autumn

Autumn off to warm start; more dryness expected

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – As a record-breaking hot summer in the Pacific Northwest gives way to the first days of the autumnal equinox, it’s still T-shirt and sunglasses weather over much of the region. Stores may be festooned with Halloween decorations, but temperatures in Yakima, Pullman, Walla Walla and the Tri-Cities […]

Looking back at autumn: Average season ends with chill

By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – Autumn weather in Washington typically becomes increasingly active from September to November, but that was not the case in 2013. September kicked off the season with a superstorm, one of the highlights of the fall.

Fall takes last fling, offers spectacular color

PULLMAN – Winter tempertatures and darker days are creeping in, but nature has  allowed fall a last spectacular fling, as trees and bushes across the WSU Pullman campus display a brilliant palette of colors.   Scientifically, the shorter daytime hours and cooler temperatures create a complex chemical reaction in leaves and plants, causing the quiet […]