HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Expect hot temperatures on Friday with a high of 96. As thunderstorms roll in on Saturday, temperatures will begin to cool down.

Highs will be in the 80s with lows reaching the 70s overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

Hopkinsville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

  • Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Friday night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Saturday night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
  • Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
  • Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light north northeast wind.
  • Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

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