Sunny and cool Sunday

The rain is gone but the cold remains; frost in most of central and western Va. Warmer temps will return by mid-week and the sun today will make it feel a little warmer than the air will feel. Halloween will be a cool evening and we are down to one week of daylight saving time.
Morning light will return and dark will be early, right after school is out for Louisa.

Warm, cloudy, leaf fall day

The cloudy light and changing colors of leaves make for a lovely late October morning here in central Va. A cold front will sweep through later on today and return the temperatures to fall normal: cool. There is a chance of rain today and tomorrow and Saturday, unlikely a washout at any time but a fair chance nonetheless. Snow in Colorado and the northwest is a little early but not that unusual for Halloween season. Turkey's aftershocks have slowed as they continue recovery/rescue efforts.
Earth is still, just doing what it does.

A Fine Fall Day

Tuesday dawns cool and clear but is warming quickly and will be near 70 today. Leaves are not quite at a peak but are lovely, nonetheless. A little shower yesterday afternoon wet down our world as a weak cold front swung through but the real chance for rain will come later in the week; starting Thursday and going through Saturday with the best chance Saturday. And, then it will get a little cooler, still.
Turkey is still rocking with aftershocks after their 7.2 quake Sunday.

Wild, Windy & Cool

Welcome to Fall!! The leaves are colorful and flying; maples red, poplar and hickory bold yellow and the oaks are still green while the dogwoods and gum in the understory shimmer red. The rain is gone, leaving over an inch and a half in the gauge, the tropical system from the south swept out by the deep low pressure of a powerful cold front and we are left with a cool day made cooler by a blustery north wind. Hats will be flying.  Cumulus clouds have begun to roll in, formed from all the moisture, and are darkening what was a brilliant sunny day.  Get out the sweaters and enjoy.

One more warm day, rain coming

One more warmish mid-October day, but clouds are thickening and two storm system are going to do a meet and greet over Virginia for Wednesday. The track of the storm will determine the rainfall totals and right now they are guessing eastern Va. will get much more than central with the Valley almost left out.
Not much in the way of aftershocks after last Wednesday's 3.0 quake, couple of rumbles Saturday but hopefully things will continue calming here. Arkansas continues to rumble, couldn't be the salt water the gas companies are pumping into the ground...

Rainy 100th Post

My 100th blog on an off day Thursday, is to report rain, lots more rain.  The leaves are far from a peak but the colours are starting to show here in the forest, more rain might delay that process a little more. The subtropical Low is moving out, pushed by a front finally on the move from the west that, if we see some sun, could bring some wild weather; the usual cold front stuff, T-storms, heavy rain, wind and even a chance of twisters.
Pay attention today, it's hard to tell the aftershocks from the thunder! It should all be moving on tomorrow and bring us another lovely, if cooler, weekend.
A 3.0 aftershock rattled the building and nerves yesterday and a rainy evacuation reminded us of the precarious planet we are living on. Earth Rules!!

Clouds Return for Tuesday, Rain Comin'

Tuesday starts off cloudy and mild with temperatures only 60-ish after days in the upper 40's and it's unlikely we will see the sun again until Friday. The subtropical storm that's been spinning over Florida for several days is headed north with lots of rain for late today and all day tomorrow. A stalled front on the plains will move it offshore Thursday and Friday and bring us a sunny cool weekend.
Raincoats and umbrella will be needed tomorrow with 1"+ rain expected.

Fine Fall Weather Continues

The stretch of dry warm days and cool crisp nights will continue for a couple more days with High pressure in charge. An unorganized Low over Florida is expected to get itself together as a subtropical system and head north by mid-week bringing and end to the dry and rain back to the eastern seaboard.  But for now, get out and enjoy today and the next couple before the rain returns.

The Sun Returns with Warmth

The lingering Low that has been our weather for almost 2WEEKS is finally moving out into the Atlantic and allowing sunshine and warm air to return to the east coast without much threat of rain. A day without many clouds and no rain is just what we need after almost a fortnight of warm and wet quickly followed by cold and wet. Get out and enjoy.
A small aftershock this morning was actually the first I'd felt in days; another nice break from the shaky action.

Fall is Here!

Sunday dawns with clouds and a north wind, Boreas stirred up, and temperatures in the 40's. And, only into the mid-50's by early afternoon. With the sky looking like there will be no sun showing up, it's likely going to stay in the 50's today. Fall officially started 9 days ago but it waited until October to really get our attention; get out the sweaters and jackets!
And, this is still the big cut-off Low that when west of us for over a week was dragging steamy tropical air up from the Gulf and now east of us is dropping the chilly arctic air down on us. One wild storm!!