AccuWeather.com reports while freezing temperatures will continue to challenge growers of tender ornamentals and citrus this week, the next cold wave scheduled to begin this weekend could bring even lower temperatures to agricultural areas in Florida, Texas, and much of the Gulf Coast.

According to AccuWeather.com Agricultural Meteorologist, Dale Mohler, "Temperatures over much of citrus country in Florida will dip to between 27 and 34 degrees again Tuesday morning and perhaps Wednesday morning."

Mohler added that the cold won\'t be severe enough, long enough to cause severe damage, this time. However, there is every indication that the next Arctic outbreak will bring lower temperatures to Texas beginning Thursday and starting in Florida this weekend. Temperatures have the potential to average 3 to 5 degrees lower in Florida during the next blast.

The risk of damaging cold to tender vegetation will stretch from southern Texas to Louisiana to Florida. Many growers will continue to take preventative measures to guard against the frosts and freezes.