It's pretty beautiful in Brattleboro, Vermont today.
Still a lot of green a few miles south here in Shelburne Falls, MA.
Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
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Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#32So what do the colors on the map mean? Which color is best?
"Peak" is best.
For instance, my GF and I are headed up to Petoskey, MI next weekend, precisely as it hits peak color. We've been wanting to visit Sleeping Bear Dunes for a while, and what better time than fall colors?
Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#33So what do the colors on the map mean? Which color is best?
"Peak" is best. For instance, my GF and I are headed up to Petoskey, MI next weekend, precisely as it hits peak color. We've been wanting to visit Sleeping Bear Dunes for a while, and what better time than fall colors?
So on this map, peak is brown?
Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#34It's pretty beautiful in Brattleboro, Vermont today.
Still a lot of green a few miles south here in Shelburne Falls, MA.
Splitting the difference (right near the VT/MA border in Readsboro) I'd say we are pretty close to peak at 2000 ft. Or if this isn't peak, it's going to be a spectacular display this year! First frost tonight too.
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#35I love the weather and constant sunshine in the Bay Area, but every year for a few weeks I really miss the fall foliage in the South near Asheville and the Smoky Mountains. There are some areas within a few hours drive of the Bay Area that have foliage, but there’s nothing like seeing an entire mountain range quilted in colorful leaves. (See for instance the Tennessee River Gorge: http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net…
Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#36I love the weather and constant sunshine in the Bay Area, but every year for a few weeks I really miss the fall foliage in the South near Asheville and the Smoky Mountains. There are some areas within a few hours drive of the Bay Area that have foliage, but there’s nothing like seeing an entire mountain range quilted in colorful leaves. (See for instance the Tennessee River Gorge: http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net…
I hope to get back to Sevierville within the next few weeks. Glad to see it represented on HN (in the main article.) As Kid Rock says, there ain't nothing like a Tennessee mountaintop.
Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#37This is really great, although the colors for Peak and Past Peak are remarkably bad for my color blindness. I can't tell whether my area is going to be Peak or Past Peak and there is no mouse over to help me.
Would something like this help?
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-enhancer/ipk...
Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#38Booked a trip to the smokeys for the weekend of Oct 18. Was just checking this website the day before and per this, the peak foliage would be Nov 2 (I doubt even then it would peak). All due to unexpected warm weather. I wonder if this is the start of a trend or if this an anomaly.
In Atlanta we’ve had record highs each day in October. Yesterday it was 97. Tomorrow the high is 79 and next week 72. You still have a chance.
Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#39I am in MA and its Oct 4th. It doesn't feel like by tomorrow it's going to be peak foliage. As per the chart legend I'd say at most it's patchy out there at the moment.
Can't disagree with your observations, except the map predicts MA will be near-peak on the 5th, hitting peak the week after and falling post-peak the week after that.
Re: Fall Foliage Map and Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Peak" is best. For instance, my GF and I are headed up to Petoskey, MI next weekend, precisely as it hits peak color. We've been wanting to visit Sleeping Bear Dunes for a while, and what better time than fall colors?
So on this map, peak is brown?
Deep red. There's a legend in the bottom right of the map, but on my laptop it partially cutoff.