Cold mornings and a chilling Halloween ahead
A Freeze Watch is in effect for Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
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Jeff joined CBS 11 and TXA 21 in December 2010. He is the senior Meteorologist on staff and can be seen covering various shifts across the week or on the weekend evenings. He also serves as one of the primary reporters for the CBS series "Climate Connection". Jeff visits area schools weekly as part of the Weather on Wheels program.
Born in Lubbock, Jeff spent most of his childhood in Tennessee. He holds a degree in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a bachelor's degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State. His master's degree in science education comes from the University of Missouri.
Jeff's broadcast career spans over 35 years. Jeff and his wife Fawn (a chiropractor in Colleyville) have two sons. The oldest is serving in Alaska on the USCGC Alex Haley in the Bering Sea. The youngest is finishing up high school and plans for a career in the Coast Guard as a marine biologist.
If you would like Jeff to come talk to your group about how changing weather patterns are changing the way we garden in this area, please email him at jaray@viacomcbs.com.
A Freeze Watch is in effect for Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
For a smallish tree to grow in the shade, there are few plants that can match a Japanese Red Maple.
A Flood Watch is in effect until noon Sunday.
We're on day two of the rain with at least five more to go.
Our week of rain chances starts Monday!
If this last summer was the final blow on some of your trees or shrubs, you might be looking to replace them.
Clouds will be overhead Sunday, with highs in the upper 80s.
In this week's Climate Connection, Jeff Ray talks about the horned lizard and how North Texas residents can help restore its habitat.
Monday will be the coldest morning in almost six months.
There is a research garden in Garland that is not like any in the state.
We are even expecting temps in the 90s by Thursday.
Fall is a good planting season. Beets, carrots and spinach can go deep into the winter.
Turn your calendars on Sunday, but don't change your wardrobe just yet. The next three days will feel like summer.
No color is more disliked by gardeners than brown.
Starting Tuesday, there are a string of sunny days!