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 Washington Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 20. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 15 to October 25.
Predicted peakOctober 20
Best windowOctober 15 – October 25
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction comes from 24 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 City of Albany and across New York.
That is 1 day earlier than usual (October 21): the six weeks to October 10 ran 1.2°F cooler than the 2001–2025 average, and a cooler run before peak brings forward the color.
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