October is almost here. With that comes the changing of the leaves and the drop of the temperature.
Just a reminder from my friends at Durham Heating and Cooling…Please be sure to have your heating system checked for proper operation prior t
o actually using the heating mode. Have a licensed contractor change the filters, check the wiring and ignition components and make sure the system is operating up to par. This will reduce your electric usage and also prevent a failure during the season when you need it.
I do believe you may need that heating unit over the next month or so. This is a look at the long range trends to get some idea on what to expect over a period of time. Keep in mind, these outlooks are overall trends over a three-month period. Anything over 7 to 10 days out is subject to change and the degree of accuracy goes down. So take it all with a grain of salt and don’t make life decisions based on what you read in this post. So far, since September 4th when I did the first Long Ranger post, I am at 100 percent accurate. Not a big deal since it was fairly short term.
The following is what was posted;
Wed 9/6 Hi 72º/Lo 49º Pleasant with periods of sun. First night with lows in the 40’s
Fri 9/8 Hi 75º/Lo 51º Partly sunny and beautiful Start of Trail of Tears Pow Wow
Sat 9/9 Hi 76º/Lo 53º Pleasant with sunshine Trail Of Tears Pow Wow
Sun 9/10 Hi 77º/Lo 56º Sunny and nice Trail Of Tears Pow Wow
As I said, this turned out to be right on target. So let’s look at what may be expected for October and November;
Fri 10/13 Hi 73º/Lo 47º Increasing clouds Start of Ham Festival in Cadiz
Sat 10/14 Hi 70º/Lo 47º Rather Cloudy Ham Festival
Sun 10/15 Hi 72º/Lo 40º Clouds giving way to sun Ham Festival
Wed 10/25 Hi 65º/Lo 37º Periods of clouds & Sun Date of potential first frost
Tue 10/31 Hi 62º/Lo 45º Low Clouds, a little rain Halloween
Tue 11/08 Hi 59º/Lo 32º Mostly Sunny First Freeze
Thu 11/23 Hi 49º/Lo 39º Mostly Sunny & cool Thanksgiving Day
Tue 11/27 Hi 56º/Lo 27º Windy, Rain and snow First chance of seeing snow
Fri 12/01 Hi 48º/Lo 25º Rain then Ice First chance for ice
Sat 12/02 Hi 45º/Lo 25º Ice then rain Possible ice
I actually think October, November, & December may end up being colder and maybe snowier than what I am showing here. But this is the trends right now. Remember, the further out we look, this less reliable this becomes. So take it for what it is. I will be updating and adding to this list as we go forward. I will also post the Winter Outlook in a couple of more weeks. So stay tuned. If you enjoy reading this blog, feel free to leave comments and please hit the “like” button at the bottom.