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More like 7 hours than 7 days.Tomorrow morning low is showing 40, Wednesday morning low is showing 36 in Melbourne, coastal central Florida. I will still be wearing flip flops.Wind is blowing right now at 26, but supposed to start slacking.A week from now, lows are supposed to be at 59.
Question: temps in Orlando are approaching mid 30’s for the next three nights. It’s not freezing temps, but is the wind chill (10-20mph winds)still a factor? Cover or not to cover small mango, atemoya, sapodilla, guava, carambola trees? Thus far this winter temps in mid to high 30’s has not done damage, but this wind wasn’t a factor before. No frost warning yet, just wind chill warning. Protection still needed?
As long as we have wind or clouds , it wont be frost but if wind stops and no clouds , it will be a hard one ! anyway soursops are going to the indoor !
For me, TWC says 37, 34, and 35 degrees. WU says 37, 33, 35. At what point do I need to worry about my smallish mangos? Tuesday night has 10+ mph winds but Wednesday is supposedly down to 5mph.
Quote from: kapps on February 01, 2021, 09:29:18 PMFor me, TWC says 37, 34, and 35 degrees. WU says 37, 33, 35. At what point do I need to worry about my smallish mangos? Tuesday night has 10+ mph winds but Wednesday is supposedly down to 5mph. If your trees are small and don't have Much hardwood on them. I would be looking to cover them and put an incandescent light underneath.It's better to be mumbling what a waste of time then to be trying to kick yourself in the back side
GFS has changed for next week warmer.But keep look out very cold to the north.
Here in at my place in Lakeland I was shocked this morning seeing 32* when the forecast was 40*. That is the biggest miss I have witnessed in monitoring temps the past 5 years. I was angry but I don't believe anything was harmed. I typically use accuweather but I monitor other sources as well. Typically my property is right on par with the accuweather forecast for Lakeland but I've seen it off by 5-6 degrees before. The 8* it was off last night is just frustrating. Glad it wasn't a 8* miss with a forecast of 34 or so.
Quote from: C24mccain on February 03, 2021, 03:43:20 PMHere in at my place in Lakeland I was shocked this morning seeing 32* when the forecast was 40*. That is the biggest miss I have witnessed in monitoring temps the past 5 years. I was angry but I don't believe anything was harmed. I typically use accuweather but I monitor other sources as well. Typically my property is right on par with the accuweather forecast for Lakeland but I've seen it off by 5-6 degrees before. The 8* it was off last night is just frustrating. Glad it wasn't a 8* miss with a forecast of 34 or so.WOW what a miss. You must be in a cool pocket last night?I watch the weather channel and my forecast was 37F last night.I went out and checked at 5:00 and it was 40F. That last hour or socan really drop but it didn't last night. Tonight my forecast is 33F