HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Overnight in Hopkinsville, a thin layer of ice formed beneath a light dusting of snow, causing slippery conditions on various roads Friday morning.
While the snow is expected to cease, the road conditions in many neighborhoods are difficult. Christian County Public Schools are closed and many offices are opening on delayed start times.
With a low dropping back down to 5 degrees tonight and wind chills as low as -8 expected, a Wind Chill Advisory has been issued from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday.
Sunday will be warmer with a high of 30 degrees. Conditions should improve on Monday with a high of 44 and partly sunny skies.
Christian County forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
- Today: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -8. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -4. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 30. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
- Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
- Monday night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.