Warmer weather is on the docket for much of the South next week, with some 90+ degree temperatures expected for Texas.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Meteorologist Brad Rippey says we are heading into spring rather quickly and ahead of schedule. He shares the implications for small grains and blooming fruit crops.
“You do have to consider the fact that these crops, as well as some of the grasses, are moving along at a pace that’s a week or two at least ahead of schedule. It does open up the possibility that we could see damaging spring freezes even with a normal spring freeze, and certainly if we had a sharp or later than average cold outbreak. That is a concern for things like winter wheat in the south, blooming fruit crops as well as ornamentals — all of which can be pushed along by this warm spring weather.”
Brad Rippey, USDA Meteorologist
Rippey says December was the warmest December on record, then we had a brief cold outbreak in January and now we are on track for another record setting warm month in February.
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