215  
FNUS53 KLSX 081650  
FWFLSX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
A WEAK "COOL" FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER  
TODAY/TONIGHT. A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH A  
FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED STALL AND LOSE ITS  
IDENTITY, SO WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ON  
SATURDAY ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. A STRONGER FRONT MOVES  
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING, BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE  
(20- 40%) OF RAIN ALONG WITH A RETURN TO COOLER TEMPERATURES  
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.  
 
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  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+8) 50 (+3) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (+6) 100 (+5) 27  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 4-8 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.14 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 75  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5510 370 7020  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 8 W 4 W 5  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 W 9 W 12  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 16580 280 14170  
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY 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 LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM  
RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND  
80. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 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  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+7) 50 (+1) 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+10) 100 (+13) 29  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 3-7 G20 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 7-11 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.20 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 4  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 76  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5050 390 7230  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 8 W 4 W 5  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 W 8 W 12  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 15240 320 14020  
EXCELLENT POOR GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. 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  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+5) 48 (-2) 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+16) 100 (+20) 36  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G19 SW 3-7 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) W 5-9 G19 LGT/VAR W 5-9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.06 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 72  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3740 400 5640  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 8 SW 5 W 7  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 17 SW 10 W 16  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 14820 400 15410  
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. 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  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+9) 47 (-2) 81  
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (+8) 100 (+12) 34  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 3-7 G19 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 5-9 G18 LGT/VAR W 4-8 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.15 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 3  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 74  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4520 400 6090  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 8 SW 4 W 7  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 9 W 16  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 15980 330 15940  
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. 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  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+8) 50 (-1) 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+10) 100 (+19) 34  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 3-7 G17 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) W 6-10 G17 LGT/VAR W 6-10 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.18 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 4  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 74  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4550 410 6120  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 8 SW 4 W 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 9 W 17  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 14290 380 17240  
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT  
 
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 IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. 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  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 80 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+9) 50 (+1) 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+11) 100 (+17) 38  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G19 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G19 LGT/VAR W 6-10 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.33 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 6  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 70 73  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4930 390 5930  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 9 SW 4 W 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 9 W 18  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 17050 310 17830  
EXCELLENT POOR EXCELLENT  
 
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 IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
EAST 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  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+1) 48 (-3) 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (+18) 100 (+17) 30  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G19 W 5-9 G19  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 5-9 G19 LGT/VAR W 7-11 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 66 72  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3610 410 6710  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 6 SW 6 W 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 13 W 20  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 12420 400 24630  
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ095>098-082100-  
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+2) 49 (-2) 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (+18) 99 (+20) 31  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G18 SW 4-8 G17  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 4-8 G16 LGT/VAR W 7-11 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 66 71  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3530 410 7030  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 6 SW 5 W 9  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 12 W 20  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 11950 400 25100  
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 UPPER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ058>060-099-082100-  
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD  
1149 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+4) 47 (-2) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+12) 100 (+13) 34  
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G18 SW 4-8 G16  
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SW 6-10 G17 LGT/VAR W 8-12 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.10 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 67 71  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3770 410 5710  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 8 SW 5 W 8  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 SW 10 W 18  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 12620 440 17550  
GOOD POOR EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
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