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FNUS53 KLSX 261055
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY WILL BE A RELATIVELY WARM DAY IN THE 50S AND LOW-60S WITH
DECREASING CLOUDS AND EASTERLY WINDS TURNING TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY
FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY IN SPEED ON FRIDAY
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA GUSTING
TO 25-35 MPH NORTH OF I-70. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ROCKET INTO
THE 70S AREAWIDE, AND CLEAR SKIES WILL PROMOTE EFFICIENT MIXING.
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY, WITH THE
POSSIBILIITY OF RED FLAG ON THE TABLE LARGELY NORTH OF I-70.
CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON RED FLAG
JUST YET. THE CURRENT FORECAST REFLECTS THE VERY HIGH POTENTIAL
THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN EXPECTED AND THAT DEWPOINTS
WILL BE LOWER THAN EXPECTED. EVEN WITH THIS, THERE IS STILL
WIGGLE ROOM TO BE DRIER.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-262200-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+2) 34 (-3) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+12) 99 (+20) 22
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6-10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 53 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4960 50 5670
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 3 SW 3 W 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 SW 6 W 16
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 7420 0 15630
FAIR POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
RAIN WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-262200-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+2) 34 (-2) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (+11) 100 (+20) 24
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 3-7 SW 3-7 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8-12 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 51 61
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3870 80 5660
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 2 SW 3 W 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 SW 7 W 15
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4160 0 13390
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
RAIN WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-262200-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+4) 36 (+2) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+8) 94 (+15) 22
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5-9 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 11-15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 51 64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4520 140 4950
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 4 SW 3 W 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 SW 7 W 24
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 7420 0 20370
FAIR POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW, RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-262200-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+2) 35 (+1) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+13) 99 (+21) 22
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4-8 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9-13 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 50 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4590 110 5300
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 3 SW 4 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SW 8 W 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5840 0 19260
MARGINAL POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN, SNOW LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SNOW, RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-262200-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+1) 36 (+1) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+12) 96 (+20) 21
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SE 3-7 SW 4-8 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 10-14 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 48 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3640 130 5050
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 2 SW 4 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SW 9 W 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4030 0 15260
POOR POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-262200-
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
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+1) 34 (0) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+14) 100 (+18) 26
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) E 3-7 SW 4-8 G23
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 11-15 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 60
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2970 160 4770
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 2 S 2 W 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 S 5 W 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 2970 0 15170
POOR POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. MUCH COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-262200-
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
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+4) 34 (+4) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+6) 96 (+13) 25
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G26
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 3-7 LGT/VAR SW 13-17 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 46 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4260 160 4900
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 5 SW 4 W 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 SW 9 W 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 9760 0 23820
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-262200-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+5) 34 (+4) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+10) 97 (+19) 25
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6-10 G25
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 3-7 LGT/VAR SW 13-17 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 45 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3950 150 5170
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 5 SW 4 W 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 SW 9 W 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 8740 0 23490
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-262200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
454 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+2) 33 (+2) 70
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (+7) 99 (+19) 26
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6-10 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 13-17 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 46 59
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3260 170 4590
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 4 SW 5 W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SW 12 W 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4950 0 19000
MARGINAL POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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