Beaufort County may have dodged the ice and snow from Winter Storm Fern, but the cold weather is far from finished with the Lowcountry.
An arctic air mass has settled into the region, ushering in a stretch of bitterly cold nights that will linger through the week and into the weekend. While skies will often be sunny during the day, overnight temperatures will plunge well below freezing, creating cold conditions across the area.
Week-long forecast for Beaufort County
The National Weather Service says a cold weather advisory is in effect for southeast South Carolina from 10 p.m. Monday through 9 a.m. Tuesday, with additional advisories likely as the prolonged cold pattern continues.
Forecasters say overnight apparent temperatures are expected to drop into the upper teens to low 20s each night — unusually cold for the Lowcountry…