HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Hopkinsville has a chance to defrost a bit this week, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the 40s to start.

The National Weather Service says rain will move in Tuesday afternoon, with showers likely and highs in the low 40s. While some areas in the region may face light snow or freezing rain, Hopkinsville is forecasted to just experience rain.

Cooler air settles in midweek, with a brief warmup arriving Friday bringing mostly sunny skies and highs near 49 before cooler temperatures return Friday night.

Christian County forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
  • Tuesday: Rain, mainly after noon. High near 43. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Tuesday night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind around 7 mph.
  • Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
  • Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
  • Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

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