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Fall color moves south about 10 miles a day. You could outwalk it.

Green hides the yellow all summer. Reds are made fresh in fall.

Sunny days and cool nights make the brightest fall color.

Each tree has its own color.

A corky layer cuts each leaf free.

Color starts on the mountaintops.

Seen from space, the north turns first.

Color usually peaks now in western New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Northeast Connecticut.

Go chase it.

Color usually peaks now in western New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Northeast Connecticut.

Data: NASA satellite greenness, plus state foliage guides. Peak windows are typical, not a forecast.