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Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
329 FNUS53 KILX 161926 FWFILX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois National Weather Service Lincoln IL 226 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .DISCUSSION... Dry weather continues into Friday. While moisture levels begin to increase, minimum humidity below 40 percent is still likely east of I-55. Southerly winds increase as well, and may gust up to 20 mph at times Friday afternoon. A strong storm system will move across the area late Friday night through Saturday, with widespread chances of rain and thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are likely over much of the region. ILZ027>031-036-037-170930- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, and Pekin 226 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 70 80 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 40 Temp (24h trend) 58 (+2) 82 (+5) 62 75 RH % (24h trend) 80 (-11) 39 (-10) 92 68 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 G17 S 9 G20 S 9 G18 SW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 G18 S 11 G19 S 8 G17 SW 8 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.51 Precip Duration 4 11 Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3870 3200 1700ft Mixing Temp 75 72 Transport Wnd (mph) S 21 SW 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 81270 54400 Vent Rate Category Good Fair Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest. .SUNDAY...Becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 42 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ ILZ040-041-047>050-170930- Schuyler-Mason-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan- Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, and Jacksonville 226 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 80 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 40 Temp (24h trend) 59 (+3) 83 (+3) 62 75 RH % (24h trend) 80 (-14) 37 (-10) 89 65 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 G17 S 8 G18 S 7 G17 SW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 G18 S 10 G17 S 7 G17 SW 7 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.75 Precip Duration 1 11 Precip Begin 1 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3960 2680 1700ft Mixing Temp 76 74 Transport Wnd (mph) S 18 SW 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 71280 45560 Vent Rate Category Good Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest. .SUNDAY...Becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ038-042-043-051>053-170930- McLean-Logan-De Witt-Sangamon-Christian-Macon- Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Lincoln, Clinton, Springfield, Taylorville, and Decatur 226 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Showers Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 90 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 40 Temp (24h trend) 56 (0) 81 (+3) 62 78 RH % (24h trend) 78 (-14) 36 (-12) 85 62 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 G17 S 9 G17 S 10 G17 SW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 G17 S 11 S 9 G17 SW 11 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.70 Precip Duration 1 11 Precip Begin 1 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3080 2870 1700ft Mixing Temp 73 73 Transport Wnd (mph) S 18 SW 18 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 55440 51660 Vent Rate Category Fair Fair Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest. .SUNDAY...Becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061-170930- Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby- Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville 226 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 90 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 40 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-3) 79 (+4) 57 82 RH % (24h trend) 77 (-8) 32 (-12) 89 49 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 S 7 S 8 S 9 G17 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 5 S 9 G17 S 7 SW 11 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.49 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2790 4480 1700ft Mixing Temp 71 75 Transport Wnd (mph) S 16 SW 23 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 44640 103040 Vent Rate Category Poor Good Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Decreasing clouds. Chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-170930- Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville 226 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 80 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 30 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-5) 78 (+2) 58 83 RH % (24h trend) 81 (-12) 33 (-16) 92 45 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 S 6 S 9 G17 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 S 6 SW 12 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2750 4910 1700ft Mixing Temp 72 80 Transport Wnd (mph) S 13 SW 24 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 35750 117840 Vent Rate Category Poor Very Good Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Decreasing clouds. Chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ Geelhart