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Pre-Halloween frost advisory issued in DC area

The District and surrounding area could wake up to a frost Sunday morning.

The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory for portions of Maryland, D.C. and Northern Virginia from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday.



Gardeners and those with a green thumb should protect vulnerable plants from a potential frost. And anyone with a jack-o’-lantern out front should consider bringing it inside and safe from freezing temperatures — which could cause all that hard work to rot out, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

D.C. can expect temperatures close to 40, and the suburbs might get into the low 30s.

Frost Advisory:

D.C.
Maryland
  • Baltimore
  • Baltimore County: including Reisterstown and Cockeysville
  • Harford County: including Jarrettsville and Aberdeen
  • Cecil County: including Elkton
  • Montgomery County: including Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg and Silver Spring
  • Prince George’s County: including Bowie, Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel and Camp Springs
  • Anne Arundel County: including Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold and Odenton
  • Charles County: including St. Charles and Waldorf
Virginia
  • Arlington
  • Falls Church
  • Alexandria
  • Fairfax County: including Reston, Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean and Franconia

FORECAST

SUNDAY: Increasing cloud coverage in the evening. Highs in the mid-60s.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered showers late in the day. Highs in the mid-60s.

TUESDAY: Morning showers then turning sunny after. Highs in the lower 70s.

CURRENT CONDITIONS

Hot, humid week ahead for DC area with severe storm risk

A dangerous heat wave will grip the D.C. area through Thursday, with highs in the mid to upper 90s and heat index values between 100 and 105. Hot and humid conditions are expected through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, which said to expect daily thunderstorm chances and a risk of severe thunderstorms. 7News Meteorologist Eileen Whelan told WTOP that most of Tuesday will stay dry, but a few late-day thunderstorms are possible, especially north and east of D.C. as storms drift south from Pennsylvania. Any storm could produce damaging wind gusts and hail, but Whelan reiterated "storm chances are low" on Tuesday. Due to a lack of air conditioning, Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland, closed early at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Prince George's County Public Schools said in a social media post.
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