Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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706 FXUS63 KPAH 081242 AFDPAH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 642 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Colder temperatures can be expected today, with much warmer conditions Tuesday into Wednesday. - Small chances of light rain return late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning for mainly southwest Indiana and northwest Kentucky. - There are small chances of light snow and/or light rain Thursday into Friday from southwest Indiana into the Pennyrile and portions of southeast Illinois, but no accumulations are expected. - Colder temperatures return for late week, and very cold conditions arrive for the weekend, with wind chills as low as -5 to +10 degrees. && .UPDATE... Issued at 642 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 Updated aviation section for 12z TAF issuance. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 210 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 Any lingering sprinkles or flurries will end by 12z, and clouds will gradually decrease through the day as drier and colder air spreads into the region. Highs today will only reach the middle 30s to around 40 degrees, with lows tonight in the middle to upper 20s. Winds will shift to the south tonight, and along with lots of sunshine, temperatures Tuesday will return to near seasonable readings in the upper 40s to lower 50s, with highs Wednesday even a few degrees warmer. It will become breezy Tuesday continuing into Wednesday ahead of our next system. Models show a low pressure system moving from the upper Mississippi valley into the southern Great Lakes region, dragging a cold front through the PAH forecast area late Tuesday night through the day Wednesday. Winds will be out of the south to southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 to 30 mph Tuesday and Tuesday night, shifting to the northwest behind the front Wednesday and gradually decreasing late the day. As for precipitation, a few light rain showers will be possible late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning mainly in southwest Indiana and northwest Kentucky, with the rest of our region remaining dry. Colder air will arrive behind the front, and another weak cold front will move through our area Thursday into Friday. This front will bring in even colder air, it may squeeze out some light snow/flurries mainly from southwest Indiana through the Pennyrile region and adjacent portions of southeast Illinois. Moisture will be lacking, and no accumulations or impacts are expected. Cold high pressure will build in from the northwest over the weekend. Friday night and Saturday will be our coldest period, with lows Friday night ranging from 8 degrees north to 18 degrees south, with highs Saturday mostly in the 20s to around 30 degrees. Combined with winds at 5-10mph, wind chill readings will range from -5 to +10 degrees Friday night into Saturday morning. Lows Saturday night will be similar to Friday night, but with a little less wind, wind chills will bottom out in the 0 to +12 range. Highs Sunday will be around 5 degrees warmer than Saturday. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 642 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 MVFR cigs will improve to VFR and/or become SCT between 14z-18z. North winds at 5-10kts will become light and variable by this afternoon, then shift to the south and increase to 4-8kt after 06z. No vsbys restrictions expected. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...RST AVIATION...RST