HEADLINE: Warm today into the weekend (cooler by Sunday) - a bit less humid Saturday night into Sunday - especially over central and northern half of the region. There will be on/off chances for showers and thunderstorms into the weekend. A few thunderstorms may produce severe weather over the coming days - gusty winds and hail.
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Note the slightly cooler or cooler temperatures to our north on Friday afternoon - this is the frontal boundary that will approach our region in the coming days. This front will bring an increased chance for showers and thunderstorms and also lower dew points (it won't feel as humid behind the front).
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There were over 300 record highs and record lows on Wednesday - June 8th. Here is the map - record high temperatures are the red dots. Blue dots are record low temperatures. You can view the list of records by clicking here..
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CURRENT CONDITIONS are now available on the web-site - this includes temperatures, wind speed, dew points, heat index, barometric pressure, and more! Click here
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Friday: Partly cloudy - an isolated shower or thunderstorm will be possible in the heat of the day. Hot and humid. Above normal temperatures.
Highs: in the 91-96 degree range | Heat index: Values in the 95-100 range | Wind: Southerly winds at 10-15 mph. Normal highs are around 81 degrees. .
Friday night: Partly cloudy and warm with a few scattered thunderstorms over the region. A small chance for strong/severe storms. Above normal temperatures.Lows: around 70-72 degrees | Wind: South/southeast winds at 10 mph. Normal lows are around 60 degrees.
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Saturday: Partly cloudy with a few scattered thunderstorms. A few storms may produce isolated reports of severe weather. Above normal temperatures.
Highs: around 88-94 degrees | Heat index: Values in the 94-98 range | Wind: south/southwest winds at 10-20 mph becoming northerly over the northern and central parts of the region. Normal highs are around 81 degrees.---
Saturday night: A few clouds with a few showers and thunderstorms scattered around the area. Above normal temperatures.
Lows: around 65-70 degrees | Wind: Southerly winds turning more northerly over our northern and central counties. Wind speeds at 5-15 mph. Normal lows are around 60 degrees..---
Sunday: Partly sunny. Not quite as humid over most of the area. A chance for showers and thunderstorms. Above normal temperatures.
Highs: around 80-86 degrees | Heat index: Values n/a | Wind: Northeasterly winds at 10-15 mph over most of the area. Southern counties may remain in the southerly winds at 10-15 mph. Normal highs are around 81 degrees..
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Remember you can now view all of the temperature graphics - and more - by clicking here
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Below image - Low temperatures for Friday morning
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Below image - High temperatures for Friday afternoon
Below image - High temperatures for Friday afternoon
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Below image - High temperatures for Saturday afternoon
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Below image - High temperatures for Sunday afternoon
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Let's also take a look (the map below) at the expected heat index for tomorrow afternoon. Remember - the heat index is what the temperature feels like to your body when the temperature and humidity are combined.
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(remember you can find all of these maps on the web-site - here)
Also the UV forecast for those interested - click here
Also the UV forecast for those interested - click here
Heat safety advice and information - click here
How much above normal will high temperatures be tomorrow? Several degrees! The map below shows you the departure from normal highs (normal highs are around 79-82 degrees). For example if the normal high is 80 degrees and the actual high is 90 degrees then we would be 10 degrees above normal. You can find this map on the web-site, as well - click here.
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The forecast for severe or extreme weather risk for today, tonight, and tomorrow...
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For the most up to date severe weather outlooks - click here.Friday: No widespread severe weather is anticipated. A few storms over the northern part of the area may produce severe weather. Elsewhere a few scattered strong/severe storms will be possible - main concern would be hail and gusty winds - lightning. Heat index values will make it quite uncomfortable to work outside.
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Friday night: A few scattered storms are possible. Isolated severe weather can't be ruled out.
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Saturday: A few thunderstorms are expected. Isolated severe weather will also be possible..
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Saturday Night: A few thunderstorms will be possible - isolated severe weather is possible.
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Sunday: Severe weather is not anticipated.
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Significant flooding is likely to continue across the Missouri Valley in the coming weeks - latest river information - click here. .
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The Storm Prediction Center's severe weather outlook - remember the yellow area means that thunderstorms are possible but are not expected to be severe. The orange areas are where a few severe storms will be possible (remember that the National Weather Service defines a severe storms as a storm that produces 58 mph winds or greater - and/or quarter size or larger hail - and/or tornadoes). For the most up to date outlook - click here. .
Friday's outlook.
Saturday's outlook
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We have a number of new radars available on our Weather Observatory web-site!
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We now offer St Louis, Mt Vernon, Evansville, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau, Marion, Paducah, Hopkinsville, and Dyersburg Interactive City Radars. We also have the two regional radars and now offer you three GR Earth radars.
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There is an area of interest off the coast of Florida. This is the disturbance we have been watching for several days now. It continues to move north/northeast. This will cause some squally weather in the Florida Keys and over parts of central/southern Florida.Tropical development is not anticipated at this time.
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You can view images of the system by clicking here - we have a variety of satellite images available on the web-site. .
System off the coast of Florida.
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Latest National Hurricane Center Tropical Outlook - click here. --------------------
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You can now view the 6-10 and 8-14 day forecasts! Maps are available by clicking here.
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1. Temperatures will moderate a bit this weekend. A frontal system will push through much of the area on Saturday and Saturday night - this will lower humidity/dew points a bit. Making it feel a bit more comfortable outside. Mainly over our central and northern areas. Southern areas may remain muggy.
2. Some thunderstorms are possible over the region in the coming days. Any thunderstorms that form could produce heavy rain, lightning, gusty winds, and even hail. Some severe thunderstorms are possible in this air mass. More isolated in nature. We will watch for the potential of a complex of thunderstorms on Friday night over our northern counties - and then again on Saturday night and Sunday.
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Drought continues to our south and southwest. We will continue to monitor that region and the tropics for any changes.You can also find me on Twitter under Beau Dodson
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McCracken County Office of Emergency Management
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