Spring equinox 2026: when is the first day of spring and what does it mean?

An equinox is a phenomenon that occurs twice a year — once during the spring equinox and once during the autumn equinox. In ...

When do we turn the clocks ahead? Daylight saving time 2026 start, end

Get ready to move the clocks ahead for the spring forward time change. Here's when and what to know about daylight savings time 2026 start and end.
Rural Sprout

You Can’t Wait – Do This Now or You Won’t Have Christmas Cactus Blooms in December

To have plenty of blooms during the holidays, you need to start caring for your Christmas cactus in late winter.
The Madras Pioneer

Gardening Journeys – Early Spring

Early Spring Spring has come to parts of Central Oregon. Very early. The warm winter has already caused several of the trees ...

When does spring start? Date of new season as clocks to go forward

Of course, with the arrival of the spring season it also means another clock change is upon us, with the clocks set to go forward by one hour at 1am on Sunday, March 29, officially marking the ...

Exact dates clocks change in 2026 - and the four-minute light night rule

Many long to see the back of dark nights and British Summer Time offers the hope of lighter evenings and sunshine ...

When does winter end? Tennessee still has '6 little winters' ahead

Longtime Tennesseans will argue that there are six "little winters" that actually happen after the Spring equinox. The first little winter is lovingly called "Dogwood Winter" because it happens after ...

500 Words 2025/26: read a finalist's story from the 5-7 category

In 2025, children from across UK submitted their stories into 500 Words. Read some of the finalists from this year’s competition.

Will Mississippi spring weather bring storms, rain, heat? See forecasts

NOAA issues new US spring forecast. Compare it to what AccuWeather, Old Farmer's Almanac say to look for in Mississippi. Be ready for tornadoes, heat ...