MID-ATLANTIC WEATHER WATCH FOR OCTOBER

Fair and warm (1,2,3) with showers (4,5); fair and mild (6,7,8,9,10,11,12) with rain, heavy in the northern part of the region (13,14,15).  Fair and mild again (16,17,18,19); hurricane from Atlantic, heavy rain, severe STORMS (20,21,22) turning fair and cooler (23,24,25,26,27); more showers, STORMS mainly in the south 28,29,30); fair and cool (31). 

MONTHLY GARDEN ACTIVITIES

BEST DAYS FOR FARM ACTIVITIES 

                                                       

THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S 

LIVING  

"Before you insist on making yourself heard, make sure you have something of importance to say” 

                                                                                      John Gruber  (1768-1857) 

Tornado Watch: 12-16 C. and S. Plains to Midwest; 20-24 C. East Coast to New England.

Region 1: Mid-Atlantic. 1-3 fair, warm; 4-5 showers; 6-12 fair, mild; 13-15 rain, heavy north; 16-19 fair, mild; 20-22 hurricane from Atlantic, heavy rain, severe storms; 23-27 fair, cooler; 28-30 showers, storms mainly south; 31 fair, cool.

Region 2: New England. 1-13 fair, turning cooler; 14-16 rain, heavy south; 17-21 fair, cool; 22-24 Atlantic hurricane, heavy rain, severe storms; 25-27 fair, cooler; 28-31 rain, then snow, colder.

Region 3: Southeast. 1-3 fair, mild; 4-6 storms, showers; 7-12 fair, mild; 13-15 storms mainly north; 16-19 fair, warm; 20-22 Atlantic hurricane, heavy rain east; 23-25 fair, cooler; 26-29 periods of showers, storms late; 30-31 fair, cooler. 

Region 4: Upper Midwest. 1-2 fair, cool; 3-4 showers, storms; 5-11 fair, windy, cool; 12-15 rain mainly south; 16-19 fair, cool; 20-21 showers;22-25 fair, cold; 26-28 snow, rain south; 29-31 fair, cold. 

Region 5: Lower Midwest. 1-2 fair, mild; 3-5 showers, storms; 6-7 fair, cool; 8-16 storms, then heavy rain, late severe storms; 17-20 fair, mild; 21-23 Atlantic hurricane, heavy rain east; 24-26 fair, warm; 27-29 showers, cooler; 30-31 fair, cool.

Region 6: Northern Plains. 1-3 showers; 4-6 cloudy, cold, some snow west; 7-11 fair, cold; 12-14 cloudy, cool, rain south; 15-19 fair, cool; 20-24 windy, colder; 25-26 snow north, rain south; 27-31 fair, windy, cold.