Frost On The Way To Western Massachusetts

By Franklin County Now September 18, 2020 12:39 pm

By JULIE CUNNINGHAM

(Western MA) Frost advisories have been issued to Western Massachusetts leading into the weekend. The prediction for Saturday and Sunday nights are temperatures in the upper 20s.

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