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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AMONGST SOUTH-
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE WESTERLY ON TUESDAY, AND DESPITE CLOUD COVER EARLY IN
THE DAY, SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR AND TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE
NORMAL ONCE AGAIN. MOST LOCATIONS WILL FAIL TO SEE RH DROP BELOW
50% EARLY THIS WEEK. A WETTING RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THE AREA
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING CLOSER TO
SEASONAL NORMALS THIS WEEKEND.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-052200-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+15) 44 (+11) 66
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+4) 100 (+8) 39
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 4-8 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 4-8 G19 S 5-9 G24 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 57 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1640 520 2490
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 8 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 S 17 W 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5110 100 8590
MARGINAL POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-052200-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+14) 44 (+11) 66
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+7) 100 (+13) 42
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 3-7 G15 SW 5-9 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 6-10 G19 S 8-12 G25 W 4-8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1490 560 2650
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 SW 7 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 SW 15 W 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4210 280 9560
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-052200-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+15) 42 (+8) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+2) 94 (0) 48
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 3-7 G16 W 5-9 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 4-8 G16 S 5-9 G20 W 5-9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 58
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1670 470 2220
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 S 6 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 S 14 W 22
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5250 590 7700
MARGINAL POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-052200-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+16) 44 (+11) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+1) 99 (+8) 46
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 3-7 G15 W 6-10 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 4-8 G16 S 5-9 G21 W 5-9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 60
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1610 450 2440
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 6 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 S 14 W 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4380 460 9240
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-052200-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+16) 45 (+12) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+1) 100 (+12) 51
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 3-7 W 6-10 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 4-8 S 5-9 G19 W 6-10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 61 60
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1500 450 2480
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 6 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 14 W 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3320 410 8980
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-052200-
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 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+16) 43 (+12) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+1) 100 (+11) 51
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 4-8 G15 SW 7-11 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G17 S 6-10 G21 W 7-11 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 60 61
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1440 440 2630
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 S 7 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 S 16 W 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3690 650 9400
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-052200-
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 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+16) 40 (+7) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+7) 97 (+3) 61
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G16 W 6-10 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 3-7 SE 4-8 G19 W 5-9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 60 54
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1330 380 2090
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 SE 5 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SE 12 W 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3110 280 8220
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-052200-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+16) 42 (+10) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (+5) 97 (+5) 61
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 3-7 G15 W 6-10 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 4-8 SE 4-8 G18 W 6-10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 53
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1330 350 2290
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SE 6 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SE 13 W 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 2430 360 7830
POOR POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-052200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
320 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+16) 42 (+11) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (+1) 100 (+12) 53
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G15 W 7-11 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 SE 6-10 G20 W 8-12 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 56
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1430 390 2430
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 7 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 16 W 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 2510 300 8740
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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