Much colder air is heading for the Ozarks which will prompt the first hard freeze of the season.

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for all of the Ozarks for Tuesday morning as low temperatures are expected to drop into the upper 20's.The Weather Service in a statement said that these conditions will bring an end to the growing season area-wide and that record low temperatures are possible both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

The high temperatures will be in the upper 50's today and only around 50 on Tuesday before a warm-up begins and high temperatures get back into the 70's by Thursday. 

Though temperatures will be cooler, the dry conditions remain and strong winds through the early part of the week will mean hazardous fire conditions will remain through the region.