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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 10-15 DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN TO THE REGION. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WARM FURTHER ON MONDAY, WITH HIGHS
AROUND 80 EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE OCCURRING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-032100-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+12) 54 (+17) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+2) 80 (-11) 35
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4-8 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 6-10 G23 SW 3-7 G22 SW 6-10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 66 74
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4670 350 6390
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 11 SW 6 SW 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 SW 13 SW 28
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 19200 0 26920
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-032100-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+11) 53 (+15) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (+2) 83 (-10) 36
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G22 SW 5-9 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G23 SW 5-9 G23 SW 9-13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 75
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4420 310 5880
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 10 SW 5 SW 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 SW 12 SW 26
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 17060 60 26680
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-032100-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+16) 52 (+13) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+7) 89 (+8) 46
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 6-10 G26 SW 6-10 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 9-13 G26 SW 3-7 G21 SW 8-12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 72
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5420 340 4280
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 12 S 5 SW 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 S 10 SW 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 23350 230 22520
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-032100-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+14) 52 (+14) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (+4) 91 (+1) 43
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G25 SW 5-9 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G26 LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 73
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5230 320 4730
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 12 S 5 SW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 S 10 SW 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 23640 170 25080
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-032100-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+14) 55 (+14) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (+1) 88 (+3) 42
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G22 SW 6-10 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 9-13 G24 SW 3-7 G20 SW 8-12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 74
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5410 340 4420
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 12 S 5 W 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 S 12 W 25
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 21970 220 18980
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-032100-
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
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+14) 52 (+12) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-2) 93 (0) 45
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 6-10 G22 SW 7-11 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 11-15 G25 S 5-9 G23 SW 10-14 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.15 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 74
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4760 360 4220
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 11 S 6 SW 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 S 13 SW 25
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 20670 230 21500
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-032100-
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
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+13) 50 (+10) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+8) 93 (+14) 44
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 8-12 G30 SW 6-10 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 10-14 G28 LGT/VAR SW 9-13 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 71
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5280 330 4200
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 11 SW 4 SW 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 25 SW 9 SW 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 23050 150 15130
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-032100-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+14) 51 (+11) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+5) 93 (+12) 43
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 7-11 G26 SW 5-9 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 10-14 G29 W 3-7 G19 SW 8-12 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 64 71
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5170 300 4570
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 12 SW 4 SW 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 26 SW 9 SW 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 22710 140 16090
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-032100-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+14) 51 (+12) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-3) 96 (+8) 42
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 7-11 G24 SW 7-11 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 12-16 G27 SW 4-8 G21 SW 11-15 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.22 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 72
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5100 320 4320
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 12 S 6 SW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 S 13 SW 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 21910 120 18240
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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