Cincinnati, OH — The National Weather Service office in Wilmington reported Friday that the seasonal frost–freeze program has wrapped up across much of west-central and central Ohio, while southern and southeastern counties—especially near the Ohio–Kentucky state line—remain under coverage as chilly nights persist.
On the latest NWS map, yellow-shaded counties—Mercer, Miami, Clark, Champaign, and Greene—have ended frost–freeze monitoring for the 2025 growing season. Blue-shaded counties, including Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Highland, Pike, and Ross, will continue under the program until freezing temperatures become consistently widespread.
The frost–freeze program is the period when forecasters issue freeze warnings to help protect crops and sensitive plants. After the program concludes in a given area, those alerts pause until next spring.
Residents in the remaining active zones should keep safeguarding outdoor vegetation and disconnect garden hoses, with overnight lows expected to dip into the upper 20s to low 30s this weekend.
For a full county list and ongoing updates, visit weather.gov/iln/fallfrostfreeze.
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