CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Flowers may be blooming and trees are in bud, but we aren’t out of the cold weather yet. There’s another Freeze Warning tonight, with lows this weekend down to 20 in Clarksville.
This weekend’s temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees below normal, according to the National Weather Service.
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“Frost is likely each night,” the NWS said. “A widespread hard freeze is expected Saturday night into Sunday morning, very similar to temperatures experienced Wednesday morning.
“Remember to protect vulnerable people, pets, pipes and plants through this weekend.”
A Freeze Warning is in effect from 1 a.m. tonight until 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Expect more freeze warnings through the weekend.
To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday night: Widespread frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday night: Widespread frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 28. South southeast wind around 5 mph.