Elevated Fire Risk This Weekend
By NWS
WESTERN KY - 415 AM FRI AUG 10
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA... WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
FIRE DANGER WILL BE QUITE HIGH TODAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY... DRY VEGETATION... AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY NORTH WINDS.
VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...AS A PAIR OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEMS MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.
On the Net:
Paducah Weather Service webpage