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 ...

The winter of 2026–2027 may deliver sharp contrasts across the country. Some regions could face repeated storms, raw rain, and heavy, wet snow, while others experience milder stretches interrupted by ...

Every year, leaf peepers ask the same question: Where will fall color be best this season? For our Farmers’ Almanac 2026 Fall Foliage Outlook, we looked at the big drivers behind autumn color—rainfall ...

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 ...

The great fall bird migration of 2026 is underway across North America. But there’s a reason you may not see much of it: Some of the biggest movements happen high above us while we’re sleeping. Step ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From the northern Rockies in September to the Gulf Coast in late November, the first frost of fall arrives on a very different schedule depending on where you live. Here’s when you can typically ...