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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH A
MORE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW. HUMIDITY
WILL ALSO STEADILY INCREASE OVERNIGHT, AND BY MORNING A ROUND OF
LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE THERE MAY BE A
BREAK IN THE RAIN DURING THE DAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHOWERS IS LIKELY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
AND MOST AREAS ARE LIKELY TO SEE AT LEAST A MODEST WETTING RAIN
BY FRIDAY MORNING. A FEW STRONGER SHOWERS AND A STRIKE OF
LIGHTNING OR TWO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR THE
AREA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BRINGING A NORTHWESTERLY WIND SHIFT AND
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. A ROUND OF LIGHT RAIN AND/OR SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN A FEW AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, WITH BREEZY WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-072200-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-4) 45 (+13) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (0) 96 (-3) 73
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5-9 G27
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 3-7 G18 S 9-13 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.12
PRECIP DURATION 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 60 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2050 340 2670
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 5 S 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 S 12 S 28
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5840 0 15770
MARGINAL POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-072200-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-6) 43 (+10) 66
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (+3) 96 (-2) 77
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6-10 G24
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 3-7 G15 S 11-15 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 3
1700FT MIXING TEMP 59 64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1860 300 2600
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 5 S 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 10 S 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4080 40 15120
POOR POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-072200-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+2) 45 (+13) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-10) 88 (-9) 65
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6-10 G24
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G15 S 4-8 G18 S 11-15 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.53
PRECIP DURATION 8
1700FT MIXING TEMP 64 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1630 410 2390
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 S 6 S 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 S 14 S 28
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 5810 460 13360
MARGINAL POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 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 IN THE MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-072200-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (0) 44 (+11) 66
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-2) 88 (-12) 70
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5-9 G24
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 3-7 G17 S 10-14 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.31
PRECIP DURATION 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2030 370 2850
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 S 6 S 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 S 13 S 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4850 220 15780
MARGINAL POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-072200-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-1) 45 (+12) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (0) 89 (-10) 73
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5-9 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 3-7 SE 4-8 G15 S 11-15 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.25
PRECIP DURATION 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1690 400 2660
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 6 S 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 S 13 S 28
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3460 330 12650
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-072200-
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
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (-2) 42 (+12) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-3) 97 (-2) 79
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7-11 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 3-7 SE 4-8 G16 S 13-17 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 2
1700FT MIXING TEMP 61 67
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1580 370 2410
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 6 S 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 14 S 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3620 300 14660
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
BREEZY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-072200-
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
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+8) 42 (+12) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-18) 87 (-12) 70
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5-9 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G18 S 4-8 G18 S 11-15 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.48
PRECIP DURATION 8
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1550 390 2300
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 6 S 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 S 14 S 24
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4480 230 11020
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-072200-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+9) 43 (+14) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-18) 88 (-12) 71
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6-10 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G17 S 4-8 G17 SE 11-15 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.38
PRECIP DURATION 6
1700FT MIXING TEMP 62 64
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1520 380 2170
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 S 6 S 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 S 14 S 25
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4550 360 10610
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-072200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
1255 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+3) 42 (+15) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-9) 93 (-7) 75
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8-12 G22
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G15 SE 5-9 G18 S 14-18 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.25
PRECIP DURATION 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 61 66
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1510 400 2490
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 S 7 S 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 S 15 S 28
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 3750 300 10940
POOR POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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