When will this weather pattern change?

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by Skip

Thanks CLA, very interesting and informative read, as usual!

What really piqued my curiosity was the observation that we may have entered "autumn" several weeks ago.

For at least two weeks now while travelling the seacoast and foraying further north alongside the western spine of Winni up to Tilton I have noticed a peculiar thing. Scattered about roadside, but particularly prevalent in swampy areas, I have observed many young Maple trees with a tinge or full bloom of early fall red leaves!

I know that this can be brought on by various forms of environmental stress, but is this a sign of things to come in but a few short weeks?

Anyone else notice this phenomenon?

I noticed the same thing up in the Ossippee area of Rt 16/25 just yesterday. I have noticed even down here in the Concord area some maples have reddish tips on the newest growth for most of the summer. I think it is more indicitive of the amount of rain we have had, as opposed to an real early fall. Hopefully we will get some warmth in the next couple of weeks to keep the early autumn at bay. Barring a real heat wave, it is my belief we will have a somewhat early autumn. I also believe that September and October are going to be unseasonably warm. But don't quote me on that, look at how good (not!) my predicition was earlier in this thread.