Winter Makes Another Brief Appearance!

By Jay Grymes

Louisiana State Climatologist

It's going to be especially cold for Tuesday's morning commute and bus ride .... not only because of the morning freeze expected for most LA communities but also the fact that up until today, March has been dominated by "warm" days for this time of year with highs in the 70°s and even some 80°s around the state.  (LA's last widespread freeze was on Feb 24th.)

Maybe tomorrow morning is simply Jack Frost sending us a reminder that astronomical (Earth/Sun) winter continues until March 20th (the Spring Equinox).

For northwestern Louisiana, a mid-March freeze is fairly common ... fitting around the "average" date of the last freeze of the season.  But for the southern parishes, mid-March is leaning on the late side of the season for a freeze ... and is roughly a month behind the "average" last freeze date for the coastal parishes.

Check on the Peeps ...

bring in the Pets ...

most Plants will be okay ... but it's never a bad idea to cover the really tender greens ...

and don't worry about the Pipes.

It's a singular freeze with a steady warm-up for the rest of the week that has us back in the 80°s statewide by/before the weekend.