Too busy planning for Labor Day weekend fun to pay attention to weather and climate news through the week? No worries. Greta Shum is here to fill you in on what you might have missed.

September 10 marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. Based on data gathered since 1851, it’s been more likely for a hurricane [or tropical storm] to be active on this date than on any other in the entire season — from June 1 to November 30. Climate scientists, meanwhile, take a longer view: how will hurricane numbers and

The equinox on Wednesday may herald the arrival of fall, but summer is very much going to be in effect for most of the U.S. through the end of this month. Consistent warmth has baked much of the U.S. in a month that usually heralds a transition to cooler temperatures, warm apple cider and fall foliage. Though few daily records have been set, that

The fall season generally means football, changing leaf colors and cooler temperatures. But as Climate Central’s chief meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky explains, fall temps aren't quite as cool as they used to be. Here’s this week’s Climate Matters.