More areas will see near peak to peak color this weekend as we continue to advance through fall.

What You Need To Know

  • Most of the Adirondacks and Catskills area past peak colors

  • Gusty winds the past week have led to significant leaf drop

  • It'll be a good weekend to get out and see the leaves

The best foliage has moved out of the mountains and into the lower elevations for the first time this fall.

The Adirondacks

If you're looking for some decent color in the Adirondacks this weekend, your best bet is the southern Adirondacks.

Light snow fell in the High Peaks region earlier this week, which has many putting fall in the rear view mirror and looking forward to winter sports.

Fall colors around Lake George, N.Y. (Instagram/Adirondack Photography)
Snow in the higher peaks of New York. (Amanda Riggs)

The Capital and Saratoga Region

The best color of the season in the Capital and Saratoga Region will likely be this weekend into early next week.

While there will be some beautiful scenes, color will be a bit muted compared to last year.

John Boyd Thacher State Park, N.Y. (Rachel Dymond)

The Catskills and Hudson Valley

While most of the Catskills are past peak with a lot of leaf drop, the eastern Catskills may feature peak color in spots this weekend.

Parts of the Hudson Valley will show off great color this weekend too!

Peak fall colors at Kaaterskill Falls, N.Y. (Instagram/Carlooftheforest)
Past peak color in Windham, N.Y. (Getty Images)
Fall colors in Minnewaska State Park, N.Y. (Jess Buono)

New York City and Long Island

NYC and Long Island are finally showing some signs of fall with some spots on Long Island near the midpoint this weekend.

Central Park, NYC fall colors. (Roger Clark)

Central New York and the Finger Lakes

Foliage is wide-ranging in central New York right now. Peak color is occurring near Cooperstown and Oneonta, while leaves has been slow to change around Syracuse into the Finger Lakes.

Fall colors in Cooperstown, N.Y. (Alessandra Paul)
Green Lakes State Park, N.Y. fall colors. (Stephanie Buckley)
The Finger Lakes, N.Y. fall colors. (Edgar Le)

After warmer than average weather for most of the week, this weekend will feel as late October should with highs in the 40s/50s.

Showers will be isolated at best this weekend, with the best chance over the Adirondacks and Thousand Islands region.

As always, the best part of this blog is the pictures we receive to update conditions from around the state, so please share any and all photos from around NYS!