Classic Summer Activities and Old-Fashioned Summer Traditions We Still Miss Today Summer traditions have changed dramatically over the past few decades. Before smartphones, streaming services, and air-conditioned homes became the norm, families spent summer days outdoors enjoying simple pleasures that created lasting memories. From catching lightning bugs on warm evenings to gathering for homemade ice

If you ask Farmers’ Almanac readers to fill in the blank on “My favorite season is _____,” you are not going to get one-word answers for long. We posed that exact question on facebook, and the responses poured in, with plenty of passion, personality, and a few curveballs. Some readers picked a clear winner. Others

No weather app needed, just your eyes, ears, and a quick step outside. One warm day doesn’t mean winter’s done… but when nature starts flipping switches, that’s when an early spring is truly on the way. Here are 7 reliable signs from nature (and a fun way to keep score) that people have watched for

Quick Reference: Fall Equinox 2026 First day of fall 2026: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 8:05 p.m. EDT (5:05 p.m. PDT, 00:05 UTC on September 23) Also called: Autumnal equinox, September equinox The rule: The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south What it means: Day and night sit roughly equal across the globe Word

Did you know that meteorologists define seasons differently than the average person? The seasons you are familiar with, according to the calendar, are “astronomical,” but the seasons that your meteorologist chats about on the evening news are “meteorological.” For meteorologists, the seasons are defined by the months with temperatures and weather often associated with each.

If summer solstice marks the first day of summer, why is “Midsummer” just a few days later? Learn the origins of this special holiday and discover fun Midsummer celebrations for your friends and family! Origins of Midsummer and St. John’s Day Midsummer celebrates the joy of long, warm days spent outside in the summertime. It’s

“Manhattanhenge” (Manhattan henge), popularized by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson of the American Museum of Natural History, refers to times when the Sun aligns with the streets in New York City (east-west) and becomes framed by skyscrapers as it sets. The term is a nod to Stonehenge, a prehistoric observatory in Wiltshire, England, which aligns with

Wondering when we're at the halfway point of winter, on our way to spring? Many think it's Groundhog Day. We explain.

The midpoint of summer officially occurs on August 7, 2025 (halfway between summer solstice and fall equinox). Depending on how your summer is going, may be either good news or bad news. But one thing is constant for nearly everyone in the Northern Hemisphere: the nights get longer and longer. Summer is when the Sun

We greet the first day of the new season with the spring equinox, but what is it, exactly? And why does the first day of spring change? We explain.