Freeze Warning Issued For Parts Of Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD — A freeze warning will take effect for parts of the Baltimore-Washington area overnight. Temperatures will be in the upper 20s and low 30s, according to weather officials.

A freeze warning means below-freezing temperatures are highly likely or already occurring. Cold temps could kill crops or other sensitive vegetation.

The National Weather Service has issued the freeze warning from midnight to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, for the following areas:

• Baltimore County
• Carroll County
• Frederick County
• Harford County
• Howard County
• Montgomery County
• Washington, D.C.

Weather officials advise people to protect tender or sensitive plants from the cold due to the expected freezing conditions and potential frost.

Overnight, temperatures will drop into the 30s, with winds gusting up to 21 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Temps are trending below the norm for this time of year in the region. The temperatures on Tuesday were typical of those found during February, according to WJZ.

On April 17, the average temperature is usually 75 degrees and the low is about 63, according to Accuweather. Instead, the National Weather Service reported the high was 50 degrees and the low was 37 degrees in the Baltimore area on Tuesday, April 17. In addition, there were reports of flurries across the Baltimore metro region.

For April 18, the average high is about 70 and the low is 56 degrees in the Baltimore area, according to Accuweather. Don't expect that kind of warm-up on Wednesday; the forecast shows a high of 63 and a low of 50 degrees on Wednesday, April 18, according to the National Weather Service.

A freeze warning will take effect from midnight to 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18. Image via Shutterstock/Tuomas Kivioja.