PITTSBURGH —
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for counties across Western Pennsylvania from late Saturday night through early Sunday morning.
Temperatures as low as 30 degrees are possible in some areas. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
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Many areas will likely stay in the 40s through the day on Saturday. The cold settles in Sunday morning with temperatures in the middle 30s to prompt widespread frost concerns.
The first freeze of the year could show up in the Laurel Highlands, north of Interstate 80, and in sheltered valleys.
With ample sunshine, high temperatures will begin warming through the week. Highs could be back in the middle 60s by the end of the week.
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