Leaf Peeping and Patchy Frost Prediction


Leaf Peeping and Patchy Frost Prediction
Brilliant crimson maple leaf close to Phipps Conservatory, 16 October 2023 (photograph via Kate St. John)

21 October 2023

Fall colour’s top in southwestern Pennsylvania was across the twelfth of October however local weather alternate has driven it later, nearer to the twenty first, as you’ll be able to see within the PA fall foliage prediction for 19-25 October.

PA fall colour prediction for 19-25 Oct 2023 (map from PA DCNR)

This week I discovered brilliant leaves on crimson maple bushes, at most sensible, and yellow on buckeyes and hickories.

Schenley Park leaves are yellow and inexperienced on 16 October 2023 (photograph via Kate St. John)
Yellow and orange maple leaves, Frick Park, 18 October 2023 (photograph via Kate St. John)

Frick and Schenley are ruled via oaks whose colour will top within the subsequent two weeks. In the meantime their few crimson maples grew to become crimson from the highest down and feature misplaced their leaves in the similar order. The maples are stunning up shut however you’ll be able to’t see them from a distance for the reason that tops are naked.

The highest of this crimson maple is nearly naked, 16 October 2023 (photograph via Kate St. John)

Day after today evening the northwest wind will deliver migrating birds in a single day and patchy frost on Monday morning.

That is the week to move leaf peeping.

(credit are within the captions)

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