The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a freeze watch for Bristol and Plymouth counties in Massachusetts on Tuesday at 11:51 a.m. The watch is valid from Wednesday 11 p.m. until Thursday 6 a.m. According to the NWS, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 degrees are possible. Frost and freeze conditions can kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. The NWS advises residents to take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Freeze warnings are typically issued from May to October when low temperatures are expected to be between 29-32 degrees. If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days in advance.
According to the NWS, if a freeze warning or watch is issued for your area, there is little you can do to protect plants. If you can move your sensitive plants inside, do so because the freeze will likely kill them, depending on the severity of conditions.
