530
FNUS53 KLSX 232120
FWFLSX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
BITTER COLD AND VERY DRY AIR IS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTLING INTO
THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING, AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
DAY AND OVERNIGHT TOMORROW ALONG WITH BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS. BETWEEN TOMORROW MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON, A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATING SNOW, WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MISSOURI AND
ILLINOIS. SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER ON THE GROUND FOR SEVERAL DAYS,
AS TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BRIEFLY MODERATE TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
ROUND OF COLD AIR ARRIVES WEDNESDAY AND LINGERS THE REST OF THE
WORK WEEK.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-241000-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 100 100 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 0 (-13) 12 (-7) 5 16
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+11) 28 (+5) 95 67
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 5-9 G21 N 3-7 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 6-10 G22 NE 4-8 G19 NE 3-7 G18 N 4-8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.25 0.38 0.21
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 11 7
1700FT MIXING TEMP 9 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1770 1990 1220 2010
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 8 NE 8 N 7 N 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 17 N 16 N 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3040 6470 1620 7440
POOR FAIR POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 18.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-241000-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 100 100 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 1 (-12) 13 (-6) 7 16
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-1) 28 (+4) 96 68
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 7-11 G22 N 7-11 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 9-13 G23 NE 7-11 G20 NE 6-10 G19 N 8-12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.26 0.38 0.25
PRECIP DURATION 1 10 11 7
1700FT MIXING TEMP 10 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1810 2040 1190 1980
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 8 NE 8 N 8 N 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 NE 18 N 17 N 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3610 6530 1800 7520
POOR FAIR POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 1 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 18.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS AROUND 30.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-241000-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 90 90 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 0 (-8) 9 (-3) 5 16
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+11) 29 (+6) 97 68
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 7-11 G18 N 5-9 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 8-12 G19 NE 6-10 G17 NE 4-8 G15 N 6-10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.22 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 0 8 11 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 7 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2150 2250 1270 2360
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 8 E 8 N 6 N 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 17 N 14 N 17
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4240 6460 2030 6710
POOR FAIR POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 16.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-241000-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 100 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 0 (-9) 11 (-2) 6 15
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-6) 29 (+4) 99 70
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 6-10 G18 N 5-9 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 7-11 G18 NE 5-9 G17 NE 4-8 G15 N 6-10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.27 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 7 11 7
1700FT MIXING TEMP 8 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2160 2330 1400 2140
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 7 NE 7 N 7 N 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 16 N 16 N 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4080 6590 2110 6900
POOR FAIR POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 16.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-241000-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 100 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 1 (-7) 11 (-1) 8 16
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-15) 28 (+4) 96 70
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 7-11 G17 N 6-10 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 7-11 G18 NE 6-10 G16 NE 5-9 N 7-11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.26 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 6 10 11
1700FT MIXING TEMP 8 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2320 2280 1460 2190
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 N 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 15 NE 14 NE 14 N 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4300 5600 1590 7050
POOR MARGINAL POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS AROUND 16.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-241000-
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
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 100 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 1 (-9) 12 (-1) 9 16
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-18) 28 (+2) 96 77
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 8-12 G18 N 8-12 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) N 8-12 G19 NE 7-11 G17 NE 6-10 G16 N 9-13 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.12 0.30 0.25
PRECIP DURATION 6 10 11
1700FT MIXING TEMP 11 19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1980 2190 1290 1970
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 7 E 7 NE 8 N 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 E 16 NE 17 N 22
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3510 6600 2030 7290
POOR FAIR POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 1 BELOW.
HIGHS AROUND 14. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS AROUND
30. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS AROUND 18.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS AROUND 20.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-241000-
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
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) -2 (-2) 9 (+4) 3 14
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (+4) 32 (+6) 95 67
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 6-10 G17 N 6-10 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 7-11 G18 NE 5-9 G16 NE 4-8 G15 N 6-10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.13 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 5 10 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 5 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2090 2150 1210 2390
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 6 E 6 N 7 N 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 14 E 14 N 15 N 17
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 2890 5260 1390 7050
POOR MARGINAL POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 14.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS AROUND 19. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS AROUND 20.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ095>098-241000-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) -2 (-1) 9 (+6) 6 14
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (-7) 33 (+7) 92 68
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 5-9 G16 N 6-10 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 6-10 G17 NE 5-9 G15 NE 4-8 G15 N 7-11 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.13 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 3 10 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 5 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1990 2070 1210 2380
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 6 NE 6 N 6 N 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 13 NE 13 N 14 N 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 2750 4880 1690 7200
POOR MARGINAL POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 14.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS AROUND 18.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS AROUND 20.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-241000-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
320 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 100 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 0 (-4) 10 (+4) 7 15
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-20) 30 (+4) 91 67
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 7-11 N 8-12 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) N 8-12 G18 NE 7-11 NE 6-10 G15 N 9-13 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.21 0.16
PRECIP DURATION 4 10 11
1700FT MIXING TEMP 8 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1830 2170 1420 2100
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 6 E 6 NE 8 N 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 14 E 14 NE 17 N 22
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3370 5130 2010 6840
POOR MARGINAL POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 12.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS AROUND 16.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS AROUND 19.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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