FNUS53 KILX 151843 FWFILX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois National Weather Service Lincoln IL 143 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .DISCUSSION... Low pressure moving across the region the rest of today and tonight will result in shifting winds and periods of showers and thunderstorms across central Illinois. As a cold front pushes across the region overnight into Friday, strong winds out of the northwest gusting 30 to 40 mph will overspread central Illinois ushering in a much cooler air mass. A few additional light showers or sprinkles are possible Friday, mainly during the afternoon. A stretch of dry weather will kick of Saturday and continue through much of next week. ILZ027>031-036>038-160915- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal 143 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip Type Showers Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 40 40 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 44 (-13) 54 (-18) 33 58 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 64 (-19) 93 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 G27 NW 15 G30 N 12 G24 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 13 G28 NW 16 G29 N 7 G18 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 12 PM Precip End 1 AM 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3360 3340 1700ft Mixing Temp 49 51 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 SW 7 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 84000 23380 Vent Rate Category Good Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ040>043-047>053-160915- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon- Christian-Macon- Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, and Decatur 143 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Clear Precip Type Tstms Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 60 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 44 (-17) 55 (-20) 34 59 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 61 (-19) 93 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 G25 NW 15 G28 N 12 G24 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 13 G26 NW 16 G27 N 8 G18 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 3 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 1 PM Precip End 1 AM 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4000 3660 1700ft Mixing Temp 50 52 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 E 6 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 100000 21960 Vent Rate Category Good Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061-160915- Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby- Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville 143 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 60 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 45 (-16) 55 (-21) 35 58 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 59 (-21) 95 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 10 G20 NW 14 G25 N 12 G23 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 14 G26 NW 14 G26 N 9 G19 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.15 0.02 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 4 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip End 5 AM 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3980 4000 1700ft Mixing Temp 50 51 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 24 NE 8 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 95520 32000 Vent Rate Category Good Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the night. Widespread frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-160915- Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville 143 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Clear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 60 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 48 (-17) 57 (-23) 37 59 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 49 (-31) 90 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 G19 NW 14 G24 NW 12 G22 N 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 13 G26 NW 14 G24 N 10 G19 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 3 Precip Begin 6 PM Precip End 6 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4540 4370 1700ft Mixing Temp 53 52 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 24 NE 12 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 108960 52440 Vent Rate Category Good Fair Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 30 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ Deubelbeiss