FNUS53 KPAH 151846 FWFPAH Fire Weather Planning Forecast National Weather Service Paducah KY 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers will be possible through much of the evening and into the overnight. A sharp cold front arrives tonight, with much cooler and drier conditions following. Areas of frost development are possible both Saturday and Sunday mornings. MOZ098-100-106>108-160915- Shannon-Wayne MO-Oregon-Carter-Ripley- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 60 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 56-60 58-62 Minimum RH(%) 47-52 34-39 Low Temperature(F) 44-48 36-40 Maximum RH(%) 95-100 92-97 Temp (24h trend) 44 (-22) 60 (-28) 37 61 RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 50 (-13) 95 37 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7-11 G33 N 5-9 G28 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6-10 G31 NW 7-11 G31 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 2 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 6 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1540 1410 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5070 4610 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 53 51 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 23 NE 8 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 12 NE 4 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 18480 5640 Dispersion Index Very good Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MOZ076-086-087-160915- Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 60 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 55-59 56-60 Minimum RH(%) 52-57 38-43 Low Temperature(F) 45-49 36-40 Maximum RH(%) 95-100 92-97 Temp (24h trend) 46 (-19) 58 (-28) 37 59 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 55 (-10) 95 41 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3-7 G24 NW 10-14 G27 N 8-12 G25 N 4-8 G18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 8-12 G26 NW 11-15 G29 N 6-10 G20 NE 3-7 Precip Amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 3 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 7 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1530 1420 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5010 4670 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 54 51 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 23 NE 9 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 12 NE 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 18360 7100 Dispersion Index Very good Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MOZ109>112-114-160915- Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Showers None None None Chance Precip (%) 50 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 59-63 58-62 Minimum RH(%) 41-46 33-38 Low Temperature(F) 50-54 40-44 Maximum RH(%) 95-100 91-96 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-17) 63 (-26) 41 61 RH % (24h trend) 98 (-1) 44 (-3) 94 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 4-8 G20 NW 11-15 G26 N 8-12 G26 N 7-11 G23 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 9-13 G26 NW 12-16 G28 N 7-11 G23 NE 5-9 G20 Precip Amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 7 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1650 1520 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5400 4990 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 57 54 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 22 NE 11 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 11 NE 6 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 18150 9120 Dispersion Index Very good Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ084-085-088-089-092-093-160915- Jackson-Williamson-Union IL-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 70 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 56-60 57-61 Minimum RH(%) 50-55 35-40 Low Temperature(F) 47-51 38-42 Maximum RH(%) 95-100 91-96 Temp (24h trend) 48 (-19) 60 (-27) 39 60 RH % (24h trend) 99 (+1) 53 (-9) 94 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3-7 G23 NW 10-14 G28 NW 8-12 G24 N 5-9 G19 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 9-13 G27 NW 11-15 G31 N 6-10 G20 NE 3-7 Precip Amount 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 2 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 7 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1520 1520 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4970 4990 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 55 52 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 23 NE 10 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 12 NE 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 18240 7600 Dispersion Index Very good Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ086-087-090-091-094-160915- Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Massac- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 56-60 57-61 Minimum RH(%) 43-48 30-35 Low Temperature(F) 48-52 38-42 Maximum RH(%) 90-95 83-88 Temp (24h trend) 50 (-17) 59 (-29) 40 60 RH % (24h trend) 93 (-2) 46 (-11) 86 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 3-7 G18 NW 10-14 G27 NW 7-11 G25 N 5-9 G19 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 7-11 G27 NW 10-14 G28 N 6-10 G21 NE 4-8 Precip Amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 7 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1510 1550 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4950 5080 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 56 51 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 21 NE 12 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 11 NE 6 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 16610 9300 Dispersion Index Very good Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ ILZ075>078-080>083-160915- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 70 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 55-59 57-61 Minimum RH(%) 48-53 31-36 Low Temperature(F) 46-50 36-40 Maximum RH(%) 92-97 82-87 Temp (24h trend) 47 (-19) 58 (-28) 37 60 RH % (24h trend) 95 (-1) 51 (-21) 85 34 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6-10 G25 NW 13-17 G29 NW 9-13 G25 N 5-9 G18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 11-15 G29 NW 14-18 G29 N 6-10 G21 NE 3-7 Precip Amount 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 2 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 7 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1450 1500 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4760 4920 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 55 51 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 23 NE 10 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 12 NE 5 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 17400 7500 Dispersion Index Very good Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-160915- Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Union KY-Webster- Henderson-Daviess-McLean- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 /246 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026/ Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 60 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 56-60 57-61 Minimum RH(%) 50-55 30-35 Low Temperature(F) 49-53 39-43 Maximum RH(%) 95-100 87-92 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-16) 59 (-28) 41 60 RH % (24h trend) 98 (+1) 53 (-10) 90 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 4-8 G18 NW 10-14 G25 NW 9-13 G24 N 6-10 G18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9-13 G26 NW 12-16 G27 N 7-11 G20 NE 4-8 Precip Amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 7 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1490 1530 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4890 5030 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 57 50 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 21 NE 12 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 11 NE 6 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 16390 9180 Dispersion Index Very good Good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ KYZ010>013-016-017-021-022-160915- Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Hopkins-Christian-Muhlenberg-Todd- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 0 High Temperature(F) 58-62 57-61 Minimum RH(%) 46-51 30-35 Low Temperature(F) 50-54 40-44 Maximum RH(%) 95-100 90-95 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-17) 61 (-28) 41 60 RH % (24h trend) 99 (+1) 49 (-3) 93 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NW 8-12 G25 NW 6-10 G25 N 6-10 G21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5-9 G24 NW 9-13 G26 N 6-10 G21 N 5-9 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End 1 PM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1440 1570 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4730 5140 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 60 51 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 21 NE 13 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 11 NE 7 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 15840 10990 Dispersion Index Good Good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost through the day. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ KYZ001>009-160915- Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston- Marshall-Calloway- 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Showers None None None Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 58-62 58-62 Minimum RH(%) 48-53 34-39 Low Temperature(F) 50-54 40-44 Maximum RH(%) 95-100 95-100 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-18) 61 (-28) 41 61 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 51 (+2) 97 37 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9-13 G26 NW 7-11 G27 N 7-11 G23 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6-10 G25 NW 10-14 G27 N 6-10 G21 NE 5-9 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 1 AM Precip End 5 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1540 1560 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5060 5110 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 58 52 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 21 NE 12 Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 11 NE 6 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 16940 9360 Dispersion Index Very good Good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. East winds around 5 mph. $$