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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
323 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS PERSIST TODAY AND TUESDAY, ALONG WITH WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TO NEAR RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES. HIGHS WILL BE IN
THE 70S TODAY, THEN NEAR 80 ON TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN GOOD VENTILATION.
THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING MOISTURE EACH DAY, KEEPING
MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 40-50% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON, THEN ABOVE
50% ON TUESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS TUESDAY PM,
WHEN STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. A FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, RESULTING IN A WIND SHIFT
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. THE NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30-35 MPH.
ILZ027>031-036>038-092115-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
323 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+9) 54 (+13) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (+3) 100 (+23) 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 G20 S 7 SW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 11 G21 SW 6 G17 S 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3720 3390
1700FT MIXING TEMP 66 71
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 S 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 93000 54240
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ040>043-047>053-092115-
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
323 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+12) 56 (+15) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+9) 100 (+19) 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 G19 S 8 G17 S 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 12 G21 SW 8 G17 S 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4260 3880
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 74
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 S 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 110760 77600
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-092115-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
323 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+12) 57 (+17) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (+10) 100 (+11) 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 G20 S 10 G19 SW 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 13 G22 SW 10 G18 S 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3770 3710
1700FT MIXING TEMP 66 71
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 S 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 98020 89040
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-092115-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
323 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+14) 59 (+18) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (+14) 100 (+10) 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 G19 S 10 G19 SW 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 G22 SW 8 G18 S 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3310 3560
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 72
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 S 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 82750 85440
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
ERWIN
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