St. Cloud expected to experience first frost, freeze of the season this week

Sarah Kocher, St. Cloud Times
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Tell your tomato plants it's officially fall. Several Central Minnesota counties are expected to experience a frost or freeze Tuesday night.

The National Weather Service reported areas of frost will develop Monday night, largely across western and Central Minnesota; this includes Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties among 47 other counties. A widespread frost or a freeze is expected Tuesday night, according to NWS.

Here's a look at this week's forecast as provided by the National Weather Service:

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North/northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North/northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday night

Areas of frost after 3 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday

Widespread frost, mainly before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60 degrees. Calm wind becoming south/southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44 degrees. South/southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66 degrees. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49 degrees. South/southeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 70 degrees. South/southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50 degrees. South/southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 69 degrees. South/southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49 degrees. South/southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66 degrees. South wind around 5 mph.

This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: First frost and freeze of fall expected to come Monday, Tuesday