Wisconsin freeze warning: Temperatures could hit 28° Saturday

The Brief

  • FREEZE WARNING: Temperatures could drop as low as 28 degrees across inland areas early Saturday, threatening sensitive plants.
  • FROST ADVISORY: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties face frost conditions, with lows near 30 degrees.
  • QUICK COLD SNAP: Temperatures rebound into the 50s Saturday, 60s Sunday and could approach 70 degrees by midweek.

MILWAUKEE – A blast of colder air will send temperatures tumbling across southern Wisconsin overnight Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for much of the region and a Frost Advisory for counties along Lake Michigan.

Temperatures could fall as low as 28 degrees in some inland communities early Saturday morning, cold enough to damage or kill sensitive vegetation and potentially affect unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Both the Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory will be in effect from 1 a.m. until 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.

Where will temperatures drop below freezing?

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