
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (-10) 42 (-27) 90 43  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 G23 NW 10 G18 LGT/VAR E 7 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 12 G23 N 9 LGT/VAR SE 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4160 3220  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 40 44  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 SE 21  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 62400 67620  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
ILZ040-047-049-050-310915-  
SCHUYLER-CASS-SCOTT-MORGAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSHVILLE, BEARDSTOWN, WINCHESTER,  
AND JACKSONVILLE  
141 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-25) 52 (-16) 33 56  
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-15) 43 (-24) 88 41  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G22 NW 10 G18 LGT/VAR SE 7 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 11 G22 N 9 LGT/VAR SE 12 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4180 3410  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 41 48  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 14 SE 23  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 58520 78430  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH  
54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
ILZ042-048-051-052-310915-  
LOGAN-MENARD-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, PETERSBURG, SPRINGFIELD,  
AND TAYLORVILLE  
141 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-25) 52 (-20) 31 56  
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-13) 46 (-21) 90 42  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G22 NW 11 LGT/VAR E 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 12 G22 N 10 LGT/VAR SE 11 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4080 3200  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 41 46  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 SE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61200 64000  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
ILZ038-043-053-310915-  
MCLEAN-DE WITT-MACON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, CLINTON, AND DECATUR  
141 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-25) 49 (-23) 29 55  
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-9) 51 (-21) 90 46  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 G23 NW 12 N 5 E 8  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 12 G23 N 10 E 6 SE 12  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 3070  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 40 43  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 16 SE 23  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 64000 70610  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-310915-  
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,  
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE  
141 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-22) 47 (-25) 29 55  
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-9) 56 (-18) 90 46  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G23 NW 11 N 5 E 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 12 G22 N 11 LGT/VAR E 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 8 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3880 3130  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 41 45  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 17 SE 21  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 65960 65730  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-310915-  
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,  
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE  
141 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-21) 47 (-25) 30 58  
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (-10) 58 (-17) 91 46  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 G21 NW 10 G18 N 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 10 G19 N 10 LGT/VAR E 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 10 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3790 3180  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 43 48  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 16 SE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 60640 63600  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO  
20 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
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