While most didn’t observe the 30-second shift, it does make Wednesday, Feb. 19, the first day of the year when the sun decided to rise before the 7 o’clock hour.

Perhaps slightly inconvenient, but changing the clocks twice a year has its benefits.

Rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off firecrackers.

Around this time of year, Saharan Dust regularly makes its way to Central Florida, affecting both air quality, particularly for those who are more sensitive, and enhancing our sunrises/sunsets in a remarkable way.

It’s officially that time of year when you can start to feel the daylight to be lasting just a little bit longer than usual.

Central Florida is in the midst of its darkest stretch

If we didn’t fall back in early November, the sun wouldn’t rise until after 8 a.m. during the middle of winter.

As the days become shorter, the colors in the sky glow with bright reds, oranges, pinks and purples during sunset more than any other time of the year, but why?

Say it isn’t so!

Have you noticed the change of season, and not just the lower temperatures, but the earlier sunsets.

A green flash on the horizon as the sun is setting is more than just pirate folklore, it's cool weather-related science.

There are several pros and cons to the annually-occurring event, but one of the pros is great sunrises and sunsets.

ORLANDFO, Fla. – Have you noticed? Slowly, but surely the sun is starting to set later and later. The sun is already setting nearly 25 minutes later than its earliest set of 5:28 p.m. in early December. Daylight from start to finish will continue to increase until the summer solstice Jun 20, the longest day of the year. Hang in there!

ORLANDO, Fla. – Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, will watch the sun set for last time this year on Wednesday. In the winter months, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, keeping the sun below the horizon. The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun and, therefore, the sun won’t set for a couple of months. This is also known as polar day or the midnight sun. Daylight will continue to decrease until the shortest day of the year, the first day of winter on Dec. 21.

ORLANDO, Fla. – We will see a few changes in the coming days in Central Florida as more moisture works into the atmosphere. We’ll see a few more clouds but no rain on Wednesday, with rain chances returning to 20% by Thursday. Rain chances stand at 30% Friday, 50% Saturday and 70% Sunday. Pinpointing the tropicsWe are watching Tropical Storm Eta, which was over Nicaragua on Wednesday morning after making landfall there as a hurricane. We will continue to monitor Eta to see where it’s expected to go after that and how strong it will become.

The positives and negatives when it comes to Saharan Dust. Saharan dust and red tideThis is the potentially ugly side of Saharan Dust. Some large red tide years have also occurred without any Saharan dust. Dry air and increased wind shear are the main characteristics of the Saharan Air Layer, the official name of the cloud of Saharan dust. Saharan dust is the ultimate catch 22, bringing significant positives and potentially some negatives as it makes its yearly trans-Atlantic journey.

While dust from the Sahara Desert makes a trip across the Atlantic every year, 2020′s dust has been abnormally thick. Because of the dry air and increased wind shear within the area of dust, tropical development becomes less likely in the areas where the dust is present. Hello, (goodbye) DollyIf you blinked, you may have missed Tropical Storm Dolly. NO tropical development is expected. There are several tropical waves coming off of Africa, which is early for that to be happening, but the environment is not conducive for tropical development at this time.