Forecast Details for Hopkinsville, KY

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Current Alerts for Hopkinsville, KY: Flood Watch

Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1am and 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 65. West southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 7 to 11 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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