Isolated showers and possibly a thunderstorm will continue to be possible across mainly southern Illinois and southeast Missouri through late afternoon. (NWS Paducah)

Seven Day Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light south southwest wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph.
Columbus Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

DU QUOIN, IL –  As harvest seasons quickly approaches, the ISP wants to remind everyone to share the road. Because EVERYONE has a vested interst in roadway safety!

For Farmers – Make sure all slow moving vehicle emblems are visible and lights are activated; Take your combine’s head off to minimize width while traveling between fields; Be considerate while traveling – travel during lighter traffic times (for instance a roadway near a school at 8AM and 3PM Mon – Fri would be a high traffic time) and pull over often to let traffic congestion behind you ease up.

For Motorists – If it isn’t legal to pass a regular vehicle, it isn’t legal to pass a farm vehicle – no matter how slow they may be traveling; Allow extra room when passing and increase your following distance to get a better view around the extra width of machinery; Allow extra travel time during harvest season when near fields to reduce frustration levels – Be patient!; Put down your distractions!

Working TOGETHER, we can make this harvest season the safest ever.

From The Illinois State Police, District 13. DuQuoin

http://www.weather.gov/pah/September2017ClimateSummary

PADUCAH, KY – NOTE:  Please click on the link above for an interactive web page from the National Weather Service in Paducah with September climatological statistics.  The introduction is below.

September 2017 Climate Summary: Temperatures were above normal with drier than normal conditions for many locations. It was hard to believe the month ended with above normal temperatures after what we endured during the first 2 weeks. Through September 13th, it was actually the coldest start to September on record in Paducah, Evansville, and Cape Girardeau. A major pattern change then followed with abnormally warm and even some record high temperatures set during the September 20th – 27th period. Highs routinely hit the 90s during this stretch. Overall temperatures were around 1 to 2 degrees above normal for September.

Rain was hard to come by for many locations, with drier than normal conditions (1-3 inch deficits) common across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and the Jackson Purchase area of west Kentucky. The Ozark foothills in Missouri observed the least rainfall with some locations picking up less than 0.25”. The Poplar Bluff, MO airport received only 0.06” for the entire month! The exception to the dryness was in part of the Pennyrile region of west Kentucky into a portion of southwest Indiana. This area experienced heavier rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Harvey on the 1st of the month and the remnants of Hurricane Irma on the 12th – 13th, which resulted in wetter than normal conditions.