Where'd Fall Go?

This morning a variation of the popular character "Where's Waldo?"....Where'd Fall Go? Yesterday the mercury hit 80 at Chattanooga's Lovell Field. The old record was 78 set back in 2003. If you think back to early November 1999 you'll recall the warm start to the month that year. And for the next three days those are the record marks we'll be close to.

• Nov. 7th 1999 - 79
• Nov. 8th 1999 - 80
• Nov. 9th 1999 - 79

I took advantage of the warmth on Saturday defrosting the deep freeze in the garage. It was amazing how fast that goes on a warm day. Since it was so Spring-like, Spring cleaning of the garage was in order as well. The rest of the afternoon was spent on round one of leaf removal. Round two was undertaken yesterday in shorts and a t-shirt. Last Thursday the color was bursting at my house. By this weekend the leaves were falling in droves. And judging by some of the pictures we're getting in at Channel 3, it is an impressive display across the area.

So where did Fall go? The jetstream is the key and it's zipping across the country from west to east almost in a straight line. There is some REALLY cold air in parts of Canada and Alaska, but it's not showing any signs of dropping southward anytime soon. A front will drop in on us Wednesday night and Thursday, but once again limited cooling. So I don't see our daytime highs dropping below the 60s late this week.