Freeze Warning Issued for Chartiers Valley Area Monday Morning

Call it winter's last gasp.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the Chartiers Valley area Monday morning. The warning goes into effect at 1 a.m. until 9 a.m.

The temperature is expected to dip into the 20s.

A freeze watch also remains in effect late Monday night through Tuesday morning.

If you've recently planted summer flowers, you will need to cover them, or if they are in pots, bring them inside.

Here's a closer look at the detailed forecast:

• Sunday Night: Isolated showers before midnight. Patchy frost after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Monday: Isolated showers after 11 a.m. Patchy frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Monday Night: Patchy frost after 2 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Tuesday: Patchy frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

When do you plant in the spring? Are your flowers already blooming, or do you wait until after Mother's Day or Memorial Day? Tell us in the comments.

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