Alerts: Freeze Warning in effect for Ashe and Watauga counties from midnight to 9 AM. Frost Advisory across the entire area in effect from midnight to 9 AM. Forecast: Tonight: Freeze and frost alerts across the area. Clear and cold. Lows in the upper 30s, near 40 in the piedmont and on either side of freezing in the mountains. Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s, near 70. Saturday: Sunny and beautiful. Highs near 70. Sunday: Sunny and dry. Highs in the low to mid 70s. Monday: Sunny and dry. Highs in the mid 70s. Tropics: I’m still watching an area of low pressure that is approaching the Leeward Islands. Development chances are dropping thanks to increasing wind shear in its path. Kaitlin