Some trees are already bare.
The weather has been fairly boring for the last three months. We haven't had much rain but now it looks like it's going to rain for Halloween which is Thursday. And today the wind is blowing so if you want to get pictures of fall colors on the trees, do it now and certainly before Thursday. I expect the trees to become bare after the weekend. Share photos if you have them.
So far all the climate data from the long range models are agreeing on temperatures averaging above normal for the upcoming Winter 2024-25 season. That doesn't mean we won't see any snow but it might be hard to come by. I think there will be brief cold air intrusions from the polar vortex and then it retreats and we are warm up again. It's going to be another roller coaster winter season. At least that is what the models are saying as of today. It might change next week. Such is the nature of wx computer forecasting.
On the other hand, the data does show that the polar vortex will try to visit us as early as Halloween this year.