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FNUS53 KLSX 080549
FWFLSX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND MOVE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BARELY MAKE IT INTO OUR FORECAST AREA
BEFORE DISSIPATING, AND WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO
LOW 80S ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN.
SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AND
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-082100-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+8) 50 (+7) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (+5) 100 (+17) 30
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 4-8 G20 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.12 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 75
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5520 430 6740
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 10 W 4 W 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 W 8 W 10
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 21090 270 11270
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-082100-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+7) 50 (+6) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+9) 100 (+22) 31
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 5-9 G20 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G19 SW 3-7 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.10 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 5
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 75
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5230 430 7030
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 10 W 4 W 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 W 9 W 10
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 19880 270 11460
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-082100-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+6) 48 (+2) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (+12) 100 (+18) 37
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 5-9 G21 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 7-11 G20 LGT/VAR W 4-8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 73
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3330 370 5090
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 9 W 4 W 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 W 9 W 14
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 15620 400 12880
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-082100-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+8) 48 (+4) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+7) 100 (+20) 36
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G20 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G20 SW 3-7 G16 W 3-7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.13 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 3
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 75
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4030 410 5770
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 9 SW 4 W 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 8 W 13
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 19760 270 12300
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-082100-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+8) 50 (+3) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+10) 100 (+24) 34
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G19 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G21 W 3-7 G18 W 5-9 G16
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.16 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 75
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3710 410 5610
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 8 W 4 W 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 W 9 W 13
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 15170 330 11400
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-082100-
BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-
MADISON IL-SAINT CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VANDALIA, CENTRALIA, SALEM, CHESTER,
SPARTA, ALTON, EDWARDSVILLE, BELLEVILLE, AND CAHOKIA
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+8) 50 (+5) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+10) 100 (+21) 38
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 6-10 G21 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 10-14 G22 W 4-8 G18 W 5-9 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.23 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 5
1700FT MIXING TEMP 70 73
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4180 420 5810
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 9 SW 4 W 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 9 W 13
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 19770 270 12310
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-082100-
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-LINCOLN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HANNIBAL, BOWLING GREEN, AND MEXICO
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+3) 48 (+1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+15) 100 (+19) 32
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G20 W 4-8 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 6-10 G19 SW 3-7 G15 W 8-12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
1700FT MIXING TEMP 66 73
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3150 370 6020
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 7 SW 5 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 SW 10 W 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 9080 380 21150
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-082100-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+3) 49 (+3) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+15) 98 (+16) 31
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G18 SW 4-8 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 4-8 G17 LGT/VAR W 8-12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 73
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2870 380 6320
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 6 SW 4 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 9 W 18
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 8380 320 21030
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-082100-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
1248 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+5) 47 (+2) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+10) 100 (+21) 34
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 6-10 G20 SW 3-7 G15
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 7-11 G19 SW 3-7 G15 W 7-11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.12 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 2
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 72
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2390 400 5500
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 7 W 4 W 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 W 9 W 16
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 8810 380 15110
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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