Frost or Freeze?

By: Jim Caldwell - Email

Posted: Fri 1:15 AM, Apr 06, 2012

This is something we certainly don't want to think about since we have had such a nice streak as of late.

I have learned a lot about my self here lately... I really enjoy writing winter weather blogs. They are soooo much fun because there is just about as much controversy surrounding winter predictions as there is running for a public office... LOL...

As most of us know... winter never really showed up here in eastern KY. That's ok because we will have plenty more exciting events coming our way. The next area of interest is a frosty night. That's the biggest game in town right now.

Both [the frost advisory and the freeze warning] are only issued during the growing season. A Frost Advisory is issued when the predicted temperature is expected to fall to 36 degrees or lower in the next 3 to 30 hours during the growing season. So temperatures 35 to 40 range would also dictate a frost advisory. A Freeze Warning is issued when there is an 80% or greater chance that the temperatures are expected to fall to 32 degrees or lower in the next 3 to 30 hours during the growing season. If the temperature is expected to fall below 28 degrees this is considered a Hard Freeze.

It looks like we'll see temps on Saturday morning dip around 32 or below for a while. This will set the stage for a good hard freeze here in our area. Many areas will just see some frost... but any will get down to those really cold levels.

Location	Earliest Last 28 Degrees	Median Last 28 Degrees	Latest Last 28 Degrees
Baxter	April 11	March 20	May 13
Barbourville	March 19	April 8	April 25
Farmers	March 24	April 11	May 10
Gray Hawk	March 31	April 17	May 10
Heidelberg	March 20	April 11	May 4
Hyden	March 16	April 10	May 5
Jackson Airport	March 13	April 5	April 23
London	March 10	April 7	April 24
Manchester	March 30	April 14	May 4
Middlesboro	March 19	April 14	May 5
Monticello	March 18	April 10	April 24
Mount Sterling	March 18	April 7	April 29
Mount Vernon	March 20	April 8	April 29
Paintsville	March 14	April 10	April 23
Somerset	March 22	April 10	May 5
Stearns	March 18	April 11	May 4
Tomahawk	March 28	April 28	May 18
West Liberty	March 19	April 21	May 16
Williamsburg	March 19	April 10	April 28

Median Freeze Map - 28 Degrees Contour

C-Ya Bye

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