The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from years of fall color records. A forecast, not a live observation.When each area's color is predicted to peak this season. The date doesn't change this view.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Cold Spring
Peak fall color is predicted around October 22. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 17 to October 27.
Predicted peakOctober 22
Best windowOctober 17 – October 27
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. Where state foliage spotters report peak (New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri), it has landed inside our ±5-day window about two years in three. An unusual summer or autumn can still move it further. Explore fall color around Putnam County and across New York.
That is 1 day earlier than usual (October 23): the six weeks to October 12 ran 0.8°F cooler than the 2001–2025 average, and a cooler run before peak brings forward the color.
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