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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
353 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
DISCUSSION
NEAR-RECORD WARMTH IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S, THANKS IN PART TO CONTINUED BREEZY
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. THOSE WINDS WILL BRING SEASONABLY HIGH
HUMIDITY, WITH DEWPOINTS REACHING THE MID 60S. ISOLATED SEVERE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-74 DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH
STORM CHANCES INCREASING NORTH OF I-72 DURING THE EVENING, THEN
SPREADING SOUTH OF I-72 OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN
SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON IN AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF THE
ILLINOIS RIVER.
A FRONT WILL PROGRESS ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT, TURNING WINDS TO
NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO
THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY STILL BE
BISECTING THE AREA AT DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY, SO THIS WIND SHIFT
WILL OCCUR OVER THE COURSE OF THE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. BY
THE TIME THE FRONT DEPARTS, RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 1 INCH
(40-70% CHANCE). VENTILATION WILL GENERALLY BE GOOD THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
ILZ027>031-036>038-102115-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
353 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 70 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+3) 42 (-11) 51
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+12) 100 (+2) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 S 10 G23 NW 12 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 G23 SW 10 G23 NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.38 0.38
PRECIP DURATION 1 9 5
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2990 3980
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 46
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 NW 32
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 59800 127360
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR VERY GOOD
REMARKS...WIND SHIFT FROM SW TO SE THIS AFTERNOON.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ040>043-047>053-102115-
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
353 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 70 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+4) 47 (-7) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+2) 98 (+3) 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G18 S 12 G27 W 13 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 G23 SW 11 G26 NW 16 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.44 0.64
PRECIP DURATION 0 5 7
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4030 3980
1700FT MIXING TEMP 74 50
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 29 NW 32
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 116870 127360
VENT RATE CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. MUCH COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-102115-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
353 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 70 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+5) 56 (+2) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (+1) 97 (-1) 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G18 S 14 G26 SW 15 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 G23 SW 14 G26 NW 17 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.68
PRECIP DURATION 4 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3140 3490
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 55
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 72220 108190
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. MUCH COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-102115-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
353 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 60 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+6) 61 (+6) 70
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (-9) 95 (-2) 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 G18 S 13 G26 SW 15 G27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 G22 SW 13 G25 W 17 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.71
PRECIP DURATION 3 12
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3140 3260
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 60
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 75360 101060
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
50. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. MUCH COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ERWIN
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