Changing leaves, fall festivals, Halloween and cooler temperatures are things we all associate with fall.  Some things on that list are scrapped this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but today’s temperatures let us know that autumn is officially here!

The fall equinox takes place when the sun crosses the Earth’s celestial equator. Also called the autumnal equinox or September equinox, the first day of fall arrives today at 9:30 AM. After the fall equinox, the sun begins to rise later and nightfall comes sooner. This ends with the December solstice when days start to grow longer and nights shorter. Winter will officially begin on Friday, December 21st.

This year fall will be a good bit different.  The normal fall festivals and activities planned by communities have been canceled.  Also, the annual Halloween Walk in downtown Summerville has been cancelled.

We can enjoy some beautiful fall weather today. We woke up this morning to temperatures in the low 50’s with a few upper 40’s in the higher elevations.  We can look forward to sunny skies and a high temperature in the low to mid-70’s for this the first day of fall in Chattooga County.