A unique class will soon be offered by the Paducah National Weather Service.

The Severe Weather Product Interpretation Webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 21st from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. 

According to the description, the class is designed to teach the public about "severe weather graphical products and indices useful for better understanding SPC and WFO discussions as well as for individual product understanding."

Essentially, if there are terms you hear the National Weather Service talk about, but aren't sure what they mean, this

A series of weather systems will push through the Tri-State over the weekend.  We'll have periods of rain by Friday evening, and will continue with showers through Sunday.  Rain amounts will range around an inch north of the Ohio River to more than 2" south of the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. 

Temperatures will hover in the 60's on Saturday and Sunday and then rise into the mid to upper 70's for much of next week.  More rain chances are on the horizon for Wednesday and Thursday.

Record cold temperatures below freezing have kept tree pollen from getting too bad so far.  But that's about to change.

Temperatures in the 60s and 70s this weekend and into next week should kick trees into overdrive producing pollen-inducing allergies. 

By this time last year, most trees had already blossomed, but our very chilly start to the year has lasted into early spring, meaning all those trees, lawns and flowers and bursting to get going.

Keep your Kleenex handy.