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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY, BUT ONLY INCREASE SLIGHTLY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 MPH RANGE. THIS WILL ALSO BRING MORE
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA KEEPING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 35 AND 45 PERCENT EVEN WHILE
HIGHS TOMORROW WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN THEY ARE
TODAY. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH HIGHS BETWEEN
85 AND 92 DEGREES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN
30 AND 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ON THURSDAY
GENERALLY BETWEEN 8 AND 15 MPH AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL
ALSO BRING A CHANCE (60 TO 90 PERCENT) OF A WETTING RAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WITH COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER OVER THE
WEEKEND.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-250900-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+6) 80 (+14) 61 89
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-5) 37 (+21) 80 31
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4-8 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4-8 G17 S 3-7 G18 SW 6-10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 81
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 320 4650 560 5180
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SW 8 S 7 SW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 18 S 15 SW 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 0 14010 260 22880
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-250900-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+6) 77 (+10) 60 88
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (-4) 37 (+21) 83 35
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5-9 G17 S 5-9 G20 SW 9-13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 81
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 290 4420 520 4740
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SW 8 S 6 SW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 17 S 14 SW 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 0 13390 410 21950
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-250900-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+6) 83 (+17) 63 90
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-6) 38 (+17) 77 32
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 4-8 G17 SW 8-12 G24
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G19 SW 5-9 G18 SW 10-14 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 82
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 360 4570 410 4610
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 SW 10 S 7 SW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SW 23 S 15 SW 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 250 17230 540 23500
POOR EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-250900-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+5) 80 (+13) 63 91
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-3) 38 (+20) 77 33
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G24
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5-9 G17 S 4-8 G18 SW 8-12 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 83
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 320 4500 460 4970
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SW 8 S 7 SW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 18 S 15 SW 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 120 14100 500 22600
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-250900-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+4) 79 (+14) 63 90
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (+4) 35 (+16) 78 32
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SE 3-7 SW 5-9 G16 S 5-9 G17 SW 9-13 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 84
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 340 4710 450 4920
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SW 8 S 6 SW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 18 S 13 SW 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 170 13390 460 21030
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-250900-
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
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+5) 77 (+14) 60 87
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+4) 39 (+16) 88 38
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8-12 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SE 3-7 S 7-11 S 7-11 G18 SW 11-15 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 81
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 340 4320 520 4170
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 4 SW 9 S 7 SW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 SW 20 S 15 SW 30
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 200 13460 600 21230
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-250900-
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
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+6) 79 (+16) 60 88
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-3) 41 (+17) 84 38
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 4-8 G19 SW 9-13 G26
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SE 3-7 SW 7-11 G20 SW 4-8 G17 SW 11-15 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 81
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 3770 390 4160
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 SW 10 S 7 SW 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 SW 22 S 16 SW 28
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 190 14320 350 22350
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ095>098-250900-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+5) 78 (+15) 61 88
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+8) 38 (+16) 83 37
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 4-8 G17 SW 7-11 G23
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SE 3-7 S 6-10 G18 S 4-8 G16 SW 9-13 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 81
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 370 3780 380 4620
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 SW 9 S 7 SW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 SW 21 S 15 SW 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 260 12330 380 23320
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-250900-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
549 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+5) 76 (+14) 59 89
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (+9) 33 (+12) 85 32
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 4-8 G15 SW 9-13 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SE 3-7 S 7-11 G18 S 6-10 G17 SW 12-16 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 81
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 340 3880 440 4460
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 SW 9 S 7 SW 14
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 20 S 16 SW 31
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 190 12200 320 21520
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
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