FNUS53 KIWX 090732 FWFIWX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Southern Great Lakes National Weather Service Northern Indiana 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .DISCUSSION... Weak low pressure brings scattered showers and storms through Saturday. Next week will be hot and dry. INZ005-012-014-103-104-203-204-092015- Elkhart-Starke-Marshall-Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN- Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN- Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Michigan City, La Porte, Kingsbury, Fish Lake, South Bend, Mishawaka, Lakeville, Granger, Wanatah, La Crosse, Union Mills, North Liberty, New Carlisle, and Walkerton 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 /232 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026/ .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....Around 85. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 0300, then partly cloudy until 0600, then mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms until 0500. Chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 0500. Precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......Little change. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West around 5 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms until 0800, then slight chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 1100. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ INZ006>009-092015- Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Including the cities of Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, and Garrett 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until 1300, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms until 0500. Chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 0500. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....Around 65. 24 hr trend......Little change. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1250 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ OHZ001-002-004-005-092015- Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry- Including the cities of Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, and Liberty Center 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers after 1200 until 1400, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...40 percent. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 3100 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 0100. Chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after 0100. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......Little change. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....Around 85. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ INZ013-015-020-022-023-092015- Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami- Including the cities of Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Rochester, Akron, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, and Mexico 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1100 until 1400, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Chance of thunder...40 percent. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......Little change. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1650 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. CWR.................40 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2000 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ INZ017-018-116-216-092015- Whitley-Allen IN-Northern Kosciusko-Southern Kosciusko- Including the cities of Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Syracuse, Milford, North Webster, Leesburg, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Silver Lake, and Mentone 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1100 until 1400, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...40 percent. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2850 ft agl. TransportWinds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 0100. Chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after 0100. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......Little change. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1350 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2300 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ INZ024>027-092015- Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams- Including the cities of Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, and Berne 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1300 until 1700, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Chance of thunder...40 percent. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......Little change. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1550 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....Around 85. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ INZ032>034-092015- Grant-Blackford-Jay- Including the cities of Marion, Gas City, Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, and Dunkirk 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1600 until 1800, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Chance of thunder...30 percent. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2850 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2100, then mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1950 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................40 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....Around 85. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2000 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ OHZ015-016-024-025-092015- Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- Including the cities of Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, Ohio City, Lima, Spencerville, and Bluffton 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1400 until 1800, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Chance of thunder...30 percent. Max temperature.....Around 90. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 3150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2000, then mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1550 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....Around 85. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2300 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$ MIZ078>081-177-277-092015- Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien- Southern Berrien- Including the cities of Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Paw Paw Lake, Niles, New Buffalo, Stevensville, and Berrien Springs 332 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers after 1000 until 1200. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 1100 until 1200, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Max temperature.....80-90. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2550 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms until 2300. Chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 2300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......Little change. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph..SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. $$