Sommer Gardens / Thursday, January 3, 2008 / Categories: Weather Death Watch Here we go, the temperature just dropped down to 32f and it is only 10:00pm. I was hoping tonight's weather forecast would be wrong, as they often are, but this one is one is dead on. Accuweather did not have the temperature dropping below freezing till 5:00am, but Weather Underground was predicting 30 at 10:00pm. This is not good, we could have 8 hours below freezing! Now it's 31.4, yikes!!!! Accuweather is forecasting a low of 28 by dawn, while Weather Underground predicts 24...ouch!!! They say we could have the coldest weather we've had in over five years.I have a nifty wireless outdoor thermometer so I can watch the temperature drop from the comfort of my bedroom. Cool, it's back up to 34.5. I'm sure this has to do with the wind gusts. Some wind is good because it keeps the cold air from settling in. Too much wind creates havoc because many of my plants are covered with frost cloth and it is a challenge to keep it in place at times. I spread out over 9,000 square feet of the stuff today in hopes of protecting my most prized plants. The additional few degrees of warmth it offers can be the difference between life and death for some plants.Our only saving grace would be if some clouds drift in overnight. Now what's all this fuss global warming??? D-day The aftermath..... Print Rate this article: No rating 7105 Tags:coldfreezefrost clothglobal warmingsommer gardensweather