894
FNUS73 KILX 071152
FWSILX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DICKSON MOUNDS PRAIRIE...IL DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
652 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (217) 732-3089 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT RAIN
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW THIS MORNING. ANY LIGHT PRECIPITATION
WILL COME TO AN END BY MIDDAY, FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS.
ACROSS THE BOARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THANKS TO LOW MIXING HEIGHTS
AND LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS, VENTILATION WILL BE FAIR TODAY WITH
EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3700 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /33600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/42200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........95 95 94 87 81 70
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 36 39 43 46 48
RH..............71 66 59 51 47 42
20 FT WIND......E 8 E 9 E 9 E 9 SE 9 SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 16 16 16
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2400 3100 3500 3600 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 18 E 16 E 15 E 14 E 12 E 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 34 40 42 36 36
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...37
REQUESTED BY...TOM BRANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/07/26
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.EMAIL TOM.BRANSON@ILLINOIS.GOV
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