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1st Tri-City freeze of the fall forecast — bundle up the kids, cover the tomatoes

Temperatures could fall below freezing for the first time this autumn in the Tri-Cities early Thursday morning.
Temperatures could fall below freezing for the first time this autumn in the Tri-Cities early Thursday morning. Tri-City Herald

Temperatures could drop below freezing Monday morning for the first time this fall in the Tri-Cities.

The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning for much of the Mid-Columbia from 3 to 9 a.m. Monday.

The coldest temperatures should be between 6 and 8 a.m.

It’s not just the higher Mid-Columbia elevations that may see temperatures cold enough to damage sensitive plants.

The weather service is forecasting a temperature as low as 31 degrees in the Tri-Cities Monday morning.

A combination of dry air moving in the the region and clearing skies Sunday evening are behind the freezing forecast.

This story was originally published October 8, 2017 at 4:57 PM with the headline "1st Tri-City freeze of the fall forecast — bundle up the kids, cover the tomatoes."

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