When will the first frost arrive where you live? See our 2026 regional first-frost guide, average frost dates, and what gardeners should protect before temperatures fall.

Where will fall color be best in 2026? Our Farmers’ Almanac Fall Foliage Outlook points to the central Appalachians for the strongest display, with generally good prospects across much of the East and Southeast, and more mixed or spotty conditions in parts of the West, Upper Midwest, and southern tier.

Why are fall colors brighter some years? Learn how sunshine, cool nights, rain, drought, frost, and temperature determine how brilliant autumn foliage becomes.

Apple season is one of the tastiest signs that fall has arrived. From crisp Honeycrisp to tart Granny Smith, there...

Fall officially began on Monday, September 22, 2025, 2:19 p.m. EDT with the arrival of the fall equinox. After a scorching summer for...

Your backyard may have more birds now than it did in spring. So why does August sound so empty? All...

From sleeping porches to blocks of lake ice, Americans once used surprisingly clever ways to survive the hottest days of...

Summer traditions in America shifted more between 1975 and 2005 than in any generation before. Air conditioning went from a...

If you grew up calling them lightning bugs, you probably grew up south of the Mason-Dixon Line or in the...

If you ask Farmers' Almanac readers to fill in the blank on "My favorite season is _____," you are not...