

Our goal is that this data-based, interactive tool will increase the number of people that are able to enjoy peak fall in 2021."
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Our experience combined with a scheduled mid-season update has us especially confident about this year’s predictions. "However, after publishing our predictive fall foliage map for nearly a decade, we are quite confident in our data sources, process, and algorithm. "Similar to any meteorological forecast, leaf predictions will never be 100% accurate," says company founder and statistical expert David Angotti. Still, the company has refined its process with a whole lot of data and experience. A heatwave or storm that strips trees of their leaves can cause a significant shift in the timing of when peak leaf season arrives. There are a lot of factors that come together in the project. Of course, a forecast for the changing colors of leaves can't be 100% accurate. It'll be mid-to-late-September before peak leaf season is truly arriving in parts of the contiguous US. This year, the site says that some small parts of the country are already going to see leaves changing colors by Labor Day. It's not the majority of the US by any stretch, but it's not too far off for the rest of the country. It's an essential guide to planning that fall road trip. Every year, puts together an interactive fall foliage forecast map, projecting when and where the leaves will change as summer slides into fall-and when and where they'll disappear as fall fades to winter.

If you're going to take a trip to see the leaves change colors, it's time to put together a plan. However, the leaves aren't going to wait for the official changing of seasons before swapping bright greens for the beautiful ruddy hues of autumn. The first day of fall is Wednesday, September 22, and fall foliage probably makes you think of, well, fall.
