356
FNUS53 KILX 220856
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
356 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS LEAVING A MODEST
NORTHWEST BREEZE AND PRIMARILY DRY CONDITIONS IN ITS WAKE ACROSS
CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON (20% CHANCE) ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUT MOST OF
THE DAY WILL BE DRY. A LIGHT NORTHWEST BREEZE CONTINUES ACROSS
CENTRAL ILLINOIS SUNDAY. BOTH DAYS FEATURE DEEP MIXING DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S.
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
356 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (-3) 58 (-2) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-6) 96 (-3) 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G17 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4950 5240
1700FT MIXING TEMP 76 76
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 NW 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 89100 68120
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
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
356 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (-1) 58 (-3) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-4) 96 (-1) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G18 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5280 5180
1700FT MIXING TEMP 77 77
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 NW 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 84480 62160
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
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
356 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (-1) 58 (-4) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-1) 99 (0) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 7 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G18 LGT/VAR NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4900 5540
1700FT MIXING TEMP 76 75
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 NW 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 88200 77560
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST 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
356 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (-1) 59 (-5) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-3) 100 (+2) 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4660 5580
1700FT MIXING TEMP 78 76
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 NW 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 83880 72540
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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