HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service earlier this week extends through Saturday night due to anticipated rainfall.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop Friday afternoon and into the evening, remaining through Saturday. Conditions are anticipated to improve toward the end of the weekend, with highs staying in the mid to high 80s.
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Christian County forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
- Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Friday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10 p.m. and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Saturday night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
- Sunday: A chance of showers before 10 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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