193 FNUS53 KPAH 280838 FWFPAH Fire Weather Planning Forecast National Weather Service Paducah KY 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... RHs for today have trended up slightly, and winds have trended down. This means while there is still some elevated fire danger over the Mark Twain portion of the Ozark Foothills, it is less than was expected. Min RH values will generally be in the 30-40% range this afternoon with light and variable winds. This will also lead to poor dispersion along with mixing heights generally below 3,000 ft. Sunday doesn't look any better. MOZ098-100-106>108-282230- Shannon-Wayne MO-Oregon-Carter-Ripley- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 High Temperature(F) 70-74 50-54 Minimum RH(%) 29-34 35-40 Low Temperature(F) 37-41 Maximum RH(%) 67-72 Temp (24h trend) 74 (0) 37 (-7) 54 RH % (24h trend) 32 (+8) 70 (-4) 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 3-7 G23 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 3-7 G23 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.02 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 12 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1160 810 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3820 2660 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 62 50 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 NE 13 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 6 NE 7 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 6960 5670 Dispersion Index Fair Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL 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... .MONDAY...Rain showers likely and freezing rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ MOZ076-086-087-282230- Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None Showers None Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 High Temperature(F) 66-70 46-50 Minimum RH(%) 36-41 41-46 Low Temperature(F) 33-37 Maximum RH(%) 71-76 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-2) 34 (-7) 50 RH % (24h trend) 39 (+7) 74 (-5) 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 4-8 G19 N 7-11 G23 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 3-7 N 7-11 G23 NE 6-10 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 12 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 750 810 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2480 2670 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 61 46 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 9 NE 16 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 5 NE 8 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3750 6480 Dispersion Index Poor Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ MOZ109>112-114-282230- Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 High Temperature(F) 68-72 49-53 Minimum RH(%) 37-42 41-46 Low Temperature(F) 39-43 Maximum RH(%) 72-77 Temp (24h trend) 71 (0) 40 (-2) 53 RH % (24h trend) 40 (+6) 75 (-16) 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 9-13 G24 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 3-7 N 6-10 G21 NE 7-11 G24 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 810 810 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2660 2670 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 65 54 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 11 NE 17 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 6 NE 9 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 4860 7290 Dispersion Index Poor Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL 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... .MONDAY...Cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ084-085-088-089-092-093-282230- Jackson-Williamson-Union IL-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None Showers None Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 High Temperature(F) 66-70 47-51 Minimum RH(%) 37-42 41-46 Low Temperature(F) 34-38 Maximum RH(%) 71-76 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-1) 34 (-7) 51 RH % (24h trend) 40 (+5) 74 (-8) 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6-10 G21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var N 5-9 G21 NE 5-9 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 12 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 830 830 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2710 2740 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 62 47 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 9 NE 16 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 5 NE 8 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 4150 6640 Dispersion Index Poor Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ086-087-090-091-094-282230- Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Massac- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None Showers None Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 High Temperature(F) 65-69 47-51 Minimum RH(%) 34-39 39-44 Low Temperature(F) 35-39 Maximum RH(%) 68-73 Temp (24h trend) 69 (0) 36 (-5) 51 RH % (24h trend) 37 (+5) 71 (-8) 42 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 4-8 G20 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 4-8 G20 NE 4-8 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 12 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 890 850 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2930 2780 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 62 47 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 8 NE 15 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 4 NE 8 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3560 6800 Dispersion Index Poor Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL 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... .MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ075>078-080>083-282230- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None Showers None Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 High Temperature(F) 62-66 43-47 Minimum RH(%) 36-41 40-45 Low Temperature(F) 30-34 Maximum RH(%) 70-75 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-3) 31 (-9) 47 RH % (24h trend) 39 (+7) 73 (0) 43 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6-10 G20 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var N 5-9 G20 NE 5-9 G18 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 12 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 800 930 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2610 3040 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 59 43 Transport Wnd (kts) S 8 NE 15 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 NE 8 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3200 7440 Dispersion Index Poor Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain showers likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Warmer. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-282230- Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Union KY-Webster- Henderson-Daviess-McLean- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 /338 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026/ Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None Showers None Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 High Temperature(F) 63-67 46-50 Minimum RH(%) 36-41 42-47 Low Temperature(F) 35-39 Maximum RH(%) 75-80 Temp (24h trend) 67 (0) 35 (-5) 50 RH % (24h trend) 39 (+5) 78 (-6) 45 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6-10 G18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5-9 G19 NE 5-9 G18 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Precip End 3 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 900 940 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2950 3090 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 60 45 Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 N 14 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 N 7 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3600 6580 Dispersion Index Poor Fair DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL 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... .MONDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain showers likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ KYZ010>013-016-017-021-022-282230- Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Hopkins-Christian-Muhlenberg-Todd- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None Showers None Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 High Temperature(F) 67-71 52-56 Minimum RH(%) 36-41 41-46 Low Temperature(F) 40-44 Maximum RH(%) 75-80 Temp (24h trend) 70 (+1) 41 (-1) 56 RH % (24h trend) 39 (+9) 78 (-5) 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 4-8 G17 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3-7 G17 NE 4-8 G17 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 8 PM Precip End 3 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 970 860 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3180 2820 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 62 50 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 11 N 14 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 6 N 7 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 5820 6020 Dispersion Index Poor Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ KYZ001>009-282230- Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston- Marshall-Calloway- 238 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None Showers None Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 High Temperature(F) 68-72 51-55 Minimum RH(%) 37-42 41-46 Low Temperature(F) 40-44 Maximum RH(%) 74-79 Temp (24h trend) 71 (+1) 41 (-1) 55 RH % (24h trend) 40 (+7) 77 (-10) 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5-9 G23 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3-7 G19 NE 5-9 G21 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 8 PM Precip End 3 AM Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 850 820 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2800 2680 1700'Mix Hgt Temp 64 53 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 NE 15 Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 6 NE 8 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 5100 6560 Dispersion Index Poor Poor DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL 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... .MONDAY...Cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 50. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$