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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AHEAD OF IT TURN SOUTHERLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE FRONT WITH
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DEEPER MIXING TO THE SOUTH. A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY. AHEAD
OF THE FRONT, A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND
BRING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. BEHIND THE FRONT THE TEMPERATURE DROPS
BACK TOWARD WINTER-LIKE LEVELS, WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW
FREEZING FOR 36 TO 48 HOURS. A GRADUAL WARM UP NEXT WEEK WILL
OFFER THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR DRY AND POTENTIALLY BREEZY
CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-140900-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-7) 70 (+5) 52 67
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (+17) 43 (+13) 86 60
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10-14 G35
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 4-8 G19 S 4-8 G22 S 10-14 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.31
PRECIP DURATION 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 58 60
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 330 3980 840 3960
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 4 S 10 S 9 S 15
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 S 22 S 20 S 33
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 0 13680 1290 27620
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-140900-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-8) 68 (+1) 53 68
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+19) 44 (+17) 85 61
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 3-7 G17 S 14-18 G36
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6-10 G19 S 6-10 G21 S 14-18 G36
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26
PRECIP DURATION 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 57 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 310 3840 730 4640
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 4 S 9 S 9 S 19
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 S 21 S 20 S 43
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 30 13300 880 33770
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-140900-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-13) 70 (+12) 55 67
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (+19) 41 (+14) 77 57
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SE 6-10 G21 S 12-16 G32
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7-11 G22 S 6-10 G20 SW 15-19 G37
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.35
PRECIP DURATION 1 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 58 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 350 3850 480 3770
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 3 S 10 S 7 S 15
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 7 S 23 S 16 S 35
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 170 15650 730 22880
POOR EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS
AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-140900-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-13) 68 (+7) 54 68
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (+22) 42 (+17) 81 60
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 4-8 G21 S 12-16 G33
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6-10 G22 S 5-9 G20 SW 14-18 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.35
PRECIP DURATION 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 57 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 320 3700 590 4230
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 5 S 10 S 6 S 16
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 S 22 S 14 S 36
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 100 13030 740 29310
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-140900-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-12) 65 (+3) 54 69
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+20) 40 (+19) 80 56
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 4-8 G19 S 13-17 G32
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8-12 G19 SE 6-10 G18 S 15-19 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.36
PRECIP DURATION 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 54 65
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 350 3380 630 4620
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 3 S 10 S 7 S 16
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 S 22 S 15 S 37
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 150 10880 700 29080
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. WARMER.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-140900-
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
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-10) 64 (+2) 51 68
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+16) 42 (+16) 87 61
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 5-9 G17 S 17-21 G35
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NW 3-7 G15 SE 8-12 G19 SE 6-10 G18 S 19-23 G36
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28
PRECIP DURATION 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 53 64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 350 3360 630 4990
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 S 10 SE 7 S 20
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 S 22 SE 15 S 44
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 200 12530 890 34750
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
WINDY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WARMER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-140900-
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
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-12) 63 (+9) 50 66
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (+12) 42 (+11) 86 62
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 6-10 G23 S 12-16 G32
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9-13 G23 SE 7-11 G21 SW 16-20 G39
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.36
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
1700FT MIXING TEMP 51 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 320 3120 570 3600
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 5 S 10 SE 7 S 16
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 S 23 SE 16 S 36
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 180 11340 870 23620
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
WINDY. SNOW LIKELY AND RAIN. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-140900-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-12) 60 (+6) 50 67
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (+12) 39 (+7) 86 59
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 5-9 G20 S 12-16 G31
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NW 3-7 G16 SE 9-13 G21 SE 7-11 G22 SW 14-18 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.37
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
1700FT MIXING TEMP 50 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3190 710 3880
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 6 SE 11 SE 8 S 15
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 SE 24 SE 18 S 35
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 150 11700 980 24090
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-140900-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
444 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-11) 60 (+3) 49 67
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+10) 36 (+6) 87 53
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 6-10 G19 S 17-21 G36
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NW 4-8 G16 SE 10-14 G20 SE 8-12 G21 S 19-23 G38
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.35
PRECIP DURATION 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 50 64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 3130 690 4690
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 S 11 SE 8 S 18
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 S 24 SE 17 S 39
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 150 11260 870 32160
POOR GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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