Observed 7:20 PM CDT at KPAH

La Center, KY weather

Clear and 57°14°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 45Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly 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 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	26%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	14%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	61%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	66%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	67%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	40%	57%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	40%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	36%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	85%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	46%	85%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	96%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	87%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	95%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	89%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	91%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	98%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	85%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	62%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	57%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	53%	45%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°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, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 66°19°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.56 in14 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
72°22°–83°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% 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
66°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
41°5°–65°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 74–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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 Cairo

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.8 ft
Flow: 231,000 cfs

Forecast peak 14.3 ft Mon 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Paducah

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.8 ft
Flow: 86,400 cfs

Forecast peak 15.9 ft Sun 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 22.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Tailwater

8.9 mi

Level: 15.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 67

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

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 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

La Center weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:23 PM; Morning 6:55–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 11 PM–6:46 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from La Center. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,600 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

La Center, KY 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 Cairo

Ohio River at Paducah

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Tailwater

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