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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON PRAIRIE...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
133 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
WINDY AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
FIRE RISK ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WHILE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, AREAL COVERAGE LOOKS TO
BE 15-35 PERCENT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WINDY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WILL
RESULT IN ANOTHER ELEVATED FIRE RISK FOR THE AREA. MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN ON TUESDAY.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT A WIDESPREAD SOAKING RAIN EVENT LOOKS
TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE
MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61100 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................17.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 9 5 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............79 81 83 84
RH..............47 44 41 40
APARNT TMP (F)..79 81 82 83
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 25 25
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.14 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.9 3.9 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 25 28
GFDI............14 17 19 19
SDSPL KT-FT/100061 69 85 89
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...51 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...BEGIN AFTER 9 PM
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........TURN TO THE SOUTH BY 6 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (11300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................13.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........24 59 66 63 81 80
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 50 40 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).10 30 50 50 40 50
TEMP............82 77 72 69 67 65
RH..............44 52 64 70 75 81
APARNT TMP (F)..82 77 72 69 67 65
20 FT WIND......S 15 SW 13 SW 13 SW 13 SW 13 S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 22 22 22 23
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 S 8
EYE LVL WND GST.15 14 13 13 13 14
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 700 700 800 900 1000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 18 SW 20 SW 18 SW 16 SW 16
GFDI............16 12 9 10 10 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100033 11 12 13 12 14
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...62 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...BEGIN AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST BY 9 AM THEN TO THE WEST BY NOON THEN
TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (94100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................13 INCREASING TO 24 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........68 64 60 58 67 63
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE LIKELY
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 40 20 40 60
CHC OF THDR (%).50 40 40 30 50 60
TEMP............64 64 70 76 78 74
RH..............84 84 73 62 54 55
APARNT TMP (F)..64 64 70 76 78 74
20 FT WIND......S 13 S 14 SW 17 SW 17 SW 16 NW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 28 26 25 25
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 NW 10
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 17 16 15 15
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1700 3000 4300 3700 2200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 20 SW 26 SW 25 W 20 NW 20
GFDI............10 11 22 27 27 24
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 29 68 94 63 38
FORECASTER...COUSINS
REQUESTED BY...JACOB EWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608583.0/DVN
.DELDT 03/30/26
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