FROM THE GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION:
3,000 feet and above: Warm temperatures have slightly delayed the fall colors this year but with much cooler temperatures in the forecast things should get right back on track. Overlooks are displaying slight color change to the landscape with some yellows and dots of red from periodic sourwoods. Roadside colors can be seen in sourwood and dogwoods ranging from deep burgundy to bright red. Yellows can be seen in hickory, walnut, birches, poplars, and sycamore. Very little change can be seen in maples with only a few displaying light red and oaks are still green but are beginning to lighten in the highest elevations.
If the forecast holds true for the next couple weeks, we should have a good season! The cool overnight temps and overall average temps for the daytime along with clear skies will provide great viewing conditions. Peak should occur the later part of the last week of October. The warmer temperatures in recent weeks have put us close to a week behind the last couple years’ rate of color change. However, the cooler forecast over the next few days will encourage the trees to get back on schedule.
(Pictured: Union County 2023)