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FXUS63 KPAH 201720
AFDPAH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1220 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER TODAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
- BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO START OFF NEXT WEEK AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 241 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2025
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS GIVEN
A STABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER WHILE A FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH
SOUTH THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE ITS SOUTHERN
PROGRESSION INTO TENNESSEE TODAY WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
EXPANDING SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTH USHERING IN A DRIER AIRMASS.
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL RESULT TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S
TO NEAR 90 DEGREES. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE GREAT LAKES THE REST OF THIS WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER FRONT
BEGINS TO MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS. DRY WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER
80S, PUSHING BACK TO NEAR 90 BY FRIDAY.
SATURDAY APPEARS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, USHERING IN
AN EVEN DRIER AND COOLER AIRMASS. THIS WILL BE A MUCH-NEEDED
REPRIEVE FROM THE RECENT HOT CONDITIONS, WITH DAILY HIGHS NEXT
WEEK IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS DIPPING
INTO THE 50S.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1217 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025
LOW LEVEL CU FIELD HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL
PERSIST TILL AFTER SUNSET WHEN THINGS WILL CLEAR OUT THROUGH
MID MORNING. ANOTHER LOW LEVEL CU FIELD WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW
LATE MORNING. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTH AT AROUND 5-10 KTS
TODAY, WILL BE LIGHT OVERNIGHT, THEN PICK BACK UP AGAIN
TOMORROW.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.
DISCUSSION...AD
AVIATION...HICKFORD
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