weather.com is predicting a possible hard freeze for our area, is there
anything people here do to prepare for this or is it just a keep your
fingers crossed situation?

Thanks,

Robert
.... A FREEZE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT BUT MORE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT...

UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTH FROM CENTRAL CANADA AND BLOW
INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ON SUNDAY. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WINDY SUNDAY
MORNING AS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD DRY AIR MOVES THROUGH THE STATE.
TEMPERATURES WILL START TO RISE ON SUNDAY BUT COME TO A HALT AS GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 35 MPH BRING THE COLDER AIR INTO THE
STATE. SUNDAY NIGHT... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30S
OVERNIGHT THEN DIP TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS TOWARD
DAYBREAK. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
FREEZING WILL LAST BETWEEN ONE AND THREE HOURS.

ON MONDAY NIGHT... EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A HARD FREEZE ARE POSSIBLE
AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER NORTH CAROLINA. THE AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME NEARLY CALM. UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND WITH
VERY DRY AIR... RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL SEND TEMPERATURES DOWNWARD INTO THE
20S ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. AT THIS TIME, IT APPEARS THAT
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR AS LONG AS 6 OR 7 HOURS.

PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS IN EARLY SEASON AGRICULTURE... HORTICULTURE... OR
GARDENING SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY
NIGHT AND A POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE MONDAY NIGHT....