Alerts: Freeze Warning in effect for Ashe, Watauga, Avery, Caldwell and Burke counties from 2 AM to 10 AM Thursday. Frost Advisory in effect for all other counties except Lancaster and Chesterfield counties. This is in effect from 2 AM to 10 AM Thursday. Forecast: Tonight: Freeze and frost alerts across the area. Lows fall below freezing in the mountains and in the upper 30s for most in the piedmont. It will be breezy with gusts up to 25 mph. Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the low 60s. Another night in the 30s with patchy frost possible for our northern counties. Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s, near 70. Saturday: Sunny and beautiful. Highs in the low 70s. Sunday: Sunny and dry. Highs in the low to mid 70s. Tropics: A tropical depression could form later this week as the system nears the Leeward Islands. Most computer models take it west through the Caribbean Sea. We will watch it. Have a great evening! Kaitlin