It’s a cold, wet start

Published 12:00 am Friday, January 3, 2014

Sir Francis McGowin inspects the contents of his greenhouse Thursday after cold temperatures prompted his wife, Ann, to move the plants indoors.

Sir Francis McGowin inspects the contents of his greenhouse Thursday after cold temperatures prompted his wife, Ann, to move the plants indoors.

A cold front will bring the cold to the home front in the coming days, as forecasters predict frigid nighttime lows for the next week.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Covington County as a strong northernly wind flow blows a cold front into the area. That means the area will see nighttime lows tonight through Wednesday in the lower 20s.

We’ll get a small break on the weekend with some unseasonably warm daytime highs – 56 and 64 respectively – but another strong cold front will move through the area by Sunday night.

We could experience a hard freeze Monday night, with the low projected at 22 degrees. Tuesday night’s low isn’t much better, set at 24 degrees.