NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 246 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026)  ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING TO 30 MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 25 TO 35%. THERE IS ALSO A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT DUE TO THE BREEZY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS AS WELL.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 246 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026)  WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE QUAD STATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN MORE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AGAIN ON MONDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.