FNUS53 KIWX 210746 FWFIWX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Southern Great Lakes National Weather Service Northern Indiana 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .DISCUSSION... High pressure today gives way to a late-day chance (40-60% chance) for showers and thunderstorms moving from northwest to southeast. Prior to rain, breezy with southwesterly wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph by midday. Very warm through Friday with highs in the 70s and even 80s. A cold front brings additional shower and storm chances later Friday. INZ005-012-014-103-104-203-204-212030- 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 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 /246 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026/ .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1700. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......25 degrees warmer. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2200, then partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms until 0100, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......15 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....65-75. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......40 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2550 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. $$ INZ006>009-212030- Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Including the cities of Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, and Garrett 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to southwest around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2200, then partly cloudy. Showers likely until 0100. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers after 0100. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 950 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2650 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. $$ OHZ001-002-004-005-212030- Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry- Including the cities of Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, and Liberty Center 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to southwest around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 0200, then partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms until 0100Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after 0100. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 24 hr trend......35 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 1000 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph becoming west around 10 mph after midnight. CWR.................20 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2850 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 5 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$ INZ013-015-020-022-023-212030- 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 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2550 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2100, then mostly cloudy until 2300, then partly cloudy. Showers likely until 0100. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers after 0100. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 1800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1400. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. $$ INZ017-018-116-216-212030- 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 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......25 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2400, then partly cloudy. Showers likely until 0100. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers after 0100. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......15 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1100 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph becoming west around 10 mph after midnight. CWR.................30 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1400. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 5 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. $$ INZ024>027-212030- Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams- Including the cities of Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, and Berne 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......25 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2000, then mostly cloudy until 2400, then partly cloudy until 0200, then mostly cloudy until 0300, then partly cloudy. Showers likely until 0100. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers after 0100. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......15 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 24 hr trend......35 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1400. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ INZ032>034-212030- Grant-Blackford-Jay- Including the cities of Marion, Gas City, Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, and Dunkirk 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Min humidity........25-30 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2750 ft agl. Transport Winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to southwest around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2200, then mostly cloudy until 0100, then partly cloudy until 0200, then mostly cloudy until 0400, then partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......35 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1350 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until 1400, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Precipitation 30 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2750 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ OHZ015-016-024-025-212030- 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 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......25 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Very good. Mixing Height.......Around 2750 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 25 to 30 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2000, then mostly cloudy until 0300, then partly cloudy. Showers likelyuntil 0100. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers after 0100. Precipitation 60 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers after 1400. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 1700. Precipitation 20 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ MIZ078>081-177-277-212030- 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 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after 1700. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....65-75. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until 0100Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 0100. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Chance of thunder...50 percent. Min temperature.....45-55. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 750 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 15 mph becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. CWR.................10 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....65-75. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. $$