Hopkinsville, Kentucky 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KPAH 132001
AFDPAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
201 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Breezy conditions are expected through the weekend with the exception
  of Thursday. There is a 50-80% chance for gusts over 25 mph
  tomorrow.

- With the shift to a colder and breezier pattern, wind chills
  will be a concern several nights. There is a 30-70% chance of
  wind chills less than 20 Friday morning. There is a 30-60%
  chance of wind chills less than 5 Saturday night/Sunday
  morning.

- Several reinforcing shortwaves aloft bring chances for a light
  dusting of snow a few nights.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 200 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

Enjoy today`s warmer temperatures because a pattern shift is in
store for tonight and colder weather will be here through early next
week. Broad and deep upper level troughing will set up over the
eastern CONUS which will bring a cold front through the area late
tonight/early tomorrow as the deeper trof axis swings through the
Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley. A band of showers will likely
swing through ahead of the front (30-70% chance) from northwest to
southeast tonight and will taper off in the southeast tomorrow
morning. Winds will also pick up behind the front with a 50-80%
chance of gusts over 25 mph. Breezy and windy conditions will
continue through the weekend with the exception of Thursday as sfc
high pressure moves through.

Thursday will be a chilly day with highs only in the lower 30s (mid
30s in SEMO). As sfc high pressure moves through winds will turn to
the south Thursday evening. Thursday night an upper level
disturbance swings through bringing a 20-30% chance of light snow to
northern areas of the CWA. Some ensembles show about a 20-30% chance
of seeing a dusting (0.1-0.2"). Wind then begin to pick up again
Friday with morning wind chills in the teens (30-70% chance of wind
chills less than 20 degrees). Friday highs rebound to around normal
briefly before another front comes through.

Friday night another shortwave aloft rolls through, reinforcing the
cold and brings a roughly 15-20% chance of another light dusting.
This parade of reinforcing shortwaves continues through the weekend.
The coldest temperatures are currently Saturday night with lows in
the teens (greater than 70% chance of lows less than 20 degrees).
Saturday night wind chills are expected to be in the single digits
south to near 0 north (30-60% chance of wind chills less than 5
degrees). The cold continues through early next week with nightly
lows in the teens.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1136 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

VFR conditions until late in the period. On satellite high
clouds are streaming through the area and will continue to do so
throughout today. A cold front is expected to come through the
area late tonight/early tomorrow. This will bring some shower
activity to the area and the terminals. Cigs will lower to below
10k ft initially and then to MVFR behind the front.

Today expect gusty winds out of the southwest with gusts around
20-25kts. Winds will become lighter after sunset and will
gradually switch around to the northwest with the passage of the
front. Winds will pick up tomorrow behind the front and will be
gusty again with gusts of 20-30 kts.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...None.
MO...None.
IN...None.
KY...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...HICKFORD
AVIATION...HICKFORD