HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Temperatures will defrost a little starting on Tuesday, with sunshine pushing highs into the upper 50s. Rain chances return late Tuesday night into Wednesday, with cooler air moving back in, according to the National Weather Service.

A brief mix of rain and snow is possible Wednesday night as temperatures drop into the low 20s. Mostly sunny but colder weather settles in Thursday, before milder conditions return Friday with highs in the low 40s.

Christian County forecast

Here’s the day by day forecast.

  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
  • Monday night: Clear, with a low around 31. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Tuesday night: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

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