In this Times Union article, Scott Morris from Davey's Albany office talks about the high temperatures this autumn season, as well as the hot climate's effect on fall foliage.
The annual fall colors show has begun. While it may look like fall with foliage transitioning, and even near peak colors in portions of the Adirondacks, it certainly won’t feel like fall this weekend. This could be the warmest weekend to get a front row seat to the show before the curtain comes down later this month.
What Might Mute This Year's Fall Colors
This year’s performance could lack some luster because of a combination of weather conditions that might mute the palette of fall colors. Warm, sunny afternoons followed by cool, crisp nights create the perfect recipe for brilliant fall foliage. Those ideal cool nights are harder to come by as climate change boosts overnight temperatures.
Nonprofit Climate Central analyzed how the average low temperature has changed for 243 locations across the U.S. They found that nights have warmed for 87% of them by an average of 2.7 degrees from 1970 to 2023. Albany’s overnight low temperature has risen by nearly five degrees during the period.
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