535
FXUS63 KPAH 302335
AFDPAH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
535 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY EVENING INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS, AND WESTERN KENTUCKY ARE NOW UNDER A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW/SLEET AND A LIGHT GLAZE OF
ICE. THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED.
- TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEK
WITH LOWS EACH NIGHT FALLING WELL INTO THE 20S AND EVEN UPPER
TEENS IN SOME LOCATIONS.
- DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, FOLLOWED
BY ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH IN THE PRECIPITATION TYPE.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 117 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2025
A 1038 MB SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL BUILD DOWNSTREAM
TONIGHT, USHERING IN EVEN COLDER AND DRIER AIR ACROSS THE FA.
NIGHTTIME LOWS ARE PROGGED TO FALL WELL INTO THE 20S DESPITE AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. WHILE MOST OF MONDAY WILL ALSO REMAIN
DRY, THE MAIN FOCUS IS A WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING
MINOR IMPACTS TO PORTIONS OF THE FA MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING AS A 500 MB SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER NEVADA/UTAH
EJECTS EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS. BY MONDAY EVENING, A POSITIVELY
TILTED TROUGH BECOMES MORE NEUTRAL AND PHASES WITH NORTHERN
STREAM ENERGY. ROBUST PVA COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL DIVERGE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 150 KT JET MAX AT 250
MB WILL CAUSE AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE, SUPPORTING A LIGHT MIX OF
SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN.
UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM, COLD AIR WILL ALREADY BE IN PLACE
FAVORING FROZEN PCPN. THE ONE CAVEAT REMAINS FAR SOUTHEAST
PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY WHERE PCPN WILL START OFF AS
PRIMARILY PLAIN RAIN, ENDING AS A BRIEF WINTRY MIX. WITH THAT
SAID, THERE STILL REMAINS SOME MODEL UNCERTAINTY AS A 3 HOUR
DIFFERENCE IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM PHASING WILL
HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS ON PCPN TYPE AND SPATIAL COVERAGE. THE
12Z GFS AND ECMWF HAVE TRENDED COLDER/WETTER, NOW FAVORING A
BRIEF WINTRY MIX TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW ALONG A NARROW AXIS
THAT RUNS FROM FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF
WESTERN KENTUCKY DUE TO DYNAMIC COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH
FRONTOGENESIS. IF CORRECT, THE BURST OF SNOW WOULD BE SHORT IN
DURATION AROUND MIDNIGHT AS SATURATION DOES NOT LAST LONG IN
THE DGZ, FAVORING MORE RIMMING WITH 7:1 TO 10:1 SLRS. MEANWHILE,
THE NAM AND RGEM ARE SLOWER WITH THE PHASING, FAVORING MORE
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN THIS REGION, WITH AN AXIS OF SNOW
FOCUSED MORE NORTH ACROSS THE I-64 CORRIDOR. IN BETWEEN, DRY
AIR AND SUBSIDENCE RESULTS IN VERY LITTLE QPF DUE TO SCATTERED
DISORGANIZED PCPN, ESPECIALLY ACROSS MOST OF SEMO AND FAR
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. BOTH SCENARIOS WOULD RESULT IN A AXIS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET, BUT MARGINAL TEMPERATURES WOULD MEAN
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON PAVED SURFACES.
WHILE SOME FORECAST QUESTIONS STILL NEED TO BE WORKED OUT, HAVE GONE
AHEAD AND ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND
WESTERN KENTUCKY WHERE CONFIDENCE IS THE HIGHEST FOR A GLAZE OF ICE
AND UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW/SLEET. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR ROADS TO BECOME SLICK, ESPECIALLY ON COLDER ELEVATED SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING
COMMUTE. SIDEWALKS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BECOME SLIPPERY IF LEFT
UNTREATED. ANY PCPN IS PROGGED TO QUICKLY TAPER OFF AROUND
DAYBREAK, BUT BRIEF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE CANNOT BE RULED OUT
IN A FEW LOCATIONS WITH MODEL SOUNDINGS STILL INDICATING SOME
RESIDUAL LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE.
THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS MORE ZONAL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH
ANOTHER SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE FA, KEEPING TEMPERATURES
BELOW NORMAL WITH LOWS EACH NIGHT RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS
TO MID 20S. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE IS PROGGED TO APPROACH THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN PRECIPITATION TYPE
AS MODEL GUIDANCE CURRENTLY SHOWS A LARGE SPREAD IN THE TRACK.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 529 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2025
MVFR SKY CONDITIONS ARE SHIFTING IN FROM THE NORTH EARLY IN THIS
TAF ISSUANCE, IMPACTING EVV/OWB/MVN THROUGH AROUND 08Z/01 BEFORE
DRY AIR HELPS TO LIFT CEILINGS TO VFR. IT IS LESS CERTAIN IF THE
MVFR CEILINGS WILL MAKE IT TO CGI/PAH; HOWEVER, SOME MID TO LOW
CLOUDS WILL LIKELY ARRIVE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. MOST OF THE DAY
MONDAY WILL SEE VFR CONDITION WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR IMPACTS
COMING JUST BEYOND THIS ISSUANCE AROUND OR JUST AFTER 00Z/02.
THOSE IMPACTS WILL BE RESULT OF A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN, FREEZING
RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW. OUTSIDE OF SOME INITIAL GUSTS TO AROUND
15KTS THIS EVENING, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10KTS.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR ILZ090-094.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY FOR ILZ091.
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR MOZ112-114.
IN...NONE.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR KYZ001>006.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY FOR KYZ007>011-013>016-018>021.
DISCUSSION...DW
AVIATION...KC
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