670  
FNUS53 KLSX 241655  
FWFLSX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY, WITH ONLY  
SLIGHT MODERATION EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY  
BEFORE MORE COLD AIR CLOSES OUT THE WEEK. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER  
STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND  
ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, WITH HEAVY  
SNOW LIKELY ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MISSOURI AND  
ILLINOIS. WHEREVER SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR, SNOW IS  
LIKELY TO LINGER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK DUE TO THE  
PERSISTENT COLD. MODEST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO  
THE NORTH TOMORROW AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY, THEN TURN TO THE  
NORTHWEST MONDAY AND SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY.  
 
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-242200-  
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 100  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 10 (-9) 6 (+5) 17  
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+20) 89 (+17) 68  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6-10 G23  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 4-8 G18 NE 3-7 G17 N 7-11 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.44 0.23  
PRECIP DURATION 10 12 8  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 9 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1840 1010 1930  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 7 N 7 N 10  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 N 16 N 22  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5330 1080 7350  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 19.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ074-075-085-242200-  
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER  
DISTRICT  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 100  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 11 (-8) 7 (+5) 17  
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+16) 89 (+25) 69  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 4-8 G20 N 8-12 G24  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 6-10 G19 NE 5-9 G18 N 9-13 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.47 0.26  
PRECIP DURATION 10 12 9  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 10 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1880 1120 1950  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 8 NE 7 N 11  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 16 N 24  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5670 1380 7790  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 19.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ041-047>050-242200-  
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,  
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 9 (-3) 4 (+4) 15  
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+15) 89 (+23) 65  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 6-10 G17 N 6-10 G20  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 5-9 G15 NE 4-8 G15 N 7-11 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.21 0.17  
PRECIP DURATION 10 11 7  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 6 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2150 1000 2240  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 6 N 7 N 7  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 N 15 N 16  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5190 1450 6030  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 17.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-242200-  
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 100  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 11 (-2) 5 (+4) 16  
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+14) 91 (+34) 69  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 3-7 G17 N 6-10 G20  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 4-8 G15 NE 4-8 G15 N 7-11 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.31 0.24  
PRECIP DURATION 9 12 8  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 7 15  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2110 1070 2140  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 6 N 7 N 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 14 N 15 N 18  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4950 1400 6380  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 17.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ061-063-064-242200-  
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 100  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 11 (-1) 8 (+7) 16  
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (+12) 89 (+43) 69  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 4-8 G15 N 7-11 G21  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 5-9 NE 4-8 N 9-13 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.31 0.28  
PRECIP DURATION 8 12 9  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 8 17  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2220 1090 2130  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 5 NE 7 N 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 15 N 20  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4600 1610 6430  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 17.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-242200-  
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  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 100  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 12 (-1) 9 (+7) 16  
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (+9) 90 (+42) 75  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 6-10 G16 N 9-13 G22  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 6-10 G16 NE 5-9 G16 N 11-15 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.36 0.30  
PRECIP DURATION 8 12 10  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 11 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2230 1080 1920  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 6 NE 7 N 10  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 14 NE 15 N 23  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 6000 1450 7200  
FAIR POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 15.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS AROUND 20.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS AROUND 20.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-242200-  
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  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 80  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 9 (+4) 3 (+6) 15  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+15) 89 (+25) 54  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 5-9 G16 N 7-11 G21  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 4-8 NE 4-8 N 8-12 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.13 0.10  
PRECIP DURATION 9 11 7  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 5 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2070 980 2220  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 5 N 7 N 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 N 15 N 17  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4700 1410 6530  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 16.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS AROUND  
30. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS AROUND 20. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ095>098-242200-  
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 90 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 9 (+6) 5 (+8) 15  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+15) 88 (+33) 58  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 4-8 G15 N 8-12 G21  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 4-8 NE 4-8 G15 N 8-12 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.12 0.11  
PRECIP DURATION 6 11 7  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 5 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2230 1030 2230  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 5 N 7 N 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 N 15 N 18  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4800 1450 6530  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 15.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS AROUND  
30. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS AROUND 20.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ058>060-099-242200-  
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD  
1055 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 100  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 10 (+4) 7 (+8) 14  
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (+11) 87 (+36) 67  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) NE 6-10 N 10-14 G22  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) NE 6-10 NE 5-9 G15 N 11-15 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.23 0.26  
PRECIP DURATION 8 12 9  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 8 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2180 910 2040  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 6 NE 8 N 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 NE 17 N 21  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4890 1620 6710  
MARGINAL POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 13.  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS AROUND 18.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS AROUND 20.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
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