826  
FNUS53 KLSX 280835  
FWFLSX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
THERE IS A 40-80% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. BEYOND TODAY LARGELY DRY  
WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH BELOW  
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 40S.  
 
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-282100-  
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-11) 48 (-7) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-13) 98 (+6) 42  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 G18  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 4-8 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.47 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 5  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 62  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2740 560 5330  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 E 5 N 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 E 10 N 18  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4120 0 16260  
POOR POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ074-075-085-282100-  
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER  
DISTRICT  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 90 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-10) 51 (-5) 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-15) 98 (+5) 43  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6-10 G18  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 3-7 NW 7-11 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.51 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 6  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 63  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3100 510 5370  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 E 5 N 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 6 E 10 N 20  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4290 90 17280  
POOR POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ041-047>050-282100-  
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,  
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-16) 45 (-7) 64  
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-13) 94 (+2) 42  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 4-8 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 N 5-9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.23 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 4  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 60 59  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2920 500 6070  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 3 N 7 N 7  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 N 15 N 16  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3400 580 16690  
POOR POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-282100-  
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-12) 46 (-7) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-18) 97 (+2) 42  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 4-8 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 5-9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.38 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 6  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 61  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2940 630 6030  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 2 N 7 N 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 N 16 N 18  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3720 610 17660  
POOR POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ061-063-064-282100-  
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 90 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-13) 48 (-7) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-18) 95 (+4) 41  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6-10 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 7-11 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.48 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 6  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 61  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3140 670 6100  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 2 N 7 N 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 N 15 N 20  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4250 490 17290  
POOR POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-282100-  
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  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-11) 50 (-6) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-15) 95 (0) 45  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NW 3-7 N 7-11 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9-13  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.53 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 6  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 62  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3030 420 5790  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 3 NE 4 N 10  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 NE 8 N 22  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5390 310 19300  
MARGINAL POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-282100-  
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  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-15) 43 (-8) 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-17) 90 (+3) 41  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5-9 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) N 3-7 LGT/VAR NW 7-11 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.13 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 4  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 58 58  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3340 540 6350  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 3 NE 4 NW 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 NE 8 NW 18  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 6770 300 19600  
FAIR POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ095>098-282100-  
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-14) 46 (-6) 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-22) 90 (-3) 39  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NW 3-7 G16 N 6-10 G18  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 7-11 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.14 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 58 58  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3280 480 6650  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 3 NE 4 NW 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 NE 8 NW 20  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 6860 310 21780  
FAIR POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ058>060-099-282100-  
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD  
335 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-13) 48 (-5) 64  
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-16) 96 (-1) 42  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NW 4-8 N 7-11 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9-13 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.41 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 6  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 60 60  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3130 660 6310  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 3 NE 4 N 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 NE 8 N 21  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5290 330 19670  
MARGINAL POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
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