Fall back!

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend as we return to Central Standard Time (CST).

That means at 2 a.m. Sunday, you will stay up late so you can adjust your clocks back one hour to 1 a.m. OK, so maybe you'll do it before you go to bed and enjoy the extra hour of sleep.

Ben Franklin first suggested Daylight Saving Time. The extended hour of daylight in the evening means time for extra activities outdoors during the summer months. It also results in about a 1 percent energy savings each day.

Daylight Saving Time facts

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Our sunset in the Twin Cities will go from 5:59 p.m. on Saturday to 4:47 p.m. on Sunday! You'll gain an hour of light in the morning as sunrise goes from 7:53 a.m. Saturday to 6:55 a.m. Sunday.

That means it should be brighter on Monday morning at 6:57 in the Huttner "Weather Lab," when I chat with Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition as the strongest cold front of the season races though Minnesota!

Enjoy the great weekend with ample sun and highs in the 50s.

PH