FREEZE WARNING
A freeze warning is in effect for the following counties and towns until Sunday from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m.:
The Freeze warning is shaded in purple, the Frost Advisory is shaded in blue.
Remember the numbers: 34, 32 and 28. The Frost Advisory is for temperatures within the threshold of 34 degrees Fahrenheit. 32 degrees Fahrenheit is the minimum temperature for the light freeze and 28 degrees is the threshold for the Freeze warning. Temperatures will drop into the 30s and 20s for most of Southeast Georgia and some part of North Florida tonight into the early morning Sunday.
Suwannee-Baker-Inland Nassau-Gilchrist-Eastern Hamilton-Western Hamilton-Northern Columbia-Southeastern Columbia-Southwestern Columbia-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-Appling-Wayne-Atkinson-Pierce- Brantley-Inland Glynn-Echols-Clinch-Inland Camden-Northern Ware- Northeastern Charlton-Southern Ware-Western Charlton- Including the cities of Stephen Foster State Park, Alma, Kings Ferry, Pine Grove, Douglas, Doctortown, Suwannee Valley, Waynesville, Tarboro, Woodbine, Hoboken, Bryceville, Homeland, St. George, Olustee, Hilliard, Suwannee River Station, Winfield, Hazlehurst, Pearson, Blackshear, Folkston, Blue Springs, Atkinson, Statenville, Plant Hatch, Race Pond, Lake City, Raybon, Live Oak, Suwannee Springs, New Lacy, Winokur, Oleno State Park, Trenton, Waverly, Hortense, West Lake, Jesup, Baxley, Waycross, Macclenny, Jasper, Thalmann, Axson, Belmont, Ratliff, Jennings, White Springs, Willacoochee, Homerville, Needham, Needmore, Hickox, McAlpin, Houston, Columbia, Watertown, Lulu, Colesburg, Newburn, Nahunta, and Gardi
HAZARDS:
Hard freezes are possible and could have an impact on open-air vegetation. Please bring pets indoors. Please heat your home safely without bringing more hazards to your home or safety. Temperatures will likely drop below freezing into the 20s.
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
FROST ADVISORY
A frost advisory is in effect for the following counties and towns from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday:
Union-Bradford-Eastern Alachua-Trout River-Western Clay-Western Alachua-Western Duval- Including the cities of Doctors Inlet, Middleburg, Lakeside, Bellair, High Springs, Archer, Lake Butler, Gainesville Airport, Gainesville, Normandy, Newnans Lake, Newberry, New River, and Starke
HAZARDS:
Temperatures could get as low as 34 degrees Fahrenheit. This could cause frost to form on vegetation.
Bring in any plants that are sensitive to cold temperatures.
SATURDAY EVENING FORECAST
Temperatures will drop into the 40s by 9 p.m. and the 30s by midnight with light winds coming from the north and mostly clear skies. Rain is not in the forecast for the evening. Frost is possible in the early morning hours of Sunday. Winds will be slightly stronger in Southeast Georgia while maintaining a similar forecast for the coastal counties. Inland counties will drop into the mid to upper 20s.
SUNDAY FORECAST
Sunshine remains as temperatures reach the 50s before noon and peak into the low 60s by the early afternoon. Winds will range from 5 to 10 mph from the north. Skies will remain mostly clear with no rain in the forecast.
FAREWELL HURRICANE SEASON
Hurricane season comes to an end Saturday night, but severe weather is still possible from a cold front that will pass through over the next couple of months. In fact, we have recorded tornadoes in November and December with rare unseasonable storms.
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However, the hurricane season ends with above-average activity in the tropics. The end of the hurricane season provided a grand finale with multiple storms developing at the very end of the season. Eighteen storms were named with winds that reached at least 39 mph, and of those storms, 11 were hurricanes. Five of those storms were major hurricanes with winds exceeding 111 mph. The final named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was Sara.