BROOKHAVEN — Do not panic, we are now eight days away from Thanksgiving and 45 days away from the end of the year. It sure is starting to feel more like a fall/winter with this cool weather.

Grab a coat, warm socks and a smile for the cloudy day ahead. Could be a great time to gather pecans and other mast such as accorns, walnuts and beech nuts.

Wednesday is forecast to be mostly cloudy with a high near 51 degrees and a north wind blowing around 10 mph. Wind gusts could get up to 20 mph so don’t get blown away.

Wednesday night is expected to get down to 32 degrees with a cloudy night sky. The wind will shift to a north northwest wind at 5mph. Enjoy the warm night compared to the forecast for Thursday, it is a low of 27.

In the past 24 hours, .62 inches of rain have fallen in Brookhaven bringing the month total to 2.99 inches and 59.51 inches for the year.