April 22, 2024

 

…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for the early hours of Tuesday morning.  Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. Areas included in the warning at Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Page Counties. In West Virginia, Hampshire and Hardy Counties. The warning is from 2 a.m. until 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

 

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather Forecast

Tonight: clear and moonlit. There can be frost in the normally colder spots. Low 33. Winds west-northwest
3-6 mph.
Tomorrow: partly sunny. High 70. Winds south-southwest 7-14 mph.
Tomorrow night: a moonlit sky. Low 47. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.
Wednesday: a morning shower in the area; otherwise, partly sunny. High 67. Winds west-northwest 7-14
mph.
Thursday: mostly sunny. High 59. Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph.
Friday: sun giving way to increasing clouds. High 62. Winds south 6-12 mph

Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service
High pressure will build across the area today and Tuesday. A
cold front will move through Wednesday, with high pressure
building in again for the end of the week.

Sunset today 7:59 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday 6:27 a.m.