326  
FXUS63 KPAH 031143  
AFDPAH  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
643 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
- SEASONABLY NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR  
THE WEEKEND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK, WITH A WARMING TREND  
LATE WEEK.  
 

 
   
UPDATE
 
 
ISSUED AT 641 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
UPDATED THE AVIATION SECTION FOR THE 12Z TAF ISSUANCE.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISSUED AT 1240 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE QUAD STATE AT THIS TIME. LOW  
CLOUDS REMAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. DESPITE  
THE HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY, SUFFICIENT SURFACE WINDS DURING THE  
NIGHT SHOULD KEEP VISIBILITY DECREASES MINIMAL. TODAY, HIGH  
PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AREA, KEEPING  
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE QUAD STATE AND LIMITING HIGHS TO  
THE MID-70S. WHILE CLOUDS MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST, THE FRONT  
AND BETTER PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL WILL BE ACROSS TN OR FURTHER  
SOUTH, RESULTING IN A DRY FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE. ON  
SUNDAY, A SECOND COLD FRONT REINFORCES DRY COOLER AIR AS A  
BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE MIDWEST FROM THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS.  
 
DRY WEATHER AND HIGH PRESSURE IS FAVORED FOR THE ENTIRE WORKWEEK  
AHEAD. THE COOLEST MORNINGS WILL BE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH  
MORNING LOWS IN THE 40S. A RIDGE AXIS MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY  
WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A BIT MORE OF A SOUTHERLY FLOW AFTERWARDS,  
AND A SLOW WARMING TREND AS A SUBSEQUENT RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE  
QUAD STATE LATE WEEK. MODELS POINT TOWARDS LATE NEXT WEEKEND AS  
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.  
 

 
   
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/
 
 
ISSUED AT 641 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
OVERCAST MVFR TO IFR CIGS REMAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WESTERN  
KENTUCKY AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL THIS MORNING. LOW CLOUD  
ACTIVITY DIMINISHES LATER IN THE DAY, WITH HIGH CLOUDS MOVING  
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE  
NORTHEAST AT 6-10KTS TODAY, BECOMING LIGHT TONIGHT.  
 

 
   
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
IL...NONE.  
MO...NONE.  
IN...NONE.  
KY...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
UPDATE...ATL  
DISCUSSION...ATL  
AVIATION...ATL  
 
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