October 4, 2006

October, the month typically associated with the best foliage viewing in the Northeast, has arrived and brought with it an abundance of fall colors in much of the northern half of the region. Peak foliage conditions can be found in the northern half of Maine, extreme northern New Hampshire, the White Mountains in northern New Hampshire, the northeast corner of Vermont and the higher elevations of New York's Adirondack Mountains. High color (61% - 80% change) has arrived in central Maine, the balance of northern New Hampshire, the Green Mountains in Vermont and much of northern New York. Elsewhere in the region, foliage color is a mix of low color (11% - 30% change) and moderate color (31% - 60% change).

Leaf drop is mostly very low in the Northeast with the exception of those areas with moderate and high color. Leaf drop in those areas is low to moderate.

This information provided by Marek D. Rzonca, The Foliage Network.

Next Report: Saturday, October 7, 2006