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
433 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Transport winds gradually slow through midweek as a surface cold
front decays over central Illinois. This will result in mainly
poor-to-fair ventilation.
Near daily chances for showers and thunderstorms exist through
the remainder of the week.
ILZ027>031-036>038-102115-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
433 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 30 40
Temp (24h trend) 90 (+1) 72 (+1) 91
RH % (24h trend) 62 (-12) 96 (+4) 62
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip Amount 0.04 0.24 0.17
Precip Duration 1 2 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2900 2480
1700ft Mixing Temp 88 91
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 13 SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 37700 37200
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 74 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
81 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 78 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
77 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ040>043-047>053-102115-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton,
Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
Taylorville, and Decatur
433 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 91 (+1) 73 (+1) 93
RH % (24h trend) 56 (-13) 89 (+1) 54
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 7 G17 S 5 SW 7 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 S 6 SW 9 G17
Precip Amount 0.06 0.10 0.10
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3030 3790
1700ft Mixing Temp 91 95
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 16 SW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 48480 64430
Vent Rate Category Fair Fair
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 67 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 75 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 73 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-102115-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
433 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 30 40
Temp (24h trend) 90 (+2) 72 (+1) 90
RH % (24h trend) 61 (-9) 93 (+1) 61
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 7 G18 S 5 SW 7 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 S 6 SW 9 G17
Precip Amount 0.09 0.38 0.20
Precip Duration 1 2 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2640 2590
1700ft Mixing Temp 89 92
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 15 SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 39600 38850
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 72 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
77 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 75 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
74 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-102115-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
433 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 92 (+3) 74 (+2) 93
RH % (24h trend) 56 (-10) 87 (-8) 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 7 G17 S 5 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 SW 6 SW 9
Precip Amount 0.00 0.18 0.12
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2900 3730
1700ft Mixing Temp 90 94
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 13 SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 37700 55950
Vent Rate Category Poor Fair
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 72 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
MJA