Warming trend throughout the week…..

……Showers and thunderstorms Saturday Night into Sunday

The warming trend will really start to kick in during the middle to latter portion of this work week. Today’s temperatures will return us to near our mid October seasonal norms, with Highs in the lower half of the 70s, and lows in the upper half of the 40s. Thursday highs rise further still, approaching 80 in some locations, with all of us averaging about 5 to 10 degrees above the seasonal norm. (NWS Paducah)

Hazardous Weather Outlook

.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight

Patchy early morning fog is possible. Relative humidity will drop
through the 30s percentile this afternoon for the entire Quad
State, with minimum relative humidity lowest values near 30
percent in the southeast Missouri Ozarks.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Thursday through Tuesday

Saturday night into Sunday offers the next best chance of
thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain and lightning the primary
storm hazards anticipated.

Seven Day Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind around 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

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