2018 Fall Foliage Season
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:02 pm
View from Giant Ledge in 2013
October 23, 2018
We are now past peak leaf foliage. The progression of the foliage has changed very little since last week. The biggest change is significant browning at lower elevations. This year we had a lot of yellow and brown.
1,000'+ elevation - 100% changed - 50% Fallen
2,400'+ elevation - 100% changed - 90% Fallen
3,500'+ elevation - 100% changed - 100% Fallen
Browning: Significant
October 15, 2018
The Fall foliage season is changing very quickly this year. We are now past peak leaf foliage. There are still some areas where there is still some good color. But, in the next few days those will disappear too. This year we had a lot of yellow and brown. Little red and orange. In late summer, we had a lot of rain.
1,000'+ elevation - 100% changed - 25% Fallen
2,400'+ elevation - 100% changed - 60% Fallen
3,500'+ elevation - 100% changed - 100% Fallen
Browning: Some
October 8, 2018
The Fall foliage season is changing very quickly in the past week. We do expect this coming weekend to be peak leaf foliage. The coming week will be unseasonably warm. Please note that the north side of the mountains are sometimes past peak, where the south side isn't close to peak. Foliage this year will be highly variable depending upon your location. The colors are mainly yellow and brown. Limited red and orange at this point.
1,000'+ elevation - 25% changed - 5% Fallen
2,400'+ elevation - 60% changed - 40% Fallen
3,500'+ elevation - 100% changed - 50% Fallen
Browning: Some
September 29, 2018
The start of the Fall foliage season is about 10 days late this year. But, we do expect it to catch up fairly quickly. Historically speaking, peak season usually runs from around Oct 10-20. There is a little more color near open fields, and roads. A good freeze is needed to make the leaves change, and we don't see that coming for at least another 10 days.
1,000'+ elevation - 1% changed - 0% Fallen
2,400'+ elevation - 1% changed - 0% Fallen
3,500'+ elevation - 2% changed - 0% Fallen
Browning: Some
Image from the RT 23 Trailhead to Windham High Peak on 09/29/2017