887
FXUS63 KPAH 271712
AFDPAH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1212 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
- NEAR TO A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY.
- A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP WILL BEGIN SUNDAY, WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACHING AT LEAST THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
PERSISTENT NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW AND AN UPPER TROF OVERHEAD WILL
PROVIDE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
HUMIDITY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT BACK TO
THE SOUTH SATURDAY AS A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION
MOVES EASTWARD. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE U.S. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK, MOVING OVERHEAD BY MID WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE
PAH FORECAST DRY OVER THE NEXT WEEK. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OHIO VALLEYS WILL BE SANDWICHED
BETWEEN A SURFACE HIGH TO OUR EAST AND LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST.
THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS
OUR REGION. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, PUSHING HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S, WITH SOME AREAS PUSHING
100 DEGREES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. DEW POINTS WILL REMAIN IN
THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES THROUGH THE PERIOD, SO HEAT
INDICES WILL GENERALLY BE 4 TO 6 DEGREES ABOVE THE ACTUAL
TEMPERATURES. THE HEATRISK MAP INDICATES OUR REGION THE THE
MAJOR CATEGORY BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, AND MAJOR TO EXTREME
THURSDAY. THE DURATION OF THIS HEAT WAVE MAY RESULT IN SOME HEAT
HEADLINES NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF THE TAF PERIOD. EXCEPTION IS
POTENTIAL FOR MVFR/IFR FOG BETWEEN 08Z-13Z MAINLY AT
KCGI/KPAH/KMVN. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5KTS WILL BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO CALM THIS EVENING, THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 5
KTS AFTER 13Z.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.
DISCUSSION...RST
AVIATION...RST
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