Severe temperatures hit Mat’land

The Meteorological Services Department (Met Department) has warned winter crop farmers to take precautionary measures to protect their crops as night temperatures are likely to continue falling with most areas said to have recorded lowest temperatures below zero degrees Celsius yesterday.

Met Department senior meteorological officer Elliot Thomas told NewsDay yesterday that most parts of the country had recorded moderate to severe ground frost with a minimum of -2 degrees Celsius and below.

“This was due to loss of heat from the ground to the outer space due to the absence of the blanketing effect of clouds as the skies were clear and also due to the flow of very cold and dry air from the south,” he said.

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