10/18/11 Less Sun time, then some heavy rain..

Fall can bring some great beauty to the landscape around us, but for many it can be offset by the fact the days are much noticeably shorter. Today was just one of those days when the sunrise and sunset fell close or near the top of the hour.

In our weather a weak disturbance will move through during the early hours bringing some clouds, but will also begin to clear out as the afternoon progresses.

Then a storm gathering some strength over the MS River valley (2) will pick up Gulf moisture (3) from a tropical disturbance and strengthen into a potent nor'easter during the day on Wednesday.

Rainfall will be heavy during the afternoon and overnight Wednesday with localized flooding possible again. 2-3 inches of rain could fall with this storm.

The track of the low is seen nicely in the spread of rainfall across the eastern seaboard.

Wind will also be a factor in our weather during the day Wednesday with winds sustained 15 - 25 mph and a few higher gusts from the Northeast.