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FNUS53 KILX 200718
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST IL. THOUGH RECENT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT WILL KEEP DAMP
FUELS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. EXPECT BRISK SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP
TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING, TO TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. LIGHTER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY, WITH SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND
20 MPH ON MONDAY. VENTILATION RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIR TO POOR
TODAY, AND POOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH LOWER WINDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS.
ILZ027-028-202230-
KNOX-STARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG AND TOULON
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+16) 19 (-4) 34
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-5) 85 (+6) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 11 G23 W 6 G17 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G17 NW 6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2350 1340
1700FT MIXING TEMP 42 41
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 21 S 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 49350 4020
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ029>031-036-037-041-202230-
PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MASON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA, CANTON, PEKIN,
AND HAVANA
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+17) 19 (-5) 36
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-5) 87 (+8) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 11 G25 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G19 NW 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2570 1490
1700FT MIXING TEMP 45 42
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 S 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 51400 4470
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ040-047-049-050-202230-
SCHUYLER-CASS-SCOTT-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSHVILLE, BEARDSTOWN, WINCHESTER,
AND JACKSONVILLE
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+16) 23 (-5) 38
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+1) 84 (+13) 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 G23 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2560 1460
1700FT MIXING TEMP 48 44
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 51200 7300
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ042-048-051-202230-
LOGAN-MENARD-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, PETERSBURG, AND SPRINGFIELD
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+19) 22 (-5) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-6) 85 (+10) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 12 G23 NW 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G19 NW 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2630 1520
1700FT MIXING TEMP 48 44
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 E 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 52600 4560
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ038-043-202230-
MCLEAN-DE WITT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, AND CLINTON
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+20) 19 (-3) 35
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-8) 86 (+2) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 15 G26 NW 7 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 G21 NW 7 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2500 1530
1700FT MIXING TEMP 44 41
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 55000 7650
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 85 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ052-053-202230-
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAYLORVILLE AND DECATUR
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+18) 22 (-4) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-7) 87 (+8) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 14 G24 NW 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G20 NW 6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2490 1560
1700FT MIXING TEMP 48 44
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 SE 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 52290 4680
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ044>046-202230-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA,
AND DANVILLE
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+21) 20 (-2) 35
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-10) 86 (-1) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 15 G25 NW 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G23 NW 6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2740 1650
1700FT MIXING TEMP 45 41
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 41100 11550
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 85 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.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ054>057-061-202230-
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON,
PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+18) 22 (-3) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-10) 88 (+6) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 13 G26 NW 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G23 NW 6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2820 1630
1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 43
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 E 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39480 4890
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-202230-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
118 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+17) 24 (-3) 41
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-6) 85 (+7) 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 12 G24 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 G23 NW 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2650 1760
1700FT MIXING TEMP 50 45
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 E 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 42400 8800
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 84 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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