Midwest Facing Record Cold Temperatures....Again

Globe Gazette - MASON CITY - North Iowans will want to cover up their flowers, vegetables and other plants Wednesday night as possible record low temperatures sweep through the area. "It wouldn't hurt to if you want to prolong their life a little bit," said Gary Hall, Iowa State University Extension regional education director. Cerro Gordo, Worth, Hancock, Winnebago and Kossuth counties are all in a freeze watch late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. Low temperatures overnight Wednesday are expected to be in the low 30s and will create patchy frost by Thursday morning, said Tyler Roney, meteorologist at KIMT-TV. Some of the temperatures could be record lows. "It's very much so an early taste of fall," he said. Some plants, however, might not be quite ready for fall yet. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Midwest Facing Record Cold Temperatures....Again