Temps Bounce Around, Midweek Storms Ahead

Thanks to Barbara Gibson of Cohutta, Georgia for sending this beautiful Fall scene to Channel 3. While the leaves are dropping fast, this past weekend I could still see quite a bit of yellow and red coloring the mountains. It's of course becoming more patchy, but around sunrise and sunset the colors really pop. I have one sweet gum tree out front that has some leaves still left on the branches. In back there is a sweet gum, a couple of hickories, and one multi-trunked oak hanging onto some leaves. If it weren't for those 5 trees I would be done with leaf-a-palooza 2006. That might be the earliest I have ever finished with the Fall yardwork. Most years I'm wrapping up on the day before Thanksgiving. I'll try to clean up what falls today and tomorrow by tomorrow afternoon. The reason is another system will bring 1" to 2" of rain to the area mainly Wednesday, but showery and cool weather will persist into Thursday. So if you want to avoid leaf glop, get out and get busy today and tomorrow.

Today: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Light north wind. High: 65

Tonight: Fair skies, chilly. Low: 35

Tuesday: Partly Cloudy, mild. SW wind 5-10. High: 64

Wednesday: Rain and storms likely. Some storms could be strong. High: 59

Thursday: Showery and cool. High: 50

Friday: Partly cloudy. High: 58