hard freeze

Keep some frost protection handy just in case you need to protect any tender plants from a hard freeze.

And Texans collectively are expected to use more electricity during the coming cold snap than during the previous winter peak, reached during the last “hard freeze” in December 2022.

A hard freeze watch is in effect for the Cuyama Valley, southern Salinas Valley and the San Luis Obispo County interior valleys, where temperatures could hover between 24 to 27 degrees overnight.

The Antelope Valley is facing a hard freeze warning for the early morning hours on Monday, with temperatures expected to plunge below freezing overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

Farms were hit hard, just after many growers endured a hard freeze in May.