The official astronomical start of fall is just around the corner, and we've got an exclusive forecast for where the best foliage of the year will be across the country.
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00:00 Areas of the country are already starting
00:02 to see signs of autumn.
00:03 Christina Schallhoop has a look at some of the best places
00:06 to get a front row seat for some spectacular fall foliage.
00:09 - If you, like me, have been begging for fall weather,
00:15 well at least know that Astronomical Fall
00:17 is just 11 days away, September 23rd.
00:20 I hope you're ready for it because, well,
00:22 this pumpkin spice queen certainly is.
00:24 On that note, let's take you to the AccuWeather exclusive
00:26 fall foliage outlook here.
00:28 You will only get this here on accuweather.com
00:31 and on the AccuWeather app.
00:33 Now in terms of the peak fall foliage color,
00:36 well, you might wanna book your excursions
00:38 into the Adirondacks, the Boundary Mountains of Maine,
00:40 and even the Northern Green and White Mountains
00:42 of Vermont and New Hampshire,
00:43 as it looks like late September
00:45 is when we will see those peak colors.
00:47 Similar situation for Northern Minnesota
00:49 and even out to the Rockies as well,
00:51 into the Bitterroot Range of Idaho,
00:53 we are going to see an earlier peak.
00:55 A little further south, the leaves peak a bit later.
00:58 Now I will say we have a great fall in store
01:01 for parts of the Northeast.
01:03 You can see that bright red depicting where the leaves
01:05 will not only be peaking a little earlier,
01:08 but they'll be vibrant.
01:09 Cities like Woodstock, Lake Placid,
01:12 out toward Bar Harbor, Maine, Portland into Boston,
01:15 it's going to be a really nice fall foliage year.
01:18 As we look a little further to the west,
01:20 it's a similar situation for cities like Minneapolis,
01:23 Fargo, and even into Green Bay and, ah, the UP.
01:27 That's a bucket lister for me.
01:28 Love to go to the Keweenaw Peninsula
01:30 to go check out the leaves.
01:31 At least you can do that for me
01:33 and then send your photos to AccuWeather on social media.
01:36 Just saying, it's a good idea.
01:37 Good news for the west as well.
01:39 A much more vibrant year when it comes to that fall foliage
01:42 than we had in 2022.
01:44 Enjoy.