NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 147 PM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026)  A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST KENTUCKY, ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE MISSOURI TO MURRAY KENTUCKY. HEAT INDICES UP TO 105 ARE EXPECTED.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 147 PM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026)  HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 105 RANGE THROUGHOUT THE QUAD STATE WEDNESDAY. CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY, COUPLED WITH RAPIDLY DRYING VEGETATION, MAY RESULT IN INCREASED FIRE STARTS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE QUAD STATE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.