The cold weather and darker nights have been edging over the United Kingdom for the past month or so now, as autumn blows by and winter approaches with haste.
And while Britons will no doubt have fond memories of the summer, with record heat and bright nights to lap up for the most part, the sad state of affairs is that t-shirt weather has been replaced by cosy coat season.
And with that comes darker days and frosty mornings - but the one positive is that we get an extra hour in bed through the clocks rolling back.
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This is because the clocks change bi-annually, once in the Spring and once in the Winter. The Examiner reports that while the time leapt forward by one hour at the end of March this year, they'll be rolled back by one this weekend as we move back from British Summertime to Greenwich Mean Time.
This year's autumnal change will take place on Sunday, October 30 at 2am sharp - so be sure to change your alarm clock should you have not already.
Here's everything you need to know about the change...
When do the clocks go back?
GMT begins on Sunday, October 30 at 2am this year, with clocks being rolled back nationwide by exactly one hour.
What will the new daylight times be?
Sunrise and sunset will in-turn change by one hour each. On the 29th, daylight hours will be between 8:02am and 5:35pm, but this will become 7:04am to 4:32pm the following day.
The Winter Solstice (the shortest day of the year) will come four days before Christmas on December 21.
Why do we change the clocks?
The moving of the clocks was first introduced during the First World War to save on coal, Hull live reports. It was invented by George Vincent Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist, in 1895, but adopted by Britain in 1916. However British businessman William Willett is also credited with the idea, as a way of getting up earlier and so having more daylight hours after work.
While the UK has always had Daylight Saving Time since it was first introduced, it came into widespread use across the world during the 1970s because of the energy crisis.
How do I remember which way the clocks change?
To remember which direction to change the clocks there is a simple old saying that reminds us: "Spring forward, fall back."
Will my phone and other devices change automatically?
Devices that are not connected to the internet, such as microwaves, alarm clocks and some control panels on heating systems, will need to be altered manually. However, the clocks we have on internet-connected devices, such as laptops, smart phones and tablets, will automatically change, as will clocks that are controlled by a radio time signal.
It’s best to reset all your clocks before you go to bed, otherwise you might end up in work an hour early!
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