HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The low on Sunday night is expected to drop to seven degrees, with wind chill values as low as zero.
Snow flurries are possible after 5 p.m. on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah. Wind gusts will pick up to 18 mph overnight, with a 30% chance of snow showers Sunday morning. Temperatures will only rise 26 degrees.
“These snow showers will produce a dusting up to half an inch of snow, with the higher totals over western Kentucky,” said the NWS, “While widespread travel impacts are not expected, isolated slippery spots on the roads cannot be ruled out in western Kentucky Sunday morning. Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chill values are expected Sunday through Tuesday.”
Christian County forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
M.L.K Day: Sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light southwest wind.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
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