PADUCAH, Kentucky – The early hours across western Kentucky began under a thick, milky fog, muffling headlights and swallowing the outline of barns and fields. Visibility dropped below a quarter mile in places — enough to make the morning commute or school drop-offs a slow, cautious affair. The Dense Fog Advisory issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 9 a.m. CST, affecting southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
Motorists should use low beams, reduce speed, and leave extra distance while driving through low-lying areas or near the rivers. The fog will gradually lift later this morning, but showers and isolated thunderstorms will develop by midday. Some pockets of heavy rain could briefly reduce visibility again through the afternoon. Rainfall totals may reach a quarter inch or more before tapering toward evening.
By Saturday, skies begin to clear, bringing the region its first true stretch of late-fall sunshine. Highs will climb into the low 60s through Sunday with calm winds — ideal weather for early Thanksgiving travel or last-minute yard cleanup. However, the next change arrives Monday as another round of showers and possible thunderstorms builds across the Ohio Valley.
Long-range trends hint at a colder pattern pushing east just before Thanksgiving, with below-average temperatures and potential snow chances for the Midwest and Great Lakes between November 25 and December 2. For now, Kentucky enjoys a brief, mild pause before the late-month chill sets in.
Five-Day Forecast for Paducah, KY:
Fri: 67/51 – Dense fog early, showers, 0.25″ possible.
Sat: 61/37 – Morning clouds, gradual clearing.
Sun: 64/43 – Sunny, calm.
Mon: 64/53 – Showers develop, breezy.
Tue: 58/40 – Turning cooler, scattered rain.
