First official day of fall marks big changes
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Students gearing up for local careers in Manufacturing
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Sunny today, but expect a wetter and warmer weekend
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Goodwill ’Little Black Dress’ event raises funds for community...
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Cheers Bar and Grill liquor license renewed following controversy
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Kyle Rudolph weighs in on fellow Irish, Joe Alt, ahead of NFL...
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Contractors prepare bids for multi-million-dollar Four Winds...
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Caleb Williams and Marvin Harrison Jr. weigh in on upcoming draft
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New settlement with Indiana allows Landmark to apply for recertification
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NFL Analysts break down Joe Alt’s stock
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Fair Thursday wet / windy weekend
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Union Township sues UNAS over ambulance stripped for parts
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Bridging the healthcare gap in Michiana
Fall is officially almost here, perfectly timed out as cooler weather becomes more prominent in the forecast. We talk about meteorological fall and official fall. Here is the difference. Meteorological fall started on September 1st and is based off of climate trends. Official fall marks the autumnal equinox. The equinox is on Saturday, and at 9:56 pm, the sun's strongest rays will shine south of the equator for the first time since the spring equinox.
This means that the sun will be lower and lower in our sky through December 21st, and because of that, our days are becoming drastically shorter.
Currently we are losing about two minutes and forty-five seconds per day. This rate will slow down as we head closer to December 21st, which is the winter solstice. Still, we lose over one hour just within the next month, and three hours of daylight by December 21st. With the days getting shorter, this means there is less daylight to heat us up, and therefore cooler temperatures, which is exactly what we have in the forecast.