Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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458 FXUS63 KPAH 292022 AFDPAH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 322 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Dry conditions, cooler temperatures, and lower relative humidity continue into Friday. - A somewhat unsettled pattern returns this weekend into early next week with daily rain chances along with a more humid summer-like airmass. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 306 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 High pressure settled across the region is bringing tranquil weather conditions today. Visible satellite imagery shows mostly clear to partly cloudy skies while afternoon observations have temperatures in the 70`s. High pressure builds further across the Ohio Valley keeping dry weather conditions in place through the rest of this week. Aloft, we see amplification Friday into Saturday associated with an upper level wave lifting across the central plains. Rain chances will increase Friday night with continued rain chances through the weekend. The highest rain chances appear to be on Saturday. Forecast confidence is lower for next week. Ensemble guidance suggests quasi-zonal flow setting up which will introduce the chance of a few upper level waves traversing the area. This type of regime will bring unsettled weather to the area with rain/storm chances through much of next week. As far as temperatures, slightly below normal temperatures are expected to continue into Thursday associated with northwest flow aloft. However, temperatures begin to rebound by the weekend and especially into early next week associated with increasing southerly flow. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1248 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 VFR forecast through the next 24 hours. Light north winds will relax overnight before returning again on Thursday from the east. FEW-SCT bases around 5-7kft are expected this afternoon and again on Thursday. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...AD AVIATION...AD