WEST MICHIGAN — Don't panic, but frost is in the forecast. In Grand Rapids, plants aren't expected to die off, but it's always a good idea to take precautions. In most of our communities a FREEZE WARNING has been issued for tonight. Temperatures are expected to dip as low as 28 degrees, making it possible to kill off or damage vegetation.
Remember the 4 P's of Freeze Warnings; People, Pets, Plants and Pipes. Check on elderly neighbors, bring in outdoor pets and animals, cover or bring in plants and cover pipes!
Overnight lows will dip into the 30s with clearing skies, which leaves West Michigan susceptible to frost. The National Weather Service Grand Rapids doesn't anticipate for any of our frost to be damaging to agriculture in its current state, but it's always a good precaution to keep things covered. Frost is forecast when air temperatures reach 32 degrees, but also a frost may occur even when air temperatures are just above freezing due to open exposure to the clear night sky, which exposes surfaces to radiative cooling.
Most of the time when we hear about frost or freeze, it's during the fall. We track data on frost and freezes in the fall.
However, it's often possible to get a frost or freeze as we head into the spring season. According to the National Weather Service, our last spring frost tends to occur around May 14.
