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FNUS53 KILX 290820
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
320 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
DISCUSSION
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SUPPORT FAVORABLE VENT RATES EACH DAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE THEN FORECAST DURING
THE MIDDLE- TO- LATE WEEK TIMEFRAME.
ILZ027>031-036>038-292130-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
320 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (+16) 52 (+17) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-10) 79 (+15) 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 G22 S 9 G20 S 10 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 G21 S 9 G20 SW 13 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4060 4300
1700FT MIXING TEMP 58 69
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 SW 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 93380 111800
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WARMER. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ040>043-047>053-292130-
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
320 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (+16) 54 (+18) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-8) 75 (+12) 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 G20 S 9 G20 S 12 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 G20 S 10 G21 SW 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4130 4600
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 71
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 SW 28
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 94990 128800
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-292130-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
320 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+14) 53 (+18) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-13) 78 (+7) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 G20 S 9 G19 S 12 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 13 G21 S 10 G20 SW 16 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4380 3980
1700FT MIXING TEMP 57 69
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 SW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 105120 119400
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-292130-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
320 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+14) 54 (+19) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-8) 85 (+20) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 6 G17 S 8 G18 S 12 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 G20 S 9 G20 SW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 3790
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 69
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 SW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 108000 113700
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MJA
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