Now that autumn is officially here, metro-east residents may be ready to get some seasonal activities on the calendar.
Although daylight saving time is in effect until early November, the sun is already setting earlier in southwestern Illinois as the year progresses. By the end of October, the sun will set by 6 p.m. in Belleville.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service forecast a chance of above-normal temperatures through December, which could lead to delayed and less intense fall foliage , though the region’s recent rainy weather may help. Southwestern Illinois had previously been in a moderate drought , but fallout from Hurricane Helene brought some relief from the dry period…