569  
FNUS73 KPAH 191348  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GRAND CANYON SAR...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
848 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DECAYING BANDS OF SHOWERS ARE APPROACHING LITTLE GRAND CANYON THIS  
MORNING, WITH LIGHTNING ACTIVITY DECREASING AT THE MOMENT. WITH  
DAYTIME HEATING, GREATER INSTABILITY SHOULD DEVELOP AND ALLOW FOR  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THOUGH A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD  
OF DRY CONDITIONS IS LIKELY TO OCCUR TODAY. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE AREA  
TONIGHT. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TODAY  
WITH GUSTS TO 20-25MPH. VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS MAY INDUCE VARIABLE  
WINDS. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT FORECAST START...MAX 83.  
RH..................74 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 69 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 50 50 50 60 60 50 30  
TEMP............76 78 81 81 81 81 79 78 78  
RH..............74 72 68 68 68 71 76 75 75  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 9 13 14 15 14 13 12 10  
SURFACE WND GST.24 22 22 23 22 22 21 17 16  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61.  
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY MC CDY CDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 50 60 60 60 60 60 50 60 60 60  
TEMP............77 75 74 75 74 73 72 70 70 68 67 66  
RH..............77 82 84 82 82 84 84 90 90 93 90 90  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW W SW SW S W NW NW NW N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.9 9 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 8  
SURFACE WND GST.15 15 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 12  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.  
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC CDY MC MC MC CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 50 40 40 30 20 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............63 63 63 62 64 66 67 68 69 69 70 69  
RH..............97 93 90 93 84 81 78 76 73 73 68 70  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8  
SURFACE WND GST.13 14 14 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16  
 
 
FORECASTER...LESAGE  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SPRADLING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2614020.0/PAH  
.DELDT 05/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRANDON.SPRADLING@USDA.GOV  
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