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FNUS53 KLSX 052000
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
159 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
FRIDAY WILL BE MOSTLY DRY WITH BROKEN SKIES, POSSIBLE RECORD HIGH
DEWPOINTS, AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT
WILL HOLD OFF ANY ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS. SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY AS WELL WITH
DECREASING CLOUD COVER EACH DAY. SUNDAY IS THE CLOSEST WE'LL GET
TO ELEVATED FIRE DANGER, THOUGH WE DON'T TECHINICALLY REACH THAT
CRITERIA AND FUELS WILL LIKELY BE VERY MOIST FROM THIS WEEK'S
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-061000-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 90 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 50 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+2) 74 (+6) 56 71
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 61 (-15) 100 48
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 5-9 G26 SW 4-8 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7-11 G26 S 5-9 G24 NW 4-8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.28 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 1 7 2
1700FT MIXING TEMP 70 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 340 2810 730 3220
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 S 12 S 10 W 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 S 26 S 22 W 15
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 0 13720 530 9200
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-061000-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 80 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 50 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+1) 74 (+5) 58 73
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-3) 63 (-15) 99 49
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 7-11 G26 SW 6-10 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10-14 G26 S 8-12 G24 W 6-10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.30 0.16
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 68
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 330 2780 690 3020
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SW 13 S 9 W 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SW 29 S 20 W 15
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 60 13350 550 9950
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-061000-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 90 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 40 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+7) 75 (+12) 46 62
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-5) 58 (-18) 100 49
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 9-13 G27 W 8-12 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 11-15 G27 S 8-12 G24 NW 6-10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.02 0.20 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 8 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 54
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 350 3180 640 3390
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 SW 13 S 10 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 SW 30 S 23 W 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 130 16360 1190 11170
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN, COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-061000-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 90 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 20 50 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+4) 75 (+11) 50 68
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (-1) 59 (-17) 100 50
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 7-11 G27 W 7-11 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10-14 G26 S 7-11 G24 NW 6-10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.18 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 7 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 59
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 330 2880 690 3410
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 SW 13 S 10 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 6 SW 29 S 22 W 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 50 14350 1260 11170
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN, COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-061000-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 90 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 30 50 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+7) 75 (+11) 56 69
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 61 (-14) 100 50
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 7-11 G24 W 8-12 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10-14 G25 S 8-12 G22 NW 7-11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.16 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 7 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 61
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 340 3130 680 3420
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 SW 13 S 9 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 6 SW 29 S 20 W 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 90 14250 1130 11510
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN, COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-061000-
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
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 20 50 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+1) 74 (+8) 59 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 67 (-15) 100 55
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 9-13 G24 SW 10-14 G23
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 13-17 G25 S 10-14 G23 W 9-13 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.18 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 2 0 6 5
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 66
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 350 3120 660 3110
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 S 14 S 10 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 S 32 S 23 W 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 100 16080 1120 11430
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-061000-
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
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 90 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+6) 74 (+13) 44 62
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 62 (-13) 100 53
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 9-13 G28 W 9-13 G23
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 11-15 G28 S 9-13 G25 NW 7-11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.04 0.20 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 9 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 53
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 360 3420 690 3670
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 SW 14 S 10 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 SW 31 S 22 W 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 80 19170 1340 13880
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN, COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
60. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ095>098-061000-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 90 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 50 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+7) 74 (+13) 49 64
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 64 (-12) 100 53
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 8-12 G24 W 9-13 G23
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10-14 G24 S 8-12 G24 NW 8-12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.04 0.19 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 7 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 55
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 330 3400 650 4020
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 SW 13 S 9 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 SW 30 S 21 W 22
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 120 17220 1260 14370
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN, COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
60. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-061000-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
200 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 90 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 30 50 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+5) 73 (+11) 54 66
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 60 (-19) 100 48
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 10-14 G25 SW 11-15 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 13-17 G26 S 10-14 G24 W 10-14 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.19 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 7 2
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 59
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 340 3040 720 3500
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 4 SW 14 S 10 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 SW 31 S 23 W 22
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 80 15830 1190 13610
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN, COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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