VA Weather: Frost Advisory Issued For Sunday AM, Cover Your Plants

VIRGINIA — The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook and a frost advisory for northern and northwest Virginia.

In a statement for parts of Virginia, the weather service said the frost advisory is in effect from midnight to 9 a.m. Sunday.

Temperatures will drop to 34 degrees, allowing frost to form in most of western, central, north central, and northern Maryland, northern and northwest Virginia, and all of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

"It'll be chilly tonight as temps drop to the 30s to low 40s. Freeze Warnings in effect for Allegheny Mountains & lower Shenandoah Valley, Frost Advisory for most others. Be sure to protect sensitive peoples/plants/pets from the cold," the weather service tweeted Saturday afternoon.

Frost could kill sensitive outdoor plants if left uncovered.

The frost advisory includes Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Fauquier and Loudoun counties.

Cities in the advisory include: Charlottesville, Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair, Falmouth, Fredericksburg, Warrenton, Turnbull, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg, Charles Town, and Shepherdstown.

Here's the latest Virginia weather forecast:

Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light northwest wind.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind.