Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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FNUS53 KILX 161952
FWFILX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
152 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure moving over the area tonight will bring light winds and
mostly clear skies. Light southeast winds will resume Monday morning
and continue through Tuesday afternoon before shifting to northeast
into midweek. Dry conditions will continue through Monday afternoon,
then a weather system will bring light rainfall and a few
thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday, with rainfall amounts ranging
from a tenth to a quarter inch over most of central IL to near a half
inch in southeast IL. Very dry relative humidity, dipping to around
20 percent in the afternoon, will continue Monday, with conditions
much less dry the remainder of the week. Ventilation will be poor
today and Monday given modest Transport winds and Mixing Heights.
ILZ027>031-036>038-171030-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
152 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 80 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (-6) 54 (+2) 39 55
RH % (24h trend) 71 (+1) 24 (+1) 91 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 6 SE 8 G17 E 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.02
Precip Duration 11 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1820 1510
1700ft Mixing Temp 50 53
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 9 NE 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 16380 18120
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 40. Highs
in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 80 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs around 60. Minimum RH 70 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ040>043-047>053-171030-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton,
Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
Taylorville, and Decatur
152 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 80 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 29 (-6) 56 (+2) 42 62
RH % (24h trend) 66 (-1) 22 (+1) 88 60
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 7 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 SE 9 G17 E 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.01
Precip Duration 11 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2130 1750
1700ft Mixing Temp 53 59
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 13 N 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 27690 17500
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum RH 76 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Cooler. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-171030-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
152 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 80 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 26 (-9) 55 (+1) 39 58
RH % (24h trend) 73 (+2) 22 (+1) 89 69
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 SE 7 E 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.03
Precip Duration 7 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2100 1390
1700ft Mixing Temp 51 58
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 6 N 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 12600 12510
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum RH 77 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Cooler. Lows around
40. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-171030-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
152 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 90 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 29 (-11) 56 (0) 42 63
RH % (24h trend) 70 (+2) 23 (-2) 92 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 SE 7 SE 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.09
Precip Duration 7 6
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2250 1290
1700ft Mixing Temp 53 64
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 7 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 15750 11610
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 68 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 79 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Cooler. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
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