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FNUS53 KILX 220845
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
345 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL VEER TO NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY.
GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH AT THE SURFACE CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THAT
FRONT, BUT SHALLOW MIXING WILL MAINTAIN FAIR TO GOOD VENTILATION
TODAY. TOMORROW'S VENT RATES WILL BE POOR TO FAIR. WINDS WILL
RELAX TO 6-12 MPH. THERE IS A 40-70% CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
NEAR AND SOUTH OF ROUGHLY I-70 FROM 6-11PM THIS EVENING.
ILZ027>031-036>038-222115-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, AND NORMAL
345 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-13) 29 (-25) 52
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+18) 85 (+11) 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 9 G20 N 14 G29 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 16 G28 N 9 G23 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2650 3390
1700FT MIXING TEMP 62 41
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 28 N 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 74200 27120
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ040>043-047>053-222115-
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
345 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (-4) 31 (-26) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+12) 79 (+4) 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G18 N 16 G29 NE 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 14 G28 N 10 G23 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3340 3300
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 43
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 18 NE 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 60120 29700
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-222115-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
345 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+2) 30 (-25) 51
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+8) 82 (-4) 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 G19 N 18 G31 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 14 G28 N 13 G26 N 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3420 3190
1700FT MIXING TEMP 73 41
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 20 N 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 68400 41470
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-222115-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
345 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+4) 33 (-24) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+6) 81 (-9) 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G20 N 17 G31 N 10 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 12 G23 N 13 G26 N 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5450 3100
1700FT MIXING TEMP 81 44
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 N 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 114450 49600
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MUCH COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
COPPLE
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