Fall color is peaking in the mountains and expanding across D.C. area.

[elleng]

West Virginia reports ‘the most beautiful color we’ve had in years’ as sunny, cool conditions intensify color in the Mid-Atlantic.

It has been one of the more delightful falls in recent memory with plentiful warm, sunny days and cool, clear nights. The idyllic weather is helping deliver vibrant autumn color across the Mid-Atlantic.

For the most part, we expect such conditions to continue — allowing the beautiful colors in the mountains to creep toward lower elevations in the coming weeks.

This weekend’s about perfect for a drive to some leaf peeping hotspots in the mountains west of Washington. Even inside the Beltway, small-scale pretty scenes are emerging as early changers like maple transform into fiery reds and oranges.

How far from peak locally?

Given that fall color is developing faster than it has recent years, a peak color date of Nov. 1 seems like a reasonable estimate for areas inside the Beltway; in our cooler suburbs to the west and north, the week leading up to Halloween looks prime. A Nov. 1 peak around Washington would be one of the earliest since at least 2008, if so. In 2012, peak arrived Oct. 31.'>>>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/14/fall-foliage-west-virginia-maryland/?

[RKP5637]

1. Always so beautiful, I loved hiking the Appalachian Trail. n/t

[applegrove]

2. We are at peak. My dad died at 92 and the trees outside his window were stunning. Thanks to mother

nature for timing. He was asleep the last few days. But the tres were such a comfort.

[kelly1mm]

3. This weekend is Autumn Glory festival in Garrett County MD and it is glorious! nt