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5:50 p.m. SAT - 10/24/26 - 🍁 MORE REALISTIC FALL COLOR UPDATE 🍁 - ADJUSTED FOR TEMP / RAINFALL TRENDS IN 2026 - 📊 …WEEKEND OF 10/24-10/25/ 2026…

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You may have noticed many Fall Foliage Apps and Maps are way ahead of the actual amount and intensity of our color this year. This is likely due to the source being tied more to traditional norms and elevations more than recent weather-related trends.

Colors are indeed peaking in the HIGHEST ELEVATIONS but in the lower elevations we are still seeing very low color (if any in some areas).

This will change as eventually the decreasing sun angle and colder temps take over and win out. The string of crisp and cold low temperatures and warm afternoons is helping make the color that’s out there really shine.

The best spots for color this week will be in the mountains of the New River Valley into the Alleghany Highlands and Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia.

Now the higher up you go the closer to the peak the colors are so the peak is coming fast for the highest ridges above 5,000 feet.

But for most everyone else the next 1-2 weeks will really grab your attention with each passing day, especially where Isaias brought up the 4” of rain. Blame the drought if you don’t see good color by November 5-15. A telling sign of drought’s influence are brown colors dominating.

So the next 1-2 weeks into early November will be the time to get out if you haven’t already. It may take another 3-4 weeks for color to max out along and near Highway 58 through Southern Virginia - EAST of Patrick and Henry Counties (towards South Hill and Emporia to Suffolk.)

Feel free to share your colorful pics with the time and date of the photo and your location in the comments so I can continue to calibrate the forecast with the actual observations! Stay safe and enjoy! 🍁

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Source note: Star News TV · Oct 24, 2026 10:20 PM.