Usually we have the opposite weather, but our forecast looks like yours, cold and rainy (possibly even a quick mix of some flurries!). At least 2 or 3 days will be 10F below average or more and several others will be 5F below average or more. I just want spring to come. Yesterday got up to 80F and it felt great!

This week is going to feel more like winter than winter itself. We had a dry, and relatively warm winter in L.A and even though spring starts tomorrow Sunday, it's gonna feel like winter all week long...hi's in the lo 60s and lots of rain.

I just checked my forecast and every single day for the next 10 will be below average (the average is 53F-56F). Many days will only be in the 40s and weather.com says one night will go down to 26F! I actually will have to think about covering my outdoor palms and its late march! I can't wait for these cold days to past. If this is spring, then I want to skip it and get to June!
I checked the forecast for parts of California, and it looks really cold with every day below average for LA also.
-Alex

You had a dry winter? I suppose it was sort of dry if you look as the number of days it rained... but the overall rainfall totals are higher than I remember for most years living in So Cal (15 inches so far). But it was one of the warmest I remember, too, that's for sure. not a single day of frost which is the first time I can remember that happening ever.

Man the valley sure is getting alot of rain....

Alex

I don't think you will need to cover anything but you
may want to consider keeping the crowns dry.

Your Trachys and Butia will not have a problem with 26F,
my A.Americana -Trachys,Sabals,Butia etc,have seen 23F
already this spring(uncovered) with no problems.

I think covering it from the rain in the forecast is the best idea, or at least for my most tender palms. My livistonia saw a night of 23F temperatures uncovered and got a little damage to the tips of the fronds. Hopefully it wont get that cold this week!
-Alex

Well it was dry in the sense that during the entire month of January we only got 1 day of rain, february was MOSTLY dry.....all the rain we got was from that 1 week monster storm...and now this one which is insane...I'm in Santa Monica, by the coast, and I've never seen it as windy as right now...and it hasn't stopped raining all day...regarding frost, we never get frost by the coast so that wasn't a new thing, I think the lowest it has gotten this winter so far has been 44.

I'm here in Winston Salem NC, and just planted my 7 gallon pindo and sabal Birmingham. Think its best to cover them till warms up. Not so worried about the others.

The rain will stay a few more days, but the forecast looks nice!!! The 70f's return soon:)

I HATE THIS!!! HIGH PRESSURE PLEASE RETURN! This rain SUX

Forecast looking a little bit better here too. Looks like a ironic April Fools Day Snow storm (again because it happened on the same day in 2003). If the storm slows down a bit then we might not actually get snow from it until April 2nd if we do get any snow (their will definitely be some rain mixing in). Then after that temperatures return to the mid and upper 50s with clouds and rain, but at least were near average and above freezing at night.
-Alex

Were are going to hit the low to mid 80f's too :)

YES! Warm weather has returned...70s and possible 80s for this week with nothing but sunshine! �Viva el Sol!

Viva el Sol nada! We got snow, rain and low of 32 degrees. Wish we had 80 degree weather. Nos esperamos para el sol!

Still not a single day at or above average in the forecast here. Friday and Saturday will be the worst with high temperatures in the low 40s and rain (and maybe some snow too if were really lucky (or unlucky in my opinion!))

Typically we should be in the mid 50s and maybe approaching 60F this time of the year. It looks like my plants are going to be inside for at least the next 10 days, most likely longer than that.
Could this be a Spring with an extremely late last freeze for my area, or at least high temperatures that are just too cold for the tropicals to start growing? I definitely think its possible, but I am remaining positive that warm and sunny weather is just around the corner! I can want another week or 2 for nice weather, but not another month!
Good luck and enjoy the warmth in Cali and the South. I hope it heads north soon!
-Alex