On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 13:53:40 -0400, Jim Crowley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I noticed while hiking yesterday that the high elevation birch forests in
>central Vermont have turned yellow. This seems particularly early to me. 
Maybe
>the hot summer weather has something to do with this; this was the 2nd 
hottest
>summer on record in Vermont, with only the summer of 1949 being hotter.

Most of the foliage is very weak right now.  A lack of rain and, as Jim 
mentioned, near record warmth has led to trees already beginning to turn 
in some cases all the way down into southern New England.  The forecast 
for foliage season isn't looking too good as far as color goes.  Mostly a 
dull version of the yellows, oranges, and reds we are used to.  

Anyway, the forecast for September looks great for outdoor weather.  We 
should have a couple warm days this week, followed by a brief 2-3 day cool 
down and then it looks like we should have a solid week of above normal 
(possibly well above normal) weather...lets say September 11-18th.  Then, 
a lot of the weather ensembles indicate a pattern flip for the end of 
September.  The weather continues to look dry through the third week in 
September.  

While we are getting hot in the middle of September, a deep trough looks 
to dig in the west possibly giving mountain locations their first snowfall 
of the '05-'06 season.

-Scott

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