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 291836
FWFILX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
136 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Rain chances increase from west to east through late week,
impacting areas of west-central Illinois late tonight into
Wednesday and then areawide Thursday into Friday. The result will
be shallow mixing heights and poor ventilation rates.
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Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-Schuyler-
Mason-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Rushville, Havana, Beardstown, Petersburg,
Winchester, and Jacksonville
136 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 70 40 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+14) 78 (-2) 65 78
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-2) 59 (+22) 95 71
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.04 0.26 0.08 0.63
Precip Duration 1 6 2 10
Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1120 1690
1700ft Mixing Temp 80 77
Transport Wnd (mph) S 10 SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 11200 20280
Vent Rate Category Poor Poor
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Showers. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 68 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 59 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 57 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 51 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 53 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
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ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-300915-
McLean-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Sangamon-Christian-
Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-
Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Lincoln, Clinton,
Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Springfield,
Taylorville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon,
Paris, Shelbyville, Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
136 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Showers None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+12) 85 (+4) 68 88
RH % (24h trend) 80 (-15) 38 (+5) 78 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 SE 5 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 S 5 SW 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.11
Precip Duration 1 2
Precip Begin 6 AM 6 AM
Precip End 5 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2670 3570
1700ft Mixing Temp 84 84
Transport Wnd (mph) S 10 SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 26700 53550
Vent Rate Category Poor Fair
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 72 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
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NMA