textproduct: Paducah

KEY MESSAGES

- Daily rain chances will yield 1 to 2 inch total rainfall over the next 7 days; localized higher totals could result in minor flood issues.

- Temperatures will spend the bulk of the 7 day period in the 60s and 70s, though official highs may touch the lower 80s.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1212 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026

Today's relative pause in precipitating action will be followed by a resumption of what will become daily rounds of showers with potential for any time thunderstorms. No particular day or round of storms looks anything beyond general risk as outlooked by SPC, though each will be capable of locally heavy downpours. 7 day expected total qpf will average in the 1-2" range, but localized higher amounts could produce spotty flood issues. As a result of the above normal/wet pattern, more clouds/pops means temperatures will spend the bulk of the 7 day period in the 60s and 70s, though highs might officially touch the lower 80s. If model flirtations with a developing Rex blocking pattern come to better fruition wrt our area, we might be looking at a break in the wetter pattern by the following weekend.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1212 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026

The improving transition from IFR to MVFR/VFR bases is ongoing and will continue into early evening; deteriorating conditions are anticipated thereafter, with a resumption of prevailing restrictions for low bases and vsbys as shower/storm chances onset/grow late tonight into tmrw morning, continuing thru the planning phase hours of the forecast.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None.