Don’t plant those flowers just yet. Temps to reach freezing in Myrtle Beach area
The recent warm weather may have sent residents to local garden stores to stock up on plants, but you may want to hold off on putting them into the ground just yet.
Those warm temps are deceiving and a new cold front moving through the area Thursday could cause those new flowers to die before the first bud blooms.
Pollen has coated vehicles, homes and along the streets in the Myrtle Beach area this week as trees and plants have responded to temperatures that have reached into the upper 70s. However, residents can expect that to change Thursday evening as things begin to cool rapidly, brining with it showers and storms with winds up to 40 mph.
Overnight and into Friday morning, freezing temperatures are possible with patchy frost seen inland toward the Conway area, according to meteorologist Bob Bright with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Cooler temperatures will continue through Friday, and the weekend will also see thunderstorms.
Monday’s overnight lows will also see lower 30s and by Wednesday the temperatures could be close to freezing inland, Bright said.
“(It’s) something to be concerned about if you’re a farmer or (have) sensitive plants,” Bright said.
Tuesday and Wednesday’s temperatures are only expected to be in the highs of mid 50s.
“We’re still in the volatile area, (where we) get really warm and really cold,” Bright said. Bright said that the frost season in the area runs through March.
“It’s been so warm, it’s definitely deceiving, even with the trees,” Bright said.
But if there is one good thing about the rain, Bright said it will wash away all that pollen that has been turning everything yellow.
