Fort Wayne, IN – Freezing temperatures and widespread frost threaten northern Indiana late Saturday, October 17, as overnight lows drop toward 31 degrees. Freeze warnings and frost advisories are in effect through early Sunday morning, raising concerns about damage to sensitive plants and outdoor vegetation before a significant warming trend arrives next week.
According to the National Weather Service in Northern Indiana, temperatures are expected to fall near freezing across portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. Areas under freeze warnings face the greatest potential for damaging cold, while locations under frost advisories should experience lows generally between 33 and 36 degrees.
The freeze warning area includes Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Huntington and Angola, along with portions of northwest Ohio near Defiance and Van Wert…