Frost Advisory Issued For Howard County: May 12

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Cover your plants and bundle up tonight, because the National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the region effective midnight Monday through 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

Temperatures are expected to drop as low as 33 degrees in the overnight, according to forecasters, which may damage plants, crops and outdoor plumbing. The advisory applies to parts of Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Washington counties.

People with in-ground sprinkler systems are encouraged to drain them and cover pipes located above ground to keep them from freezing, according to forecasters.

The weather forecast through Tuesday evening is:

Monday
Scattered showers, mainly before 2 p.m., then scattered sprinkles after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night
Areas of frost after 4 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday
Areas of frost before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 9 mph.