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| A lilac twig in the rain Thursday in St. Albans, Vermont. Despite a shift in the forecast towards freezes next week it's early enough so that most garden plants should weather the cold just fine. |
Boy, did I jinx things!
It's beginning to look like we have will have two freezes, one of them perhaps pretty sharp, and maybe some snow as it's looking like we're in for more of a typical April roller coaster. Of course, judging how forecasts have shifted since yesterday chances are they'll shift again.
For now, here's how it looks like it will proceed.
Today will be fine with clouds, some sun and maybe a shower around. It will be a bit mild for the season - upper 50s to near 60. That's fine.
The weekend will be breezy, partly cloudy and chilly, but again that relatively normal trend I talked about will hold. Highs will be in the upper 40s to mid 50s depending on where you are, with lows in the low 30s. Again, nothing odd.
By Monday, though, temperatures look like they'll only make it into the 40s with brisk winds continuing. There will be a freeze at night, but nothing terrible for April - mid to upper 20s.
That's the start of the roller coaster. Tuesday looks mild, Wednesday looks showery. Then it looks like we get a cold blast Wednesday night into Friday.
From this vantage point it looks like we are in for some snow showers even in the valleys during this period. Highs Thursday would struggle into the 40s, maybe staying in the upper 30s in colder spots. Nights will feature pretty hard freezes, with lows in the 20s.
It's early enough in the season so that not much will get damaged from the late week freeze. Magnolia blooms will probably wilt and turn a disappointing brown, but most everything else should make it through, unless we're surprised by a much more intense cold snap than forecast.
Apple orchards and vineyards are not far enough along yet to sustain damage from the expected chill.
Probably after next Friday, it will warm right back up again.
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