Climate outlook shows fall season is warming across the nation and in Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Meteorological fall began on Sept. 1. The season will last until Nov. 30. Meteorologist Rich Segal speaks with Climate Central's Shel Winkley about warming temperatures here and across the country.

The climatologists at Climate Central released their fall outlook showing the warming that continues to affect much of the nation. Their sampling of 234 cities across the United States shows temperatures rose an average of 2.5° since 1970. The region with most of this warming has been in the desert southwest.