MID-ATLANTIC WEATHER WATCH: cool and breezy with rain, then turning very warm (perhaps record heat) with showers followed by more seasonable temperatures on the 5^th (1,2,3,4,5); seasonable with rain, then turning dry, breezy and cooler with frost followed by more rain on the 9^th and 10^th (6,7,8,9,10); dry the entire 5 days; seasonably cool at first, then quickly turning milder (11,12,13,14,15); dry and mild at first, then showers followed by mild and dry weather on the 19^th and 20^th (16,171,18,19,20);: heavy rain, then turning colder with light snow showers followed by dry and milder weather 21,22,23,24,25); dry and seasonable at first, then rain and turning colder; snow showers far west (26,27,28,29,30).

SEVERE WEATHER WATCH: The Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack sees heavy rain in the eastern part of the region (21,22,23,24) with heavy snow and high winds in the west (21.22.23.24.25).

THE ALMANACK  REPORT CARD
FOR OCTOBER