Fall colors are continuing to quickly spread southward with the warm weather that we’ve been having. North Iowa, most of Minnesota and Wisconsin are now past peak or even leafless. Peak color conditions can be found in south Iowa and across parts of Illinois, and Nebraska. Missouri and Kansas along with southern Illinois is next …
Category: Fall Foliage Report
Fall color report #3 Moderate to high color
Fall color is really being accelerated this week after last weeks cold snap and the past warm-up. North and northeastern Iowa which is famous for it’s fall color is experiencing high color conditions and they are just about to peak. Peak fall color is expected to hit this upcoming weekend in north Iowa including Spencer, …
Fall color report #2
Fall color is rapidly spreading across the heartland this week as we continue to roll through October. Moderate color can now be found across north Iowa. Mason City, Estherville, Orange City and Decorah are all reporting moderate color conditions ( 50% ). Color is this area is beginning to become abundant even brilliant in a …
Fall Color Report #1
It is that time of year once again! This is the first fall color report of the 2016 season but there really isn’t much to report, as least in Iowa. A warm late-summer time frame and plentiful summer rains seems to be putting a delay on fall colors across the state. Northern Iowa is reporting …
Fall Color Report #6 – Peak Color in South Iowa
Peak fall color is quickly drifting south this week, it can now be found roughly along and south of I-80 in the states of Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. The southern Wisconsin cities of Madison and Milwaukee are still holding onto peak color as well. North of this area you will find that northern Iowa, all …
Fall Color Update #5 Colors Peaking Now
Now is the time for Fall coloring viewing in Iowa because it is just about as good as its going to get! Peak color is now being observed in northern and even parts of central Iowa including Waterloo, Dubuque, Mason City, Ames, Fort Dodge and Sioux City, Leaving the southern part Iowa including Des Moines, …
Fall Color Report #4 – Moderate to High Color
Northern Iowa is nearing peak color this week and the color is nearly as good as it’s going to get and color is abundant and easily found. Peak will arrive by the end of this week here. A bit farther north peak color can already be found in northern Wisconsin where it is quite beautiful …
Fall Color Report #3
Fall color continues to increase this week especially in the north. Much of central Minnesota to northern Wisconsin is now enjoying high color conditions and should peak by this weekend. Reports from my family in northern Wisconsin where I’m from say fall color is good in that area this year. Closer to home northern Iowa …
Fall Color Report #2
We’ve had several nights now that have been in the low-to-mid 40s south to the mid 30s north. This has triggered some color change in earlier changing trees and a few of the mid-season species as well. This week the “Low” color category now covers the entire state of Iowa and even into northern Missouri …
Fall Color Report #1
It’s that time of year again! This is my first post of the fall color of the season and really there is not much to talk about right now in terms of fall color. Not only does it not really look much like fall it really doesn’t feel much like fall in terms of the …