Fall officially arrives this weekend: Here’s your Upstate NY foliage report

Autumn is upon us and the leaves are following suit all over Upstate New York.

We officially transition from summer to fall on Sept. 23 and I LOVE NY, the state’s tourism website, has released their second fall foliage map predictions for changing colors during the week of Sept. 20-26, 2023.

Even more volunteers around the state have reported leaves beginning to show their seasonal flair. Observers state that lots of rain and a sweltering summer mean the transition has been slow and colors have been muted so far.

For the best chance of seeing some colors emerging, observers suggest heading to the Adirondack Mountains where Tupper Lake and Mt. Arab are approaching the midway point to peak color. Reports include a variety of colors spotted, including dandelion, turnip, apricot, tangerine, cranberry, avocado and sporadic scarlet.

Here are the color change predictions around Upstate New York for the week of Sept. 20-26, 2023.

Adirondacks

Lake Placid, 15 percent
Lake George, 10 percent
Whiteface, 15 percent
Wilmington, Jay, Upper Jay, and Au Sable Forks, 35 percent
Saranac Lake, 25 percent
Tupper Lake and Mt. Arab, 45-50 percent
Old Forge, 40 percent
Newcomb, 15 percent
Ticonderoga, over 5 percent
Lake Pleasant, 20 percent
Malone, 10 percent
Long Lake, 10 percent

Catskills

Windham, 20 percent
Walton, 20 percent
Bovina, 20 percent
Forestburgh, 5 percent
Kingston, 5-10 percent
Liberty, 5 percent
Bloomville and Hamden, 15 percent
Delhi, 10 percent

Thousand Islands-Seaway

Alexandria Bay, more than 20 percent
St. Lawrence County, 10 percent
Lowville, 15 percent

Chautauqua-Allegheny

Chautauqua County, 15 percent
Allegany State Park, 20 percent
Cattaraugus County, 10 percent
Jamestown, 10 percent

Hudson Valley

Orange County, 10 percent

Central New York

Oswego County, more than 5 percent
Onondaga County, 5-10 percent
Oneida County, 5 percent
Broome County, 10 percent
Herkimer County, 20 percent
Tompkins County, less than 10 percent

Finger Lakes

Livingston County, 10
Tioga County, 5 percent
Monroe County, 5-10…

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