Your Hometown Weather: October 19th-20th: Coolish days and evenings

October 19th-20th

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Here are my current personal forecast thoughts for far southern Illinois and western Kentucky...

Friday: Windy - quite a few clouds and a chance for a sprinkle or shower - gusty winds. Cool temperatures.
Highs: in the middle to upper 50s | Normal highs for this time of the year are around 71 degrees.
Wind: West winds at 10-20 mph and gusty
Precipitation probability - 20-40% | Rainfall totals: 0.10"
Confidence in this forecast is high
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Friday night: Some clouds and cool.

Lows: in the lower 40s | Normal lows for this time of the year are around 48 degrees.
Wind: West winds at 10-15 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is very high

Saturday: Mostly sunny and cool.

Highs: in the middle 60s | Normal highs for this time of the year are around 71 degrees.
Wind: Westerly winds at 5-10 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high

Saturday night: Mostly clear with a meteor shower - looked towards the southwest. Cool.

Lows: in the 38-42 degree range | Normal lows for this time of the year are around 48 degrees.
Wind: Calm winds
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high

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This forecast analysis covers far southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and northwest Tennessee

HEADLINES: Friday will bring some clouds as the upper level lows passes to our northeast - it will be cool and windy. Temperatures may not get out of the 50s over parts of our area - northern half. Perhaps near 60 elsewhere.

Saturday will bring more sun - same for Sunday - temperatures will moderate a bit.

There will be a meteor shower on Friday and Saturday night - peaking on Saturday night. Looks towards the southwest.

Gusty winds on Friday - boaters use caution.

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No wild cards in this forecast package
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No major changes since the last update

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The forecast for severe or extreme weather
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The McCracken County Office of Emergency Management reminds you that owning a NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio is the best way to receive notifications of severe weather watches and warnings.
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Remember that the National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm as one that produces 58 mph winds or higher, hail 1" in size or larger, and/or a tornado.

Friday: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Friday: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No

Friday night: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Friday night: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No

Saturday: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Saturday: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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Saturday night : Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Saturday night: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No

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Visit the Storm Prediction Center's web-site - click here

To view storm reports from today and yesterday - click here

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Will the Storm Prediction Center issue a tornado or severe thunderstorm watch for southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, or western Kentucky?

Friday - No
Saturday - No
Sunday - No

To view the official Storm Prediction Center's web-site - click here Alternative link - click here

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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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Let's check out the how much rain is forecast to fall over the next 120 hours. This map gives you a general broad brushed idea of what can be expected. Remember the scale is at the top of the map.

CLICK HERE FOR THE RAINFALL GRAPHIC - then choose the time frame above the image

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You can also now view the probability of X amount of rain (you pick the value on the web-site) in a six hour period of time. Those maps can be viewed here.

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Current conditions - including temperatures, apparent temperatures, heat index, wind chill, wind, pressure, humidity, dew points, and more - click here
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You can view the upcoming days high temperature and low temperature forecasts by clicking here - choose the day - click on your state to zoom in
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To view recent records that have been broken - click here
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1. Unsettled weather over the next 3-6 weeks. We may see significant temperatures swings. Several chances for showers and thunderstorms, as well - a few severe weather events possible.

Latest drought information:
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Seasonal outlooks can be viewed on the web-site - click here

If you are a weather enthusiast then I recommend listening to WeatherBrains each week! For a more in-depth look at what is happening in meteorology.

Now is a GREAT time to buy a NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio. Better to have one before storms strike than to be without one during an event. I recommend the Midland Model 300 NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio - that is what I use here at my house!

Meteorologist Beau Dodson
McCracken County Office of Emergency Management
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