HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – This week starts with highs near 15 and wind chill values dipping below zero, ensuring that the few inches of snowfall in Christian County is here to stay for a while.

An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect until 10 a.m. on Jan. 27. Clear skies Monday night will allow temperatures to fall below zero, with wind chills as low as negative 12 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Cold but dry weather continues through midweek, with highs mainly in the 20s and chilly overnight lows in the single digits. Mostly sunny skies continue through Friday with bitter cold expected as lows drop back below zero by Friday night.

Christian County forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west northwest in the afternoon.
  • Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -12. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -9. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Light northwest wind.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
  • Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Light west southwest wind.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
  • Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Light north wind.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around -4. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

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