HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Heat Advisory through 11 a.m. on July 21, which will be replaced by an Extreme Heat Warning that same day from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m.
Heat index values may reach 106 Monday and 112 degrees on Tuesday ahead of showers and thunderstorms. Skies will clear up midweek with temperatures dropping to the low 80s.
Christian County forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind.
- Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 112. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
- Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light northeast wind.