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 021840
FWFILX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1240 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A slow moving cold front will push across central Illinois
Tuesday and Wednesday. Increasingly strong southerly winds are
expected today and tomorrow ahead of the approaching front. Gusts
of 20 to 30 mph this afternoon will increase to 30 to 40 mph at
times Tuesday afternoon. Widespread showers with a few embedded
storms will accompany the front with most areas expected to see
between 0.75 to 1.50 inches of rain by Wednesday night.
ILZ027>031-036>038-031015-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
1240 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Rain Tstms Tstms Rain
Chance Precip (%) 10 80 80 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+6) 73 (+7) 52 61
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 77 (-10) 100 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 12 G23 S 16 G28 S 12 G23 SW 10 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 14 G25 S 16 G28 S 9 G18 SW 11
Precip Amount 0.00 0.32 0.53 0.01
Precip Duration 1 7 7 2
Precip Begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2400 3140
1700ft Mixing Temp 69 57
Transport Wnd (mph) S 29 SW 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 69600 62800
Vent Rate Category Good Fair
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ040>043-047>053-031015-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton,
Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
Taylorville, and Decatur
1240 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Rain
Chance Precip (%) 0 80 80 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+6) 73 (+6) 51 62
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 73 (-11) 100 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 13 G22 S 17 G28 S 12 G23 SW 9 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 14 G24 S 16 G28 S 8 G17 SW 10 G18
Precip Amount 0.00 0.29 0.55 0.01
Precip Duration 7 6 1
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2640 3540
1700ft Mixing Temp 71 58
Transport Wnd (mph) S 31 SW 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 81840 70800
Vent Rate Category Good Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-031015-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
1240 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Rain Tstms Rain
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 90 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+5) 76 (+11) 54 66
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 61 (-25) 100 67
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 G19 S 16 G28 S 13 G23 SW 10 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 G22 S 16 G28 S 11 G20 SW 9 G17
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.48 0.02
Precip Duration 1 6 1
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3430 3550
1700ft Mixing Temp 71 60
Transport Wnd (mph) S 29 SW 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 99470 63900
Vent Rate Category Good Fair
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-031015-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
1240 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Rain
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 90 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+5) 77 (+11) 55 68
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+3) 57 (-25) 100 60
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 G19 S 16 G26 S 13 G23 SW 9 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 G22 S 15 G26 S 10 G20 SW 9
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.02
Precip Duration 5 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3660 3960
1700ft Mixing Temp 73 63
Transport Wnd (mph) S 28 SW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 102480 67320
Vent Rate Category Good Fair
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
Deubelbeiss