Clocks Go Forward One Hour Tonight Just a reminder that Clocks go forward one hour tonight as we welcome Summertime…or “New Time” to which it is often referred. One sure way of remembering whether clocks go forward or backwards is, according to one kind Millstreet native, easy to recall when one recalls the following rhyme: “Spring forward in the Spring but fall backwards in the Fall (Autumn)! “ (S.R.)