Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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105 FXUS63 KPAH 181917 AFDPAH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 217 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Dry and warm conditions are forecast through the rest of the week with highs around 90 through Saturday. - Elevated fire weather concerns are possible again on Thursday due to dry relative humidity. - Rain chances return to the region late Sunday into early next week along with cooler temperatures. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 216 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Surface high pressure will remain across the mid-Mississippi and Tennessee Valley through the end of the week. Meanwhile weak disturbances along the periphery of an upper level ridge will largely remain northwest of our area. Some guidance tries to bring some remnant showers into our far northwest early Friday morning and again Friday night into Saturday. Can`t completely rule this possibility out, but it doesn`t look especially promising. As the upper ridge builds further northeast, we should see a slight uptick in temperatures into the low 90s on Friday and Saturday. Energy ejecting out of the southwest U.S. will lift across the Central Plains and into the Upper Midwest Sunday into Monday. This should push a frontal boundary through our area. While some rain is expected Sunday into Monday, amounts may be rather light in many places due to the best forcing remaining well north of us. Certainly doesn`t look like a drought buster by any means. Model guidance varies quite a bit next week, but ensembles show a general trend towards troughing across our area by mid to late week. It could end up being a somewhat unsettled week with multiple rain chances possible. Also we may need to monitor a possible tropical disturbance in the Gulf mid to late next week that could play a factor in the overall pattern. At this time, it seems most likely that any moisture associated with that would stay to our south and east, but you never know. Temperatures should trend back closer to normal in the upper 70s to lower 80s by Tuesday and beyond. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1150 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Light northeast winds today become calm tonight. Time heights show some high clouds moving across the area this evening and overnight, before clearing by early morning. Once again may have some patchy fog to contend with, especially at the fog prone terminals like KCGI. The more widespread fog likely should stay south of our border in Tennessee. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...SP AVIATION...SP