2026 New England Fall Forecast
My 2026 New England fall forecasts and reports are found on this page. As early as December/January, I start looking at the weather patterns put out by the NOAA Climate Prediction folks, and I make my forecast, or a better description is a fall foliage prediction, based on their reports.
The 2026 season is unpredictable! Bookmark this page (Ctrl+D) to keep my latest updates and NOAA-based predictions just one click away
2026 New England Fall Forecasts
Last Updated: 16 Mar 2026 – Next report around 1 May
For my May 1st Update: Will a wet spring lead to a legendary autumn? Check back then.
2026 New England Fall Reports
I watch the Cog Rail cam daily to see exactly when the fall colors hit the 3,000 ft – 4,000 ft mark—subscribe for my ‘newsletter’ alert when it happens.
See all the webcams that I follow on my New England webcam page
Is the summit foggy today? Check back tomorrow—this view changes by the hour during peak season.
Please read my Disclaimer of Liability for my 2026 New England fall foliage forecast (Don’t pass it around, but I’m not perfect) 🙂
Since New Hampshire is northerly and full of higher elevations (think mountains) So you will find the earliest fall colors up north of the White Mtns. Between 25 Sept and 4 October.
Now, due to elevation, Franconia Notch and the Kanc “CAN” be earlier or not… Depends on their moods (FACT!)
5-10 Oct You are fully in the White Mountains and a bit south to Conway by the 7th-10th
By the 10th-15th, you are seeing later color up north, but it is stretching south rapidly (In a good year) all the way south to Massachusetts.
