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FNUS53 KILX 190745
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
DISCUSSION
A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL OCCUR OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IL EARLY THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THOUGH RECENT RAINFALL
AND SNOW MELT WILL KEEP DAMP FUELS NEXT FEW DAYS. EXPECT BRISK WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING TO
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY AND VEER MORE SOUTHERLY BY SUNSET.
BREEZY SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY MORNING WILL TURN WEST NORTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. VENTILATION
RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIR TO GOOD TODAY, AND FAIR TO POOR ON
SATURDAY. POOR VENT RATES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS.
ILZ027-028-192215-
KNOX-STARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG AND TOULON
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-22) 21 (+12) 44
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-18) 79 (-10) 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 12 G28 S 8 G21 SW 10 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 S 13 G23 W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1890 1970
1700FT MIXING TEMP 23 43
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 29 W 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 54810 41370
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 79 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 85 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ029>031-036-037-041-192215-
PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MASON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA, CANTON, PEKIN,
AND HAVANA
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-23) 22 (+10) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-23) 82 (-12) 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 12 G28 S 7 G20 SW 10 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 S 12 G24 W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2450 1690
1700FT MIXING TEMP 24 46
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 30 W 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 73500 35490
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ040-047-049-050-192215-
SCHUYLER-CASS-SCOTT-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSHVILLE, BEARDSTOWN, WINCHESTER,
AND JACKSONVILLE
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-22) 25 (+8) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-29) 78 (-14) 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G25 S 9 G21 S 10 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 S 12 G23 W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2450 1980
1700FT MIXING TEMP 29 48
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 28 W 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 68600 43560
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ042-048-051-192215-
LOGAN-MENARD-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, PETERSBURG, AND SPRINGFIELD
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-21) 23 (+7) 47
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-29) 80 (-14) 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 13 G27 S 8 G21 S 12 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 S 12 G23 W 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2620 1900
1700FT MIXING TEMP 27 48
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 32 SW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 83840 45600
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ038-043-192215-
MCLEAN-DE WITT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, AND CLINTON
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-24) 21 (+9) 44
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-27) 83 (-12) 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 16 G29 S 8 G20 S 15 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G18 S 14 G25 W 11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2520 1770
1700FT MIXING TEMP 23 45
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 33 SW 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 83160 44250
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 84 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ052-053-192215-
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAYLORVILLE AND DECATUR
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-22) 23 (+6) 47
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-31) 80 (-15) 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 G28 S 8 G20 S 14 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 S 13 G23 W 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2680 1870
1700FT MIXING TEMP 27 48
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 33 SW 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 88440 48620
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ044>046-192215-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA,
AND DANVILLE
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-24) 21 (+7) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-27) 84 (-11) 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 16 G29 S 6 G17 S 15 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G18 S 12 G23 SW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2860 1800
1700FT MIXING TEMP 24 45
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 36 SW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102960 52200
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 84 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ054>057-061-192215-
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON,
PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-23) 22 (+5) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-29) 83 (-12) 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 15 G29 S 6 G17 S 14 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G19 S 12 G23 SW 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 1870
1700FT MIXING TEMP 27 48
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 36 SW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100800 56100
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-192215-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
145 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-20) 24 (+3) 50
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (-26) 82 (-13) 52
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 G28 S 5 S 13 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G18 S 10 G22 SW 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3030 2200
1700FT MIXING TEMP 29 50
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 35 SW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 106050 68200
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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