Dry, mild week in Garrett, with showers possible after Halloween
The Weather Service sees highs in the mid-60s and no rain in Oakland until Saturday night, as Maryland's black bear season opens and fall color holds at peak.
Garrett County's dry stretch should hold through Halloween, with highs in the mid-60s most days, the National Weather Service forecast for Oakland shows. The first chance of rain in the forecast arrives Saturday night.
Monday should start with patchy fog that clears before 9 a.m., then turn sunny with a high near 63. Monday night looks mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Tuesday and Thursday are the warmest days in the forecast, each with a high near 67, mostly sunny Tuesday and sunny Thursday. Wednesday should be partly sunny with a high near 65, and Friday mostly sunny with a high near 67. Overnight lows stay in the 40s all week, rising from about 40 Monday night to about 46 Friday night.
Halloween on Saturday is forecast to be partly sunny with a high near 65. Clouds thicken Saturday night, with a low around 47 and a 20% chance of showers. Sunday, Nov. 1, looks mostly cloudy with a high near 63 and a 40% chance of showers.
Bear season opens
Maryland's six-day black bear hunting season runs Monday, Oct. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 31, in Garrett, Allegany, Frederick and Washington counties, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said. It is the state's 23rd annual bear hunt. DNR drew 1,050 permits from 4,820 lottery applicants this year, and each permit allows one bear.
Last year's hunt took 89 bears statewide, 62 of them in Garrett County, according to DNR.
Color still at peak
Fall foliage was still at peak in Garrett and Allegany counties in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' most recent foliage report, released Oct. 22. Garrett County Forester Melissa Nash said the bright early-season leaves are "starting to give way to the more golden and russet tones of oaks and hickory."
