Our first freeze of the season is expected tonight as temperatures will drop into the upper 20s to lower 30s. Any sensitive vegetation will need to be protected or it may be damaged or killed. Some areas will not get a hard freeze tonight however, an area-wide hard freeze is expected tomorrow night with temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 20s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Widespread frost after 3 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: Widespread frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Monday: A chance of rain before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.