Why are September mornings suddenly chilly while afternoons stay warm? Longer nights, radiational cooling, and lingering ...

The Atlantic hurricane season reaches its climatological peak around September 10. Here’s why storms are historically most ...

Don’t wait for frost to bring houseplants indoors. Learn which plants should come inside at 50°F, which tolerate chilly ...

When tomato season comes to an end, most gardeners instinctively grab the plants by the stem and pull them straight out of ...

What are some traditional September weather sayings? Old favorites include “September blow soft, till the fruit’s in the loft ...

There’s a moment every September when the air has that first hint of crispness and suddenly every garden center in town is overflowing with cushiony domes of orange, burgundy, and gold. That’s mum ...

Have you noticed the evenings suddenly getting shorter? You’re not imagining it. September is one of the most dramatic months of the year for changing daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. Between ...

Is It Safe to Shower During a Thunderstorm? Every year, about 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur in the United States. The odds of being struck in any given year are low (less than 1 ...

Seeing spiderwebs everywhere in August and September? There’s a reason. Late summer is prime spider season, when many orb-weaving spiders reach adulthood and their large, intricate webs suddenly ...

Think your garden season is winding down? Think again. Late August can be the start of a surprisingly productive second season—especially for crisp greens, quick-growing root vegetables, hardy ...

From August fog predicting winter snow to old sayings about heat, rain, and harvests, these August weather sayings have been passed down for generations. But is there any truth behind the folklore?

Why are some autumns ablaze with brilliant red, orange, and gold while others seem to fade straight from green to brown? The answer has a lot to do with the weather that comes before—and during—the ...