4:10 p.m update on Michigan hard-freeze advisory

Gardeners may want to take precautions tonight.

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued the following frost advisory for a widespread area, including Chippewa and Mackinac Counties.

At the time of writing, no Environment Canada frost notices were in effect for SooToday.com country.

************************* COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT.

COLD AIR FROM ONTARIO WILL FILTER INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH CROSSED THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO BUILD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT, RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SUNDAY MORNING.

CHIPPEWA - MACKINAC - EMMET - CHEBOYGAN - PRESQUE ISLE - CHARLEVOIX - ANTRIM - OTSEGO - MONTMORENCY - ALPENA -KALKASKA - CRAWFORD - OSCODA - ALCONA - INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE, PETOSKEY, CHEBOYGAN, ROGERS CITY, CHARLEVOIX, MANCELONA, GAYLORD, ATLANTA, ALPENA, KALKASKA, GRAYLING, MIO, HARRISVILLE.

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S, WITH SOME OF THE TYPICALLY COLDER LOCATIONS DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

THIS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE FOR MOST AREAS.

TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL AREAS BY 9 AM SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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