100 FNUS73 KSGF 281002 FWSSGF Spot Forecast for Thorny Ridge Unit...DNR National Weather Service Springfield MO 402 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CST on March 01. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office at 1-800-762-4363, if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... A cold front will move through the area by this evening, with winds becoming northerly behind the front and remaining northeasterly one Sunday. Some scattered showers will be possible this afternoon and evening ahead of the front but rainfall amounts will be light and not all locations will be impacted. Warm and dry conditions will occur today with highs in the 70s and RH values around 30 to 35%, with southerly wind gusts up to 30mph at times. Cooler conditions will occur on Sunday with highs in 40s and RH values of 40 to 50%. Northeasterly winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20mph will occur on Sunday. Rainfall will move into the area Sunday afternoon with the best chances Sunday night. The front will lift back to the north later morning with additional scattered rain chances at times but there should be breaks in the rain at times on Monday. Tuesday morning may be dry but a front could push back into the as early as Tuesday afternoon bringing additional showers and storms to the area. .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........70 78 82 86 90 90 91 91 92 92 Weather cov..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 50 50 50 50 50 50 Temp............34 36 39 41 44 45 46 46 46 45 RH..............64 59 54 50 47 45 45 45 47 51 20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E 20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 20 FT wind gust.20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 20 18 Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 Mix hgt (km)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 Transp wind dir.NE NE NE E E E E E E E Transp wind spd.21 21 20 18 17 17 18 18 18 17 Trans wind dir..NE NE NE E E E E E E E Trans spd (m/s).9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Haines index....M M M M M M M M M M Vrate kt-ft/1K..27 29 30 30 31 33 38 39 37 32 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........93 93 93 93 92 91 90 91 91 92 92 91 Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF Weather type....RS RS RS RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Temp............43 41 39 37 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 34 RH..............57 65 70 79 82 89 89 89 89 89 89 92 20 FT wind dir..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT wind spd..8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT wind gust.17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 Mix hgt (km)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.E E E E E E E E E E E E Transp wind spd.17 18 21 22 21 20 18 18 18 18 18 18 Trans wind dir..E E E E E E E E E E E E Trans spd (m/s).8 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 Haines index....M M M M M M M M M M M M Vrate kt-ft/1K..30 32 36 38 36 33 31 29 28 26 26 25 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........91 92 92 93 92 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 Temp............34 35 36 38 40 41 43 45 46 47 47 47 RH..............92 92 96 92 89 89 82 79 76 74 74 71 20 FT wind dir..E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT wind gust.15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.1 Mix hgt (km)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 Transp wind dir.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Transp wind spd.18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 Trans wind dir..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Trans spd (m/s).8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 Haines index....M M M M M M M M M M M M Vrate kt-ft/1K..25 25 23 24 24 26 27 28 28 25 19 13 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR $$ Forecaster...Wise Requested by...Joshua Greer Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2604248.0/SGF .DELDT 02/27/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL joshua.greer@dnr.mo.gov