974 FNUS53 KILX 282029 FWFILX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois National Weather Service Lincoln IL 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... Mostly dry weather is expected to continue across central and southeast IL through sunset Sunday, with just a few light rain showers or sprinkles developing south of the I-72 this afternoon and early evening. East to northeast winds will veer north northeast and increase to 10 to 15 mph during tonight into Sunday. There is a good chance of light snow Sunday night into Monday morning mainly south of I-74, with a wintry mix possible south of I-72 Monday morning. Rain will likely spread into central and southeast IL by overnight Monday night and continue into Tuesday night, with a wet and milder pattern expected from mid week into this weekend. Lower mixing heights will ensure poor ventilation rates from this afternoon through Tuesday, except fair vent rates in southeast IL on Tuesday. ILZ027-028-030-011015- Knox-Stark-Marshall- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, and Lacon 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 21 (-5) 39 (-6) 23 45 RH % (24h trend) 85 (+13) 35 (+3) 75 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 8 G17 NE 7 E 5 SE 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 NE 6 E 5 SE 8 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 6 PM Precip End 6 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3430 2440 1700ft Mixing Temp 32 40 Transport Wnd (mph) E 12 SE 15 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 41160 36600 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 86 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ029-031-036-037-011015- Peoria-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell- Including the cities of Peoria, Eureka, Canton, and Pekin 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Snow/Rain Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 10 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 22 (-8) 39 (-9) 24 44 RH % (24h trend) 87 (+17) 39 (+7) 78 52 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 9 G18 NE 8 E 5 E 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 8 NE 7 E 5 SE 8 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 Precip Duration 2 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 12 PM Precip End 6 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3320 2180 1700ft Mixing Temp 33 41 Transport Wnd (mph) E 13 SE 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 43160 37060 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 88 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ040-041-047-049-050-011015- Schuyler-Mason-Cass-Scott-Morgan- Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Beardstown, Winchester, and Jacksonville 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Snow/Fz Ra Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 24 (-8) 41 (-13) 27 44 RH % (24h trend) 80 (+20) 37 (+9) 82 60 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 9 G18 NE 8 E 5 E 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 8 G17 NE 7 E 6 SE 7 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3030 1980 1700ft Mixing Temp 36 43 Transport Wnd (mph) E 14 SE 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 42420 31680 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 79 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ042-043-048-051-011015- Logan-De Witt-Menard-Sangamon- Including the cities of Lincoln, Clinton, Petersburg, and Springfield 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Snow/Rain Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 24 (-9) 42 (-12) 27 43 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+15) 36 (+7) 80 57 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 9 G18 NE 9 G17 E 6 E 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 9 G17 NE 8 E 7 SE 9 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3200 1850 1700ft Mixing Temp 35 42 Transport Wnd (mph) E 14 SE 18 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 44800 33300 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 80 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 70 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ038-011015- McLean- Including the cities of Bloomington and Normal 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 22 (-9) 39 (-10) 24 43 RH % (24h trend) 89 (+11) 40 (+5) 79 54 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 11 G19 NE 11 NE 8 E 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 NE 10 E 8 SE 10 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 Precip Duration 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Precip End 6 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3260 2160 1700ft Mixing Temp 32 40 Transport Wnd (mph) E 13 SE 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 42380 36720 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 91 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 88 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ052-053-011015- Christian-Macon- Including the cities of Taylorville and Decatur 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Snow/Rain Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 25 (-8) 41 (-15) 28 43 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+9) 41 (+10) 86 63 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 9 G18 NE 10 NE 8 E 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 NE 9 E 8 SE 9 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.01 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3030 1640 1700ft Mixing Temp 37 42 Transport Wnd (mph) E 14 SE 18 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 42420 29520 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ044>046-011015- Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion- Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, and Danville 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 24 (-6) 40 (-13) 25 43 RH % (24h trend) 87 (+6) 41 (+6) 80 51 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 10 G18 N 10 NE 6 E 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 G17 NE 9 E 6 SE 9 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 Precip Duration 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Precip End 6 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3320 2170 1700ft Mixing Temp 34 40 Transport Wnd (mph) E 13 SE 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 43160 36890 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 91 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 88 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 78 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ054>057-061-011015- Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby- Including the cities of Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Snow/Fz Ra Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 25 (-8) 42 (-14) 27 42 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+6) 41 (+8) 84 60 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 8 G17 N 11 G18 NE 6 E 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 G18 NE 9 E 7 SE 8 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.01 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2980 1680 1700ft Mixing Temp 37 41 Transport Wnd (mph) E 14 E 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 41720 28560 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 83 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-011015- Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville 229 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Snow/Fz Ra Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 40 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 27 (-10) 45 (-15) 29 43 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+11) 43 (+8) 85 68 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 N 11 G18 NE 6 E 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 G18 NE 9 E 7 E 7 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.04 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2890 1580 1700ft Mixing Temp 41 45 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 15 E 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 43350 26860 Vent Rate Category Poor Poor Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 78 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 71 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ 07