Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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655 FXUS63 KPAH 091144 AFDPAH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 644 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Much more tranquil weather is forecast today through early next week, with the next chance of showers and isolated storms arriving Monday into Tuesday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 335 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Discussion: More tranquil conditions are being observed early this morning with the back edge of precipitation just about to make its exit from our most south eastern zones. Temperatures will remain mild overnight. The forecast for today through the weekend will be dry. The upper levels will feature a moisture starved trough making its way through the Ohio Valley on Friday with winds aloft veering toward the northwest behind it. Surface high pressure quickly fills in from the west for the weekend with highs in the 70s to lower 80s and overnight low temperatures in the 50s. An upper level disturbance tracks from the southern plains and into the Ohio Valley Monday into Tuesday. Rain chances increase during this time with some thunder also possible. The remainder of the week features quasi-zonal flow aloft with several weak waves moving across the region keeping chance PoPs in place. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 622 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 MVFR to IFR ceilings will persist at CGI,EVV,OWB,MVN next few hours before mixing out by late morning to early afternoon. VFR is expected at all sites by the afternoon hours. MVFR ceilings expected to move back into the sites Friday morning. SW winds early will veer toward the north through the rest of the period, between 7-13 kt. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...AD AVIATION...AD