Freeze Warning in Effect Until 9 a.m. Oct. 18 for Mineral and Preston Counties
The National Weather Service lists a Freeze Warning until 9 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, for Eastern Mineral County, West Virginia, and Preston County, West Virginia.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) has a Freeze Warning in effect until 9 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, for Eastern Mineral County, West Virginia, according to the NWS Baltimore/Washington office’s zone forecast issued at 4:56 a.m. EDT on Oct. 18. The NWS pages for Preston County, West Virginia, list a Freeze Warning from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDT on Oct. 18.
Freeze Warning for Eastern Mineral County, West Virginia
The NWS Baltimore/Washington zone forecast for Eastern Mineral County reads “FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING.” The zone includes Antioch, Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville, Russelldale, Headsville and Fort Ashby. For the rest of the overnight, the forecast calls for clear skies, widespread frost, lows around 30 and west winds around 5 mph.
Freeze Warning for Preston County, West Virginia
The NWS Pittsburgh office lists a Freeze Warning for Preston County in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDT on Oct. 18, 2026. The NWS Pittsburgh point forecast for Kingwood, West Virginia, calls for widespread frost and a low around 29 overnight, with calm wind. Its Preston County forecast calls for widespread frost on Sunday morning.
Forecast for Sunday, Oct. 18, and the week ahead
The table below lists forecasts from the NWS as of the morning of Oct. 18, 2026. Eastern Mineral County figures come from the NWS Baltimore/Washington zone forecast, and Preston County figures come from the NWS Pittsburgh zone forecast.
| Period | Eastern Mineral County | Preston County |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Oct. 18 | Widespread frost in the morning, sunny, highs around 60 (lower 50s at higher elevations) | Widespread frost in the morning, sunny, highs in the upper 50s |
| Sunday night | Clear, areas of frost after midnight, lows in the mid 30s | Clear, areas of frost after midnight, lows in the mid 30s |
| Monday, Oct. 19 | Areas of frost in the morning, sunny, highs in the mid 60s | Widespread frost in the morning, sunny, highs in the mid 60s |
| Tuesday, Oct. 20 | Sunny, highs in the upper 60s | Sunny, highs in the mid 60s |
The NWS forecasts show no precipitation through Tuesday, Oct. 20, in either zone.
Freeze Warning status can change. Check the NWS pages linked below for the current status.
