Another blustery and cold day is on tap, but it won’t be as chilly as yesterday. Earlier I could hear the wind still blowing the bird feeders around and the thermometer by my bedside read an even 30F. The winds actually kept temperatures from getting even colder last night which was a good thing. Wind tends to mix up the air and not let the cold air settle to the ground. Some trees such as my cornus mas are already in bloom. Although these plants normally bloom this early, a night of temperatures in the lower 20s would hurt the blossoms.
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The morning of October 13th should end up in the record books as the end of the growing season for many here in southern New England. Thinking back on the year, the length of the growing season will be slightly longer than average. It would have been much longer had we not had a late freeze in late April after the buds had opened. Another way to look at this year's growing season is that for the past 8 months things have been actively growing and that is MUCH longer than usual. This afternoon you will notice temperatures steady or falling into the 40s. Roads will be dry for the commute home. Tonight will be the coldest night since that freeze last April. Tonight temperatures will fall to the upper 20s in the coldest spots to lower 30s elsewhere. There is a freeze warning and frost advisory for the area.

After a very gloomy period, sunshine is back for one bright day. This afternoon, brisk westerly winds will continue to filter chilly air into the region. The sunshine will help keep temperatures fairly mild, but the mercury will fall quickly after dark. Tonight will be clear and cool, but not frosty. Tomorrow another front will push offshore and allow even colder air to filer into the region. This cold air will make Saturday the chilliest day of the fall so far and the night before will bring a killing frost to many towns. As we head into the second part of the weekend temperatures will turn mild again and I expect much of next week to see temperatures back into the 60s with no frosty mornings. If you have a forecast question or want to see my tweets follow me on Twitter at @growingwisdom and check out my latest videos at GrowingWisdom.com

The holiday weekend continues with a much colder afternoon and evening a period of rain especially overnight. A storm will move from the mid-Atlantic region up the coast and east of Maine over the next 24 hours. As this happen a chilly rain will encroach on the area and continue much of the overnight hours. The best chance for rain will be east of Route 128 and over Cape Cod. Monday will see a return to sunshine with chilly temperatures. Shots of chilly air will continue to move through the area during the upcoming week and I expect isolated frost early this week in a few of the isolated valleys in southern New Hampshire and western Massachusetts. Late this week an even colder air mass will move in from Canada and that is when much of southern New England could see the first widespread killing frost of the season. Please follow me on Twitter. I will answer your questions and comments at @growingwisdom and check out my latest videos at GrowingWisdom.com

Early fog and clouds will burn away leaving us with a beach day. This could very well end up being the last 80F day of the season. 80F is not that unusual in early October, but at some point, we will have the last one and today may very well be that day. Today, I expect light winds and sunshine and after a week of rain this will be one welcome treat. The weekend overall will be fairly nice with a warm day tomorrow, a wet day Sunday and a cool but sunny day on Columbus day. For those of you that have Monday off that would be a great day to head to a local farm and support them. I'd love to hear your thoughts and questions about weather or gardening. Please follow me on Twitter at @growingwisdom and check out my latest videos at GrowingWisdom.com

Are you tired of the clouds and showers yet? If you are counting the days of wet weather this is day 6 of the past 7. As the day goes on the rain will become steadier and heavier leading to a period of heavy rain overnight. The muggy weather will also continue and the afternoon will be gloomy. Everything at my house feels wet and soggy and the leaves that have fallen are too wet to even pick up. The rain, once it does move in this afternoon will impact the commute home. I expect this to be slow Thursday commute since we are headed into a long holiday weekend. For more weather insight, nature tips or to ask me a question find me on Twitter at @growingwisdom and check out my latest videos at GrowingWisdom.com

A few clouds this morning will move east and out to sea leaving most New Englanders with a sunny mild afternoon. There will be some clouds and a brief chance for an evening shower over Cape Cod. Winds will be light and temperatures will near the 70F. If you took all the September 21sts for the past three decades and averaged their high temperatures together you would get to about 70F so today is right in line with what we expect. Clear skies will continue for much of the upcoming weekend with brief period of clouds and showers late Saturday night and early Sunday. The timing on this is such that the showers should not impact any weekend plans.Follow me on Twitter for more updates and insight about the weather at @growingwisdom and check out my latest videos at GrowingWisdom.com

Sparkling sunshine and cool temperatures will be on the weather menu for the rest of the week. High temperatures today will remain in the 60s and if you are in the shadows of a building or trees this afternoon there will be a chill to air. The sun this time of the year is about as strong as it is in March. September is one of those transitional months between the heat of summer and the cooler weather of fall. We can still experience heat, but the trend is for cooler weather to win. This weekend our weather looks mostly dry Saturday with a chance for a shower towards the Cape. As a cold front moves through New England Saturday night and Sunday there is a better chance for showers. Temperatures will be in the upper 60s to near 70 during the afternoons and in the 40s and 50s at night. For weather updates and gardening tips find me on Twitter at @growingwisdom nd check out my latest videos at GrowingWisdom.com

Severe weather affecting much of the East Coast this afternoon and will continue overnight. Currently, the heavy rain across the mid-Atlantic region where 1-4" of rain will fall is moving towards the north. This evening, that area will likely see some flooding issues. Locally, winds will continue to increase this afternoon and become gusty from the south overnight. This strong wind will transport very warm and humid air into the region. Temperatures remain around 70F much of the night. You might need to put on the air conditioning again if you don't like sleeping in muggy weather. A tornado watch has just been issued for Berkshire county here in southern New England, and thunderstorms are a distinct possibility in other areas.I'll be updating information about this storm and others in the future on Twitter at @growingwisdom

For many today starts as the coolest morning of the late summer season with several spots from Springfield to Taunton in the 30s. There is a frost advisory up for northern sections of Maine, and New Hampshire as the growing season nears its end. Sunshine will boost temperatures quickly today as highs reach the middle 70s under a cloud free sky. A large and fairly intense storm will move through the Ohio valley Tuesday and into Canada on Wednesday. This storm will bring wind, rain, humidity and warm temperatures to the area before we cool off and dry out for later in the week. For frequent weather updates or to ask questions you can follow me on Twitter at @growingwisdom