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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
422 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DISCUSSION
STRONG LOW-LEVEL INVERSIONS AND SUBSEQUENT LOW MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL OCCASIONALLY LIMIT VENT RATES THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG
SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL THEN ARRIVE WEDNESDAY, LEADING TO
VERY GOOD OR EVEN OPTIMAL VENT RATES. GUSTS OF 20-30 MPH TODAY AND
30-40 MPH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY ARE POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE (30-50% CHANCE) INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING, THOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOK FAIRLY PALTRY
(LESS THAN 0.10 INCH).
ILZ027>031-036>038-162215-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
422 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+6) 40 (+5) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-15) 99 (-1) 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 8 G21 S 6 S 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 11 G23 S 5 S 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3380 1840
1700FT MIXING TEMP 1 -10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 S 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 81120 44160
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ040>042-047>052-162215-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSHVILLE, HAVANA, LINCOLN, BEARDSTOWN,
PETERSBURG, WINCHESTER, JACKSONVILLE, SPRINGFIELD,
AND TAYLORVILLE
422 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+7) 41 (+4) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-23) 96 (-2) 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G19 S 6 S 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 G21 S 6 S 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2820 1990
1700FT MIXING TEMP 1 -10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 S 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 59220 47760
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ043>046-053>057-061-162215-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-
EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON, MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA,
DANVILLE, DECATUR, SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS,
AND SHELBYVILLE
422 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+5) 39 (+4) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-14) 100 (+1) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G19 S 6 S 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 G21 S 6 S 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2670 1960
1700FT MIXING TEMP 1 -10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 S 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 58740 41160
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-162215-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
422 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+4) 39 (+5) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-11) 98 (-1) 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR S 7 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 G18 S 5 S 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2330 2120
1700FT MIXING TEMP 1 -10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 S 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39610 46640
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
COPPLE
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