Many mountain and hill-town locations are now past peak, but there’s still vibrant color in the valleys.

What You Need To Know

  • Much of the higher terrain across NYS is now past peak

  • Expect near peak-to-peak color along the Thruway corridor this weekend

  • We expect mainly dry weather for leaf peeping this weekend

After seeing booming, peak color across the Adirondacks and Catskills the past couple weeks, expect more leaves on the ground than up in the trees this weekend. The same goes for many areas across the Southern Tier.

 

The Adirondacks & Catskills

While the mountains will be past peak, you’ll still find muted colors and pretty scenes this weekend, especially across the Catskills.

(Photo by Mary Flores-Camacho- Lake George, NY)
(Photo by Miranda Chadwick- The Catskills)
(Ryan Finn/Spectrum News- Kaaterskill Falls)

 

The Capital Region & Hudson Valley

There will be vibrant color this weekend from the Capital Region into the Lower Hudson Valley. Expect more leaf drop across the Rensselaer Plateau and Taconics, but still better-than-average foliage in these locations.

(Photo by Brian Mitchell- Sam's Point Preserve)
(Photo by Manny Kahn- Hessian Lake)
(Ryan Finn/Spectrum News- Grafton Lakes State Park)

 

Central and Western N.Y.

Areas across Central and Western NY will arguably see the best color this upcoming weekend with most areas seeing peak foliage.

(Photo by Jen Haught Casasanta- Highland Park Conservancy)

 

(Photo by Instagram: Nuch10- Letchworth State Park)
(Photo by Norm Chow- The Finger Lakes)

It’s looking like another great weekend to get outside and check out the foliage, among other things. We’ll be watching an area of low pressure along the coast that could bring a few showers into eastern N.Y. late in the day Sunday.

We’ve been enjoying your photos for the past several weeks, so keep them coming! There are still a couple weeks left of fall foliage to share your photos by using the Spectrum News App!

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