Freeze watch issued for Piedmont

Icy roads possible Monday and Tuesday mornings

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Icy roads are possible on Monday and Tuesday mornings, and a freeze watch has been issued for Saturday morning for Piedmont, The National Weather Service reports.

Temperatures dropped across Canadian and Kingfisher counties in a cold front that moved in early Friday. The temperature will drop into the 30s early Saturday.

A freeze watch is in effect for 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday.

Friday will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of 48. Winds form the north will gust up to 33 mph, the weather temperature reports.

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The high temperature on Monday afternoon will be a chilly 36 degrees with a 50% chance for freezing rain in the morning.

Frost and freeze can kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing, the weather service advised.

A high temperature on Saturday in Piedmont will be near 57 degrees. Sunday will be a bit warmer with a high of 67, the weather service reports.

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