NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 1250 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026)  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 1250 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026)  MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED, LIGHTNING, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ELEVATED PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE FORECAST DAILY FROM SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.