Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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248 FXUS63 KPAH 100807 AFDPAH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 207 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - A quick-moving system will bring snow showers with possibly light accumulations this morning to southwest Indiana and northwest Kentucky. Some minor travel impacts cannot be ruled out in this area. - Very chilly temperatures and wind chill values in the teens and 20s are forecast during the morning hours today and Veterans Day (Tuesday). - A major warmup will bring a return to above normal temperatures by the end of the work week, with the next chance of widespread rain forecast Saturday night and Sunday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 207 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 The forecast period will be bookended by two weather systems, with generally mild and dry weather in between. The first system will be of the winter variety and will bring light to moderate snow showers to southwest IN and northwest KY. This will be associated with quick-moving compact mid-level low with properties not unlike that of a bowling ball which will move from north to south across IN into KY. Snow showers will break out as this feature passes. Latest model guidance has trended upward with QPF to show a few hundreths in SW IN/NW KY, resulting in new snowfall accumulation values of a trace to about 0.8". The areas with the best chance of seeing accumulations approaching 1" are Pike, Gibson, and Warrick County, Indiana, as well as locations further north and east the forecast area. With the ground being warm, expect the most of the snow will melt quickly. However, concern is there for isolated impacts on elevated road surfaces and bridges. Additionally, wind gusts up to 30 mph are possible as well, so reduced visibility is also a concern. Have hoisted a Special Weather Statement from 12-17z for all of southwest IN and Henderson and Daviess County in NW KY. Snow showers will quickly wind down this afternoon as the upper-level disturbance exits the region and skies clear. The other story today and tomorrow will be the very chill air mass in place. Low temperatures this morning and Tuesday morning will fall into the lower to middle 20s, with wind chills in the teens and 20s. High temperatures today will only reach the upper 30s to lower 40s as well, about 20 degrees below normal values. As H5 heights begin to rise from west to east on Tuesday, temperatures will quickly moderate close to normal values by Tuesday afternoon, followed by slightly above normal temperatures Wednesday and Thursday. Another big warmup is forecast Friday and Saturday as the H5 ridge becomes centered over the area, bringing high temperatures into the lower 70s. Our next chance of widespread rain will arrive Saturday night into Sunday as a southern stream surface low and trough pass through the Mid-South. Temperatures Sunday will cool slightly as well due to the precipitation chances. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 1133 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 4-5kft ceilings may come and go some overnight, but an upper low is still expected bring another area of MVFR ceilings through KEVV and KOWB in the morning. It will also be accompanied by MVFR or IFR visibilities in light snow for an hour or two. Northwest winds will be gusty overnight, but will increase early in the morning approach of the upper low. Gusts 25-30kts will be possible at KEVV and KOWB. Otherwise, gusts 15-25kts will be common throughout the area through the day. Finally, winds will calm down and skies will clear by sunset. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...DWS AVIATION...DRS