Note: The Freeze Watch has been upgraded for the DC region. The most recent watch issuance before the upgrade is below.
A Freeze Watch remains in effect from 1 am to 9 am Friday, October 11, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: Garrett, western Allegany.
VIRGINIA: Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, Highland.
WEST VIRGINIA: Hampshire, Hardy, Grant, Mineral, Pendleton.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
…FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…
…FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING…
* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.
* WHERE…Portions of western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia.
* WHEN…From late tonight through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS…Freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.