It has been sunny and in the 70's in South Carolina the last few days, but we have a cold front coming in Saturday night. All of the state has been in a drought all year long, and it doesn't look like we will get any relief this winter.
The current weather pattern has helped blow the smoke from the wildfires away from this area. You could see the haze during the day, and could not see the stars at night. For the last few days I haven't been able to leave the house because the smoke has aggravated my asthma. Tonight the stars are shining brightly. The only thing that will help bring the fires under control is a good heavy rain, and the chances of that are very small given the current airflow patterns. What we really need is a good hurricane to break this cycle.