FNUS73 KPAH 190642 FWSPAH Spot Forecast for Southern Area Engine Training Academy...US Forest Service National Weather Service Paducah KY 142 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 CDT on May 19. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Hot and humid along with breezy conditions are expected today. Another round of showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon into tonight as a cold front moves through. Daily rain chances continue through the 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. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Temperature.........73 at forecast start...Max 88. RH..................79 percent at forecast start...Min 55 percent. Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 24 mph early in the morning. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY Weather cov..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE Weather type....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE Temp............73 76 84 85 86 85 RH..............79 76 61 61 57 61 Surface wind....S 8 SW 13 SW 13 SW 12 SW 13 SW 10 Surface wnd gst.16 22 22 20 20 17 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Showers in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers likely overnight. Temperature.........Min 66. RH..................Max 97 percent. Surface winds (mph).South winds 7 to 8 mph decreasing to southwest around 5 mph early in the evening. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY Weather cov.....CHANCE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE Temp............83 77 74 72 71 68 RH..............65 79 82 84 84 93 Surface wind....SW 8 SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 S 2 SW 2 Surface wnd gst.15 9 7 6 6 5 .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temperature.........Max 76. RH..................Min 76 percent. Surface winds (mph).Light winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the late morning and early afternoon, then shifting to the north 6 to 7 mph late in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY Weather cov.....CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........ S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE Temp............68 68 71 74 74 75 RH..............93 97 87 84 82 79 Surface wind....W 2 NW 2 NW 3 NW 5 N 6 N 7 Surface wnd gst.6 6 7 10 12 13 $$ Forecaster...WITTEN Requested by...Cody Daniels Type of request...OTHER .TAG 2613585.6/PAH .DELDT 05/19/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL charles.daniels@usda.gov,lindsey.curtin@usda.gov