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    October Discussion: Bring the Frost-Hold the Snow

    in New England

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    55 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

    Pretty much on track in CT. The wet summer is helping the leaves stay greener a tick longer:

    https://www.ctvisit.com/articles/connecticut-fall-foliage-report

     

    Peak foliage timeframes

    The leaves will change in the northern parts of the state first, around Columbus Day, and then move down into the valleys and down toward the shore. Here are estimated peak foliage timeframes for each section:

    Connecticut Northwest/Northeast Corners: October 3 – 8

    Connecticut Eastern and Western Mid-State Counties: October 16 - 23

    Shoreline and lower Connecticut River Valley: October 24 - 30

    Southwest Corner: November 7 - 14

    Those are strange timelines, there's basically one week where it's peak nowhere between 9-15.  

     

    Based on the way things are progressing I would probably go

    Northwest and Northeast Hills October 12- 18

    The remainder of interior Connecticut. October 18-26

    Shoreline October 26-November 4th

     

    October Discussion: Bring the Frost-Hold the Snow

    in New England

    Posted

    3 hours ago, BrianW said:

    You ready for your 80's today? 

    Mostly sunny to start today, then should see partly to mostly
    cloudy skies this afternoon as a mid level cloud deck over wrn
    NY/PA advect eastward. Despite these clouds temps should be on
    the warm side, with highs reaching 80 in near the CT river
    valley which should be one of the last areas to cloud over.

    Unfortunately solid overcast here and 63 currently, while clear just south of me. 

    New England Fall Foliage 2021

    in New England

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, tamarack said:

    Have you been up north to look?  Reports/maps for Maine, compiled from observations by Maine Forest Service rangers and foresters statewide, point to a week or less late.

    It has not been as wet up your way so that makes sense as well. I'll be up there next weekend with my parents and family to close the cabin at Flying Pond, hopefully it's good color. 

    New England Fall Foliage 2021

    in New England

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    11 hours ago, radarman said:

    Seems there may be something affecting the maples around here.  All across town the leaves are turning a dull green brown and drying up.  Looks awful.  Setting up for a dud foliage season locally.

    Noticeable here in Enfield as well and we've had a ton of rain, certain maple trees have just turned straight brown and started dropping like a plop in the bowl. 

    New England Fall Foliage 2021

    in New England

    Posted

    Another Fall foliage season is fast approaching.  What effect will the record rainfall and warm September have on our color?  Looking forward to the photos  coming first from the mountains of NNE.  Hopefully Mother Nature puts on a good show.  

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    Winter 2021-2022

    in New England

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    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-england-digs-out/

    To this day, the February 5 2001 storm still remains my favorite here in the valley.  Even though I got a bit more snow in the 2011 blizzard- 25" in Ellington and 2013-24" in Enfield .  Getting 23" inches of snow in about 11 hours in Springfield Mass with thundersnow when the forecast as the storm began was 6 -10.  There is just something special about dramatically exceeding forecasted snowfall amounts on the day of the storm, especially in an area that tends to consistently underperform.  

     

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