BOSTON – Peak leaf season has started. Northern New England is bursting with color right now and this weekend is the best time to head to the Green and White Mountains.
Fortunately, the weather has been cooperative lately, with a few spells of rain, interspersed with some cool nights in the north.
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Fall road trip suggestions in New England
Are you thinking about taking a road trip? Here are some suggestions for scenic routes:
- 93 North into the White Mountain National Forest
- Kancamagus Highway from Lincoln to Conway, NH
- Route 302 from Bretton Woods to Glen, NH
- Routes 4 and 7 through the green mountains of Vermont
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The weather forecast for the north is great this weekend. Daytime highs in the 60s, nighttime lows in the 40s with abundant sunshine.
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On Saturday the northwest wind may become a bit gusty during the day, but nothing disruptive.
The peak colors are expected to have migrated south into the New Hampshire Lakes Region, the Monadnock Region and the Berkshires by next weekend.
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Autumn foliage map for Massachusetts
Do you want to stay close to home? The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has released a new interactive fall foliage map to help residents plan their foliage trips this fall.
Western Massachusetts will get the fall colors first, but most of the state is expected to see peak colors by mid-October. Click here to view the map.
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Boston weekend weather forecast
Our weather remains very calm and for the most part we have a fantastic weekend ahead of us.
The only chance of rain will come early Saturday morning and most of the area will remain dry. There will be only a few, fast-moving, light showers around sunrise.
The rest of the weekend will be characterized by lots of sun and pleasant temperatures.
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It will be a beautiful fall day at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, and the New England Patriots will try to make it even better with a win.
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Our next chance for any significant rainfall will come on Monday. There’s a pretty good chance that most of our region will have a wet start to the working week.
Finally, it looks like there will be a blast of cold air from Canada, arriving in New England next Tuesday/Wednesday.
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This could lead to our first frost in some of the northern and western suburbs.
