FNUS53 KPAH 181842 FWFPAH Fire Weather Planning Forecast National Weather Service Paducah KY 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 .DISCUSSION... Hot and humid conditions with breezy winds out of the SSW today and tomorrow. Scattered thunderstorms continue this afternoon to early evening, with more showers and thunderstorms Tuesday as a front moves through. Daily rain chances continue through the remainder of the week and holiday weekend with Thursday currently looking to be the driest. Cooler temperatures are forecast for the latter half of the week with a slow warming trend afterwards. MOZ098-100-106>108-190915- Shannon-Wayne MO-Oregon-Carter-Ripley- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 100 80 60 High Temperature(F) 81-85 68-72 Minimum RH(%) 69-74 67-72 Low Temperature(F) 67-71 57-61 Maximum RH(%) 84-89 95-100 Temp (24h trend) 68 (-2) 85 (+3) 58 72 RH % (24h trend) 87 (+1) 72 (+4) 100 70 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 4-8 G26 SW 4-8 G25 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 4-8 G26 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.02 0.31 0.22 0.09 Precip Duration 0 6 8 7 Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1150 800 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3770 2610 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 76 68 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 NE 9 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 9 NE 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 10350 4000 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ MOZ076-086-087-190915- Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 90 80 60 High Temperature(F) 83-87 68-72 Minimum RH(%) 62-67 61-66 Low Temperature(F) 66-70 57-61 Maximum RH(%) 83-88 95-100 Temp (24h trend) 68 (-2) 86 (+3) 58 71 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+3) 65 (-1) 99 64 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8-12 G25 SW 9-13 G25 Lgt/Var N 5-9 G19 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8-12 G25 SW 7-11 G25 N 3-7 G18 N 4-8 G17 Precip Amount 0.05 0.32 0.19 0.10 Precip Duration 0 6 8 2 Precip Begin 7 PM 8 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 10 PM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1230 780 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4040 2570 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 77 67 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 21 N 10 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 N 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 13530 3900 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MOZ109>112-114-190915- Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 80 80 80 High Temperature(F) 85-89 70-74 Minimum RH(%) 59-64 67-72 Low Temperature(F) 68-72 60-64 Maximum RH(%) 80-85 95-100 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-2) 88 (+2) 61 74 RH % (24h trend) 83 (+2) 62 (+5) 100 70 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7-11 G24 SW 10-14 G28 Lgt/Var N 4-8 G18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7-11 G25 SW 8-12 G26 Lgt/Var NE 6-10 G19 Precip Amount 0.07 0.32 0.33 0.19 Precip Duration 1 4 9 7 Precip Begin 7 PM 10 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 11 PM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1370 800 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4510 2620 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 79 72 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 21 NE 10 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 NE 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 15070 4000 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ ILZ084-085-088-089-092-093-190915- Jackson-Williamson-Union IL-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 50 90 80 60 High Temperature(F) 84-88 69-73 Minimum RH(%) 60-65 61-66 Low Temperature(F) 67-71 59-63 Maximum RH(%) 79-84 95-100 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-2) 87 (+4) 60 73 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+5) 63 (-1) 97 64 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6-10 G24 SW 8-12 G26 Lgt/Var N 4-8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6-10 G24 SW 7-11 G26 Lgt/Var N 4-8 G18 Precip Amount 0.13 0.28 0.25 0.11 Precip Duration 1 5 8 6 Precip Begin 7 PM 9 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 11 PM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1130 850 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3720 2780 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 78 69 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 22 NE 9 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 NE 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 12430 4250 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ ILZ086-087-090-091-094-190915- Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Massac- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 50 80 80 70 High Temperature(F) 85-89 70-74 Minimum RH(%) 53-58 60-65 Low Temperature(F) 68-72 61-65 Maximum RH(%) 72-77 89-94 Temp (24h trend) 70 (+1) 88 (+4) 63 73 RH % (24h trend) 75 (+8) 56 (-3) 92 63 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 4-8 G20 SW 7-11 G25 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5-9 G23 SW 6-10 G25 Lgt/Var N 4-8 G17 Precip Amount 0.24 0.14 0.39 0.15 Precip Duration 1 4 11 7 Precip Begin 7 PM 10 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 12 AM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1160 780 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3820 2570 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 79 70 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 20 N 9 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 10 N 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 11600 3900 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ075>078-080>083-190915- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 50 90 80 60 High Temperature(F) 83-87 68-72 Minimum RH(%) 54-59 55-60 Low Temperature(F) 66-70 59-63 Maximum RH(%) 76-81 86-91 Temp (24h trend) 68 (-1) 86 (+4) 60 71 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+9) 57 (-7) 89 58 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6-10 G24 SW 9-13 G26 Lgt/Var N 4-8 G18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7-11 G24 SW 8-12 G26 Lgt/Var N 4-8 G17 Precip Amount 0.18 0.28 0.32 0.06 Precip Duration 1 5 9 2 Precip Begin 7 PM 8 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 11 PM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1120 990 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3660 3260 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 79 67 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 21 NE 10 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 NE 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 12320 4950 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-190915- Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Union KY-Webster- Henderson-Daviess-McLean- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 /242 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026/ Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 60 80 80 80 High Temperature(F) 85-89 71-75 Minimum RH(%) 52-57 63-68 Low Temperature(F) 68-72 62-66 Maximum RH(%) 74-79 92-97 Temp (24h trend) 70 (+2) 88 (+2) 64 75 RH % (24h trend) 77 (+2) 55 (-3) 95 66 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3-7 G18 SW 7-11 G26 Lgt/Var N 3-7 G17 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5-9 G21 SW 8-12 G26 Lgt/Var N 4-8 G17 Precip Amount 0.24 0.11 0.37 0.13 Precip Duration 1 3 11 7 Precip Begin 7 PM 10 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 12 AM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1160 800 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3800 2640 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 80 70 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 20 N 11 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 10 N 6 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 11600 4800 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ KYZ010>013-016-017-021-022-190915- Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Hopkins-Christian-Muhlenberg-Todd- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 50 70 80 100 High Temperature(F) 86-90 73-77 Minimum RH(%) 52-57 72-77 Low Temperature(F) 69-73 63-67 Maximum RH(%) 76-81 95-100 Temp (24h trend) 71 (+3) 89 (+2) 65 77 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+2) 55 (+5) 99 75 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6-10 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 4-8 G19 SW 5-9 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.08 0.08 0.33 0.29 Precip Duration 1 1 9 12 Precip Begin 7 PM 11 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 12 AM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1240 660 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4050 2150 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 79 73 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 N 9 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 9 N 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 11160 3300 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ KYZ001>009-190915- Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston- Marshall-Calloway- 142 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 50 80 80 90 High Temperature(F) 85-89 72-76 Minimum RH(%) 57-62 70-75 Low Temperature(F) 69-73 63-67 Maximum RH(%) 78-83 95-100 Temp (24h trend) 71 (+1) 88 (+1) 65 76 RH % (24h trend) 81 (+4) 60 (+4) 100 73 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 3-7 G19 SW 7-11 G26 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5-9 G23 SW 6-10 G25 Lgt/Var N 3-7 G18 Precip Amount 0.16 0.14 0.50 0.23 Precip Duration 1 3 10 11 Precip Begin 7 PM 10 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End 11 PM Continuing 7 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1220 670 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4010 2210 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 79 73 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 19 N 9 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 10 N 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 12200 3350 Dispersion Index Good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$