987  
FNUS53 KILX 080841  
FWFILX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
341 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A  
JACKSONVILLE TO DANVILLE LINE TODAY...WITH THE MOST NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS CONCENTRATED ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. FURTHER NORTH WHERE  
CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY, NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND  
20MPH WILL CREATE GOOD VENTILATION. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS  
ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS ON FRIDAY: HOWEVER, LIGHTER  
WINDS WILL RESULT IN LIMITED VENTILATION.  
 
ILZ027>031-036>038-082115-  
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,  
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL  
341 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-10) 37 (-12) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+12) 82 (+1) 24  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 9 G18 NE 10 G20 NE 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 12 G20 NE 6 NE 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4370 4050  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 62 58  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 8  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 87400 32400  
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM  
RH 35 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ040>043-047>053-082115-  
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-  
CHRISTIAN-MACON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSHVILLE, HAVANA, LINCOLN, CLINTON,  
BEARDSTOWN, PETERSBURG, WINCHESTER, JACKSONVILLE, SPRINGFIELD,  
TAYLORVILLE, AND DECATUR  
341 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-6) 41 (-11) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+13) 86 (+2) 25  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 8 NE 10 G18 NE 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G18 NE 7 NE 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5090 4250  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 66 59  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 81440 38250  
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ044>046-054-055-082115-  
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,  
SULLIVAN, AND TUSCOLA  
341 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-9) 39 (-12) 69  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+14) 94 (+7) 25  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 NE 10 G18 NE 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 11 G19 NE 7 NE 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4720 4210  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 57  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 80240 42100  
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ056-057-061>063-066>068-071>073-082115-  
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-  
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, SHELBYVILLE,  
GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON, ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY,  
AND LAWRENCEVILLE  
341 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-5) 43 (-11) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+14) 92 (-3) 32  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 7 NE 8  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 6 NE 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.04 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 5 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3820 4100  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 58  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 NE 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 34380 57400  
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR FAIR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
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