Drought conditions are lingering in the area, but there’s a chance we could see some relief this week, as rain chances will increase as we head towards the weekend.
Tuesday will stay mostly dry, so says Meteorologist Kate Hickford with the National Weather Service in Paducah, but then Tuesday night brings the first of our rain chances. Those rain possibilities will stick around, with the best chances set for Thursday and into Saturday—though Hickford was disappointed to say our rain totals have been trending downward.
Nothing is giving off too many warnings signs for severe weather, but Hickford says if we did get any storms, they would most likely happen on Saturday.
If we get lucky on the rain fall, then most areas could see between one and half to two inches of rain, which Hickford says would certainly be beneficial to our ongoing drought conditions.
And let’s hope we get at least some rain from this event, because in the 8-to-14-day outlook, it’s looking like we’ll have warmer than average temperatures in store, along with below average chances for precipitation.