WMOK – Metropolis, IL – If you have noticed the evening light slipping away just a little bit sooner while sitting out on the porch, you are not imagining it. Late August is officially doing its thing, and the daylight hours across Metropolis, Joppa, Unionville, and up on the bluff in New Columbia are steadily shortening.
For today, Friday, August 28, the sun will set tonight at 7:30 PM, bringing another warm late-summer evening to Massac County. If you are out and about early on Saturday morning, expect daybreak just after 6:00 AM, with sunrise landing right at 6:20 AM.
As we roll through these final days of August, we lose nearly two minutes of daylight every single day. Tuesday marks September 1st—the official start of Meteorological Fall—and early risers will quickly notice those increasingly dark starts to their mornings.
Whether you are heading out early to beat the heat, planning an evening outdoor dinner, or catching the twilight breeze down near the river, keep those shifting times in mind as we slide into September.
