Work week weather: Warm temperatures, showers and thunderstorms expected mid-week

Highs will be pretty warm for January despite the groundhog's predictions, with temperatures staying in the low 70s and high 60s until Friday.

By Christian County Now February 3, 2025 8:36 am

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HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) –Wind gusts as high as 26 mph Monday will blow in some rain clouds, leading to showers and thunderstorms by Wednesday morning.

Highs will be pretty warm for January despite the groundhog’s predictions, with temperatures staying in the low 70s and high 60s until Friday. Storms are expected Wednesday afternoon with continuing rain through Thursday.

Christian County forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tuesday night: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then showers between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 69. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday night: A chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon. High near 65. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday night: A chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 7 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Friday night: A chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.