Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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FWFILX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
148 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front has dropped south of central Illinois leaving a
modest north to northeast breeze in its wake today. A few showers
will linger mainly south of the I-70 corridor through around
midday. Otherwise, drier air will gradually work into the area
today with dew points dropping into the mid 40s to upper 50s from
the north. Mixing in excess of 2500 ft areawide will combine with
winds to result in Fair vent rates this afternoon. Fair weather
will prevail Saturday with a light east wind in place.
ILZ027>031-036>038-022115-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
148 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-10) 44 (-13) 70
RH % (24h trend) 48 (-28) 100 (+2) 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 9 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3220 3320
1700ft Mixing Temp 65 64
Transport Wnd (mph) N 16 SE 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 51520 29880
Vent Rate Category Fair Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 40 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 38 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ040>043-047>053-022115-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton,
Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
Taylorville, and Decatur
148 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-14) 45 (-16) 72
RH % (24h trend) 45 (-12) 98 (0) 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 9 NE 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3580 3580
1700ft Mixing Temp 67 67
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 17 SE 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 60860 32220
Vent Rate Category Fair Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
37 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 33 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 38 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-022115-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
148 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Showers None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-20) 45 (-17) 73
RH % (24h trend) 50 (+3) 97 (-1) 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 9 NE 6 E 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 Lgt/Var E 5
Precip Amount 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End 10 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3510 4050
1700ft Mixing Temp 67 67
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 17 E 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 59670 36450
Vent Rate Category Fair Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
35 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 30 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-022115-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
148 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Showers None None
Chance Precip (%) 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-20) 47 (-18) 73
RH % (24h trend) 53 (+10) 94 (-4) 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 10 G17 NE 7 NE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 NE 5 E 6
Precip Amount 0.17 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End 1 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2760 4210
1700ft Mixing Temp 69 69
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 18 E 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 49680 42100
Vent Rate Category Fair Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 33 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 28 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 29 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
Deubelbeiss