Hard freeze watch in effect from Thursday evening through Sunday morning...
Rest of Tonight
Rain likely and a chance of sleet after midnight. Partly cloudy during the mid and late evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Thursday
Rain with sleet likely during the day. Slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming north 10 to 15 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Thursday Night
A 10 percent chance of snow in the early evening. Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 15 to 20. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Friday
Becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows near 15. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
Sunday Night
Clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
Monday
Sunny...warmer. Highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
Tuesday
Slight chance of light rain through mid afternoon... then a chance of light rain in the late afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. The chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain and light snow. Lows in the mid 30s.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of light rain. Becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 50.
... Hard freeze watch remains in effect from Thursday evening through Sunday morning...
A hard freeze watch remains in effect from Thursday evening through Sunday morning.
A dangerously cold airmass will enter the region Thursday evening... with temperatures plummeting into the teens for Thursday night. Even colder conditions are expected Friday and Saturday nights... with low temperatures falling into the lower teens and possibly single digits. Temperatures will remain below freezing for much of the late week and early weekend time period... with temperatures on Friday and Saturday mainly staying in the 20s. Additionally... north winds will combine with these temperatures to result in wind chill readings near zero in some locations. This will be a particularly dangerous cold air outbreak... and people should take the time now to prepare for the frigid temperatures. Hard freeze highlights could be extended into Monday in some locations if the cold airmass lingers even longer.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A hard freeze watch indicates the possibility for a long duration of temperatures below freezing with overnight lows falling below 20. Pets and livestock should be protected. There could also be damage to sensitive vegetation... exposed plumbing... and water based cooling systems of automobiles and stationary engines.
