Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Paducah, Barkley Regional Airport (KPAH)

Lat: 37.06°NLon: 88.77°WElev: 410ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Mayfield KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 7 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NE Mayfield KY
 36.76°N 88.58°W
5:41 pm CDT May 8, 2026
6pm CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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