Cover those plants!

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for locations noted on the map below from 1 a.m. through 10 a.m. Tuesday.  Temperatures will dip into the 20s statewide overnight.  Delicate vegetation should be covered.

RS

From fire to freeze weather

Over a span of a few days, our weather will turn from mild and dry to chilly as temperatures Tuesday morning drop below freezing across much of the state.  Around the Twin Cities, I do think some spots will see temps below 32 degrees at times.  Seems like I have been talking about everything but storms lately.  Then again, it is still early April despite the warm climate pattern.

A Freeze Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service from 1 AM to 10 AM Tuesday for the counties noted below.

Why is this happening?  The jet stream will dip a bit south from Canada and pull in a strong northwest flow of Arctic air.

Both the European and NAM models are calling for temps below 30 degrees.  The downtown areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul may be close to the freezing point.

By the end of the week, a warm up takes place and the threat for frost and freeze in the Twin Cities for the week will be gone.

RS

Freeze warning

The first freeze warning of the fall/winter 2011 season is upon us earlier than usual for Thursday morning.  According to the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, we are about three week behind schedule for the first 32-degree or lower temperature.

A Freeze Warning is in effect from 12:00 AM CDT Thursday until 8:00 AM CDT Thursday for the southwestern half of Minnesota with a Freeze Watch across the northern sections of Minnesota for the same duration.

As I mentioned in the previous post, this cool air will not stick around, and we’ll see these chilly temperatures vanish by late in the week/early next week when we return to seasonal norms.

RS

Mid-January arctic chill

Long term forecasts are indicating a deep freezing over the northern tier of states starting around the 14th of the month and lasting to about the 19th.  This will be the coldest air we’ve had to deal with all winter season.  High temperatures will be well below zero with overnight temperatures near -20°F.  That’s not even factoring the wind, which is projected to be around 10 miles per hour for a dangerous wind chill near -40°F.

If you haven’t already put the extra blankets on the bed from the closet, you may be digging them out fairly soon.  Brrrrr!

RS