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FNUS53 KILX 211816
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
116 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL VEER FROM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON,
THEN AGAIN TO NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY TOMORROW BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THAT FRONT TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT SHALLOW MIXING WILL MAINTAIN POOR TO,
AT-BEST, FAIR VENTILATION. THERE IS A 20-40% CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR AND SOUTH OF ROUGHLY I-70 FROM 6-11PM TOMORROW
EVENING.
ILZ027>031-036>038-221115-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
116 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+10) 73 (-8) 30 53
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-5) 46 (+12) 84 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G17 W 8 G21 N 13 G25 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 G18 N 14 G24 N 8 G19 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2530 3520
1700FT MIXING TEMP 64 42
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 26 NE 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 65780 35200
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ040>043-047>053-221115-
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
116 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+12) 80 (-3) 32 54
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-11) 39 (+7) 79 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 6 SW 8 G18 N 14 G25 N 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 G19 N 13 G24 N 10 G20 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2980 3360
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 45
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 17 NE 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 50660 40320
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-221115-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
116 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+15) 82 (+3) 31 51
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-5) 41 (+5) 84 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 SW 9 G19 N 16 G27 N 9 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 G18 NW 13 G25 N 12 G23 N 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2930 3570
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 43
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 NE 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 46880 46410
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
50. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-221115-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
116 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+9) 85 (+5) 34 55
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+5) 40 (+2) 79 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 SW 9 G20 N 15 G26 N 9 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 G17 W 11 G22 N 12 G23 N 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4060 3380
1700FT MIXING TEMP 80 47
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 17 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 69020 50700
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WARMER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
BUMGARDNER
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