IrishRob17 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I saw even more color on the trees this morning, we our luck though Nate will wipe out the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Yeah, some respectable color cropping up around here too. Probably won't be the most epic foliage season but it shouldn't be a total bust, either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I think its the above normal temps that will keep it from being epic. From everything that I've read over the years a dry spell in the fall helps with the colors making them more vibrant but the warm days and cools nights are key. The very warm to hot days and warms nights is what is doing the damage IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 ACs humming on Columbus Day Weekend...yeah that’s perfectly normal around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: ACs humming on Columbus Day Weekend...yeah that’s perfectly normal around here... And it's raining too. Another normal thing here in the dust bowl. 72/72 at 10am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 73/71 out there at 1040am.. Is this July 8th? 0.43" of liquid this morning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 .3", 72/70, AC running I actually had to close the windows because it was so muggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 79/73 with the a/c cranking. Feels like I'm in Florida watching football on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Some decent color showing up on 207 on my ride over to New Windsor this morning. So it’s starti to look like fall, it smells like fall, the breezes feel like fall...and then here the dew point...hope you all enjoy your Fourth, hopefully the rain doesn’t wash out your fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 .93 so far over the past two days. Leaf drop IMBY increased again over the weekend, many of the leaves down without much of any color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 1 hour ago, IrishRob17 said: .93 so far over the past two days. Leaf drop IMBY increased again over the weekend, many of the leaves down without much of any color. 1.19" here.. 71/69 right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xram Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 .51" here for the past 2 days. .38" for today 72/71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, xram said: .51" here for the past 2 days. .38" for today 72/71 Looks to be a decent gradient setting up in O.C. Up to .87 for the day, 1.30" past 2 days Steady light rain falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 .5 for the two days but it's been near constant light mist or drizzle making it just plain soggy. I was out and about today and took some tiny back roads over the top of the Taconics and the color was great but mostly yellows and oranges without much for the vivid reds we usually get a lot of, those trees were already either bare or had just turned brown and crunchy. Above ~1k feet the wind was pretty strong and it was raining leaves as hard as it was raining water, both were coming down in sheets. It was weird to be out in that environment where it looks like deep deep fall but the AC is on cold in the car because it's 71/70 and feels tropical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Took a drive this afternoon around northern Dutchess and southern Columbia, and all I can say is the colors are a big disappointment in that particular microclimate. Lots of bare trees already giving rise to the "past peak" feel, but without any of the residual vibrancy that would normally accompany that stage... just indistinct, muddled shades of like taupe or sickly brown. I'll probably give it a few more days and then start hitting the gunks/Catskill escarpment/Taconics/Litchfield hills in rotation every day to try and find the sweet spots (of which there are always at least a few) for photography. In places like Harriman and Bear Mountain, peak doesn't come until almost November in normal years, so areas south of me go on the backburner for at least another couple weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I drove over Storm King today and there were patches of mostly brown and then some orange and reds but they were dull, they were missing the vibrant pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Gorilla Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hello, back for some fun. Waiting for the cooler temperatures, but also enjoying the warmth. Bit disappointed in the colors so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 minute ago, White Gorilla said: Hello, back for some fun. Waiting for the cooler temperatures, but also enjoying the warmth. Bit disappointed in the colors so far. Maybe we'll start to get a pattern change heading into November. As for the colors, I was holding out some hope but now I'm in the 'they suck this year' camp, which is a big disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Gorilla Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 6 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Maybe we'll start to get a pattern change heading into November. As for the colors, I was holding out some hope but now I'm in the 'they suck this year' camp, which is a big disappointment. Yeah, it is a bummer. When the cooler weather hit late August, I was very hopeful for a vibrant color season, but not to be. The hot weather killed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 52 minutes ago, White Gorilla said: Yeah, it is a bummer. When the cooler weather hit late August, I was very hopeful for a vibrant color season, but not to be. The hot weather killed it. The dryness didn't help either. A lot of trees turned brown and the leaves were as crunchy as could be. Certainly feels like October out there. Big change from last weeks heat and humidity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, JerseyWx said: The dryness didn't help either. A lot of trees turned brown and the leaves were as crunchy as could be. Certainly feels like October out there. Big change from last weeks heat and humidity. Actually from what I've read over the years a dry spell leading up to the foliage can make it more vibrant. IMO it was the heat and humidity that cooked the leaves this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Actually from what I've read over the years a dry spell leading up to the foliage can make it more vibrant. IMO it was the heat and humidity that cooked the leaves this year. Oh I didn't know that. I assumed the trees liked a little moisture, not flooding rains of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 minute ago, JerseyWx said: Oh I didn't know that. I assumed the trees liked a little moisture, not flooding rains of course. The best ingredients are warm days with cool nights but above freezing at night. With all the humidity, besides it being very warm to begin with during the day, we couldn't get the cool nights. We recently had low temps that were warmer than what the average high temperature should be, and not for one day but a number of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Yeah the long stretch of minimal diurnal range combined with warm and humid days put the hurt on the colors and now the trees are just dropping their leaves. It started out with such promise with the cool start to September then *poof* I'm digging the fall feel out there today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Same tree on this date last year vs. today: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 17 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: Same tree on this date last year vs. today: That sums it up perfectly for my yard as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: That sums it up perfectly for my yard as well. And the top of your head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: And the top of your head The top of my head isn’t brown, Putz. It’s been shaven clean as a baby bum for 20 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: The top of my head isn’t brown, Putz. It’s been shaven clean as a baby bum for 20 years now. You arent fooling anyone by shaving it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Juliancolton said: Same tree on this date last year vs. today: The other takeaway is the nearly fully leafed out green trees in the background. Boy today was a nice day. Driving around with the windows open, riding bikes in the woods and playing tennis... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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