Sub-freezing temperatures could hit parts of the North Charleston area Saturday night, Nov. 14. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Charleston issued a Freeze Watch covering inland Berkeley, Dorchester, inland Colleton, Allendale, Hampton and inland Jasper counties in South Carolina, along with several southeast Georgia counties.
The watch runs from late Saturday night through Sunday morning, Nov. 15, according to the NWS alert. Temperatures could fall into the upper 20s to low 30s.
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing, the NWS said.
The agency's forecast for inland Berkeley County calls for a Saturday night low around 31 degrees with clear skies and calm wind. Widespread frost is expected mainly after 5 a.m. Sunday.
NWS Charleston posted on X on Thursday, Nov. 12, that inland areas were becoming increasingly likely to see their first freeze of the season Saturday night.
The agency urged residents to protect the "4 Ps": people, pets, pipes and plants.
That means checking on elderly or vulnerable neighbors, keeping animals indoors, insulating exposed pipes or letting faucets drip and covering sensitive plants before the cold sets in, according to NWS cold-weather guidance.
The Freeze Watch takes effect at 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, and expires at 9 a.m. that morning.
