561  
FXUS63 KPAH 221132  
AFDPAH  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
632 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- COOLER AND DRIER THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES BY TO  
THE NORTH.  
 
- RAIN CHANCES RETURN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY ALONG WITH  
TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 90S THIS WEEKEND.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 1203 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH TODAY INTO  
FRIDAY PROVIDING MUCH DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS. HIGH  
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY RISE INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S, AND  
UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOWS WILL DROP INTO  
THE 60S. A SHORTWAVE MOVING OUT OF THE PLAINS WILL BRING RAIN  
CHANCES (30-50%) BACK INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY  
MORNING. PWS CLIMB BACK ABOVE 2" SO HEAVY RAIN MAY BE SOMETHING  
TO KEEP AN EYE ON. BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE, UPPER LEVEL RIDGING  
EXPANDS ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH THE REGION ON THE EASTERN  
PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE BACK INTO THE 90S  
ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 614 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
MOSTLY VFR IS EXPECTED. TIME-HEIGHTS AND MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST  
MVFR CIGS MAY DEVELOP NEAR MVN/OWB/EVV FOR A FEW HOURS THIS  
MORNING WITH CIGS RETURNING TO VFR BY 15-17Z. AFTERNOON CU WITH  
BASES OF 5KFT WILL CLEAR OUT THIS EVENING WITH CLEAR SKIES  
EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS FROM THE NORTH OF 6-11 KTS WILL BECOME  
LIGHT OVERNIGHT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 KTS ARE POSSIBLE AT EVV  
AND OWB THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
 
   
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
IL...NONE.  
MO...NONE.  
IN...NONE.  
KY...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
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