USA, — Labor Day is now in the rearview mirror and many people are gearing up for the beginning of all things fall.
One thing that gets many in the autumn spirit is the changing of the leaves.
Some leaves have started showing some signs of coloring and even falling off the trees.
However, peak leaf changing season has not begun for most of the Continental United States. It depends on latitude, elevation and proximity to the ocean to determine how early the leaves will begin changing.
By late September, peak coloring will begin in the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Montana.
The beginning of October, leaves will be vibrant along the U.S.-Canada border, parts of the West, Midwest and Northeast.
Mid-October will show some coloring a little further south in the Northern Plains, Midwest and Northeast.
Around Halloween, most of the West, Central Plains, Midwest, Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic will see the colorful leaves.
By the beginning of November, the leaves will reach peak coloring in the Southern Plains, South and the Southeast.
In mid-November, much of the South will start to have some color.
Around Thanksgiving, those in the Southeast, the Gulf states and Southwest will be the last to see the peak changing of the leaves.
Parts of California, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Florida will not see any coloring of the leaves.
ALASKA: Late September - Early October
NORTHWEST: Late September - Late October
SOUTHWEST: Early October - Late November
SOUTHEAST: Mid October - Late November
NORTHEAST: Early October - Early November
MIDWEST: Early October - Late October
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