Pumpkin spice, cooler nights, football weekends and clock changes: fall is on the horizon. But the official start of autumn isn’t about lattes or leaf piles. It comes down to astronomy. The autumn ...

It’s almost time to bid farewell to summer and say hello to fall. The autumn equinox of 2025 occurs at 2:19 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Sept. 22, marking the official start of the season known for ...

New research shows that fall in North Carolina is growing hotter, part of a broader national warming trend fueled by climate change. Since 1970, the Triangle’s autumns have warmed by roughly 3 degrees ...

Fall is known for its cool mornings, mild afternoons, and beautiful fall colors. But fall is also known for severe weather. This is because, like spring, fall is a transition season. During the ...

As the earth spins on its axis, producing night and day, it also moves about the sun in an elliptical (elongated circle) orbit that requires about 365 1/4 days to complete. The earth's spin axis is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — We're wrapping up the summer season with warm weather this week as highs have been in the 80s. Enjoy this final weekend of summer as fall officially begins at 2:19 p.m. on Monday.