Heat with high temperatures and triple-digit heat index values will continue this weekend although an approaching cold front could bring some relief by the weekend.
Rachel Trevino, a forecaster with the weather service office in Paducah said after a fall preview last week, the mercury will get back into the mid to upper 90s this week.
click to download audioTrevino said triple-digit heat index readings are also possible throughout the week.
click to download audioParts of the area are going on three weeks or more without rain and while it doesn’t classify as drought conditions, Trevino said it’s getting close.
click to download audioShe said a cold front coming at the end of the week will provide some relief and possibly some rain chances.
click to download audioThe last time we went three weeks or more without rain was in August and September of 2019. Back in 2010, we saw a full month with no measurable rain.
