AccuWeather's Kristina Shalhoup details the best spots across the U.S. for leaf-peeping as we approach the start of October.
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00:00 It's that time of year where we're tracking the leaves.
00:04 And if you are looking to get out,
00:05 maybe go leaf peeping and enjoy the colors,
00:08 well, you're starting to see those big time changes.
00:10 We are seeing the leaves changing
00:11 across the North Central states,
00:13 from the Arrowhead of Minnesota to the UP,
00:15 even out to the Keweenaw Peninsula.
00:17 What a difference just a few days makes.
00:19 And as we move through the season,
00:20 we are expecting some really vibrant colors
00:23 in this part of the country.
00:24 Even as you're heading back toward,
00:26 let's say Yellowstone National Park,
00:28 and even out to the Bitterroot and Lewis Range,
00:29 and Idaho and Montana,
00:31 oh, it's a beautiful time of year to get out
00:33 and go leaf peeping.
00:34 Now, in terms of your AccuWeather
00:35 exclusive fall foliage forecast,
00:37 don't forget, folks, you can only find this here
00:39 on the AccuWeather app and on accuweather.com.
00:42 We will have some beautiful colors,
00:44 finally, across the West,
00:46 after what was kind of a dull season last year.
00:48 Again, the North Central states,
00:49 and then even out to the Northeast,
00:51 we have more in the way of that vibrant foliage this year
00:54 that you can look forward to.
00:56 So I suggest planning those weekends now
00:58 where you go out and leaf peep.
00:59 In terms of the color,
01:00 well, we're looking at peak color in the Adirondacks,
01:03 and in the Green, White, and Boundary Mountains
01:04 of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine,
01:06 as we get to late September.
01:08 So not too far away from now,
01:09 more of the same as you look in
01:11 toward the Arrowhead of Minnesota and the UP,
01:13 as well as out toward Yellowstone,
01:14 and even out in the Wasatch.
01:16 As we look a little bit later in the season,
01:18 back into mid-October,
01:20 that's when we'll see more in the way
01:21 of those leaves changing,
01:23 let's say, or really changing to peak
01:24 as we get toward areas like Charleston, West Virginia,
01:27 and even out toward Louisville, Kentucky.