Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KPAH

Joppa, IL weather

Sunny and 54°12°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 39Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (54°12° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 59°15°)

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 8 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	29%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	11%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	28%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	42%	64%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	35%	75%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	63%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	32%	51%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	30%	48%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	47%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	25%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	54%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	48%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	57%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	51%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	55%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	70%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	60%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	64%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	76%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	30%	88%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	41%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	92%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 64°18°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.73 in19 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PAH) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ohio River at Paducah

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.7 ft
Flow: 83,700 cfs

Forecast peak 15.7 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Golconda

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 29.8 ft

Forecast peak 29.7 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Cairo

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.9 ft
Flow: 234,000 cfs

Forecast peak 14.3 ft Sun 7 AM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.5 ft
Flow: 66,700 cfs

Forecast peak 12.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 67

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Paducah Barkley Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Joppa weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:23 PM; Morning 6:55–7:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Joppa. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Joppa, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Paducah

Ohio River at Golconda

Ohio River at Cairo

Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon