Hot Springs, Va. – A crisp fall chill is moving into the Allegheny Highlands, with a Frost Advisory in effect from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, followed by a Freeze Watch late Thursday night through Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg.
Temperatures are expected to drop into the low 30s by early Thursday across Bath County, Virginia, and Eastern and Western Greenbrier counties in West Virginia, leading to widespread frost formation. The chill will deepen Thursday night, when lows may fall to near 31 degrees, bringing the first potential freeze of the season.
Forecasters warn that frost and freeze conditions could harm or kill sensitive vegetation and may damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Residents should cover tender plants, disconnect garden hoses, and wrap exposed pipes before the colder air arrives. Farmers and gardeners should prepare for the end of the growing season across higher elevations of the Greenbrier Valley and western Virginia ridges.
Frost will be most pronounced in low-lying valleys and sheltered areas near Lewisburg, Alderson, and Hot Springs, where calm winds and clear skies will allow cold air to settle. Drivers along U.S. 220, Route 92, and I-64 may encounter frost on bridges and shaded stretches before sunrise.
While sunshine will return Thursday and Friday afternoons, highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s, keeping a brisk early-autumn feel through the end of the week.
