80+ Thursday, but frost tonight? Bring in those seedlings, cover the strawberries, and good luck with the blooming fruit trees in outlying areas:
Issued by The National Weather Service
Chicago, IL
10:22 am CDT, Sat., Apr. 17, 2010
... FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ TO 7 AM CDT /8 AM EDT/ SUNDAY...
A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT OR 2 AM EDT TO 7 AM CDT OR 8 AM EDT SUNDAY.
* TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS AND SUBURBS.
* IMPACTS... COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH AN EARLY START TO THE GROWING SEASON MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.