Cover your plants: Frost advisory to go into effect
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Minnesotans holding out for their gardens’ final summer offerings will want to cover their plants Wednesday night, due to a drop in temperatures.
Chief Meteorologist Dave Dahl said clouds and scattered rain showers have held temperatures down Wednesday afternoon, setting the state up for a chilly night and patchy frost, most likely in parts of the outlying suburbs.
The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory from 1-7 a.m. Thursday for parts of west-central, southwest, central and east-central Minnesota, as well as west-central Wisconsin.
According to the NWS, temperatures as low as 32 degrees overnight will result in frost formation, which could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. Dahl said covering plants with a light bed sheet until the sun appears Thursday will help.
Looking ahead, a slow warm-up is on the way.
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Dahl said sunshine is going to help the state warm up a bit on Thursday, with highs reaching into the low- to mid-60s. That warming trend is expected to continue into Friday, with highs then in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees.
The weekend is expected to be fairly mild, with some rain early Saturday. Then, brighter and warmer weather is expected Sunday as temperatures reach 70 degrees.