HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Much colder weather is ahead, with lows below freezing for several days.

Skies will be clear and sunny through Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.

A chance of rain comes through on Thursday and Friday, along with wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

Christian County forecast

Today: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tuesday night: Clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday: Rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday night: A chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.