Patchy frost Thursday morning on a cool, crisp autumn day [Video]

THURSDAY: Cool air from Canada, plus clear skies, will lead to chilly temperatures across our region, with lows in the low-40s at best. However, a few areas in the northern half of our region, such as the Devils Lake Basin and eastern Lakes Country, could see morning lows in the 30s. This could lead to frost, which could damage outside plants and vegetation. Thus, there is a Frost Advisory in effect until 9am Thursday morning for temperatures as low as 35 degrees in the Devils Lake basin (Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey counties) as well as several counties throughout northwestern MN (East Marshall-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Hubbard-East Becker). Make sure to protect your plants from the cold.

By the afternoon, breezier conditions are expected across the valley, along with a few clouds. Temperatures will “only” reach the low-60s, around average for this time of year. So Thursday will be a mild afternoon. Then between Thursday night and …