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Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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679 FXUS63 KPAH 160521 AFDPAH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 1221 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Daily chances for scattered showers and storms continue through the weekend into next week. Strongest storms pose an isolated threat for damaging winds. Heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding is possible. - Heat indices will climb over 100 degrees tomorrow through the weekend. Some days may exceed Heat Advisory criteria. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 303 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 There is very little change to the ongoing forecast this cycle with a generally weak pattern aloft that features a weak shortwave trof over the Plains and a weak 40 ish knot jet over our region. This coupled with juicy Gulf moisture, giving us PWATs around 2.1 to 2.2 makes for some scattered afternoon showers and storms that sport locally heavy rainfall that could cause localized flash flooding. Wednesday will be very similar to today as the shortwave trof moves northeast and gets reabsorbed into the flow over the Great Lakes. Behind it is another shortwave trof over the Northern Plains that`s pulling a front through that should stay just north of our area by Thursday. With mid to upper 70s dew points starting tomorrow, heat indices will surpass 100 and could near Heat Advisory criteria, particularly on Thursday, but possible through the weekend. Daily chances for scattered showers and storms remain possible in the afternoons through the weekend and into early next week as the pattern aloft stays rather stagnant. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1220 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 Fog, some locally dense with LIFR conditions will be possible through the overnight. There is a whisper of a breeze that may keep conditions a little more favorable but it will be very close. Will evaluate and amend upward if things stay more optimistic. Convection will be factor again this afternoon with isolated showers possible for most of the TAF period. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...HICKFORD AVIATION...JGG