Asheville, NC – The first widespread freeze of the fall season threatens Western North Carolina late Saturday, October 17, as temperatures plunge into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the mountains. Residents face potentially damaging cold overnight, with freeze warnings and frost advisories taking effect early Sunday morning.
According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, the coldest temperatures of the season so far are expected between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Freeze warnings and frost advisories are in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday.
Asheville is forecast to fall to approximately 31 degrees, while nearby Waynesville could reach 29 degrees. Burnsville faces an even colder low near 28 degrees, with Newland around 30 degrees…