jburns Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Gusts reached 50 here around 3 p.m. Still had gusty conditions at 8 p.m. Looking for another cold night tonight. The blackberries have started to bloom, which means that we should have no more frosts. We'll see. Blackberry winter is on the way. In South & Midland North America, Blackberry Winter is referred to as a period of cold weather as low as -6 °C (20 °F) in late spring when the blackberries are in bloom. This is generally in the month of May and is known to last approximately up to 14 days. Prior to technological advances in meteorology, farmers would use such terms to know when to plant certain crops.Blackberries must have a cold snap to set buds on the blackberry canes. It comes with a somewhat less severe return of a continental polar air mass after the maritime tropical air masses have begun to dominate the weather. So, there will be a cold snap when the blackberries bloom, called Blackberry Winter and it is traditionally the opposite ofIndian Summer in terms of seasonal shifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 MJO rules and winter is back! GFMTN 1045am 26 degrees Winds gusting to 67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Yep wind was howling all night and yesterday. Had a low of 31 degrees suprisingly because the wind blew all night. Tonight could get very cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'm going to enjoy this week as it seems the nasty ridge will be parked over the south bringing back the summertime heat This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 14 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 36. North wind between 6 and 8 mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind between 3 and 7 mph. Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph. Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Pretty weird seeing this, this late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Chilly day here in the Mnts. High in the mid 50s with a stiff wind all day. Gonna flirt with the 20s tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Just like I predicted, 62 ended up being the high for today but it certainly didn't feel like it with the constant breeze. It's more of a November-like feel outside instead of April. Going to be a cold one tonight so the heat will be on (never thought I say that around this time of year ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Will the real Spring please stand up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Cold right now with temp of 32 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 33! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 32 over here for several hours now... JB's calling for 90's next week with an offshore tropical system! https://twitter.com/...4418944/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 29.4 here in Dahlonega. We went below freezing at 5am and there is plenty of frost IMBY. Poor strawberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 27 @ Tri-Cities airport this morning. Two degrees from the record low. Pretty amazing considering March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Wow, finally something to post, lol. 29.8 this morning. Glad I held off on planting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 30.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 31.2 imby ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Yikes! 26.7° for the low in Weaverville this am. Woke up at 2:00 am & it was 34.1°. Wind must have died and the bottom fell out after that. Crazy Spring weather as they are calling for mid 80s on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Start making plans now I've always wanted to go to the conference, but family vacation kept me from attending. So next year vacation will be in June and I'll be free in July. Only one one condition, you are as nice in person as you are here I've wanted to go to one for a very long time too. So many great people on our forum and it sucks to have never meet any of them after all these years. I mean think about this, I've known people like jeremy, brandon, allan for 12 years now and never have meet them. I also think I've known widre for at least 10 years too and the man just cracks me up all the time. Hell I haven't even meet anyone on the staff yet..and I'm dying to meet them, especially randy who was the first one to reach out to me and has always been such a class act...plus I know the man will have me in tears the whole time. But every damn year something important keeps me from going...frustrating as hell. 29.4 here in Dahlonega. We went below freezing at 5am and there is plenty of frost IMBY. Poor strawberries. 32.5 here this morning but I didn't see any frost to speak off. I think part of that is the winds stayed up here pretty late. But with a temp that low, one would think there would be frost at least in the typical protected areas but I didn't see any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainMarvel Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 29 at 7 a.m. and just beautiful here. The frost was just the perfect frost, if there can be that sort of thing. John, you were right about the "blackberry winter". So much for the blossoms meaning that there would be no more frosts. Made it to 62 yesterday, but that stiff north wind made it feel much colder. Had to wear the heavy jacket all day. A welcome relief from March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Only one one condition, you are as nice in person as you are here I've wanted to go to one for a very long time too. So many great people on our forum and it sucks to have never meet any of them after all these years. I mean think about this, I've known people like jeremy, brandon, allan for 12 years now and never have meet them. I also think I've known widre for at least 10 years too and the man just cracks me up all the time. Hell I haven't even meet anyone on the staff yet..and I'm dying to meet them, especially randy who was the first one to reach out to me and has always been such a class act...plus I know the man will have me in tears the whole time. But every damn year something important keeps me from going...frustrating as hell. 32.5 here this morning but I didn't see any frost to speak off. I think part of that is the winds stayed up here pretty late. But with a temp that low, one would think there would be frost at least in the typical protected areas but I didn't see any. I'm much nicer in person Hopefully you can make the next SE g2g too I can't wait to meet everyone next year at the conference. I've become friends with so many people over the years, and while internet/text/phone chats are great, there is nothing like spending time face to face with everyone CAE didn't drop below 40 this morning, but there is another chance tomorrow before the heat returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 37 on the beach this morning! refreshing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 30 IMBY this morning but not much frost. I had my tomatoes out but I strung tarps over them. They did just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieBlizzard Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 30 IMBY this morning but not much frost. I had my tomatoes out but I strung tarps over them. They did just fine. You were a little cooler than me this morning. We were at 32F with no frost except on the roof and windshields. Hope you are doing well!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 35 for the low this morning and for once I woke up feeling cold...during Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 31.0 here. Think we avoided a killing freeze didn't see any damage around,had a slight wind that helped early this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 You were a little cooler than me this morning. We were at 32F with no frost except on the roof and windshields. Hope you are doing well!? We were stuck at 35 when I left for work real early but it dropped quick right before sunrise. We're doing great. Work has been so crazy I've barely been able to check in here since February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I tied a record low this with a 22 degree temp. Very cold and had a heavy heavy frost. Covered some stuff but the temp was too low for to long. There was lots of stuff that got bit by the Freeze. We were under 32 degrees for about 10 hours. Yesterday was just a raw day in general. Looks like we will have another Freeze tonight here in Haywood county then back to warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I was below 32 F from 3:50 AM until 7:50 AM this morning. Fortunately, all the plants around my house fared quite well. The actual low this morning was 30.4 F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Quite chilly earlier this morning at 46. So far 0.00 for the month. The only chance of rain next week is slowly dwindling as the NWS expects a drier frontal passage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm getting a bit concerned abut my lack of rain so far this year. I know a lot of you have had plenty of rain, but here the year is off to a bad start. Only .74 for April with none in sight. With 7.12 for the year I am already 6" below normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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