Late warm-ups could impact Fall colors
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5th annual Ivy Impact Gala held
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13th annual Radiothon for Five Star Life takes place
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Amazon investing $11 billion into New Carlisle data center
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German company Verbio buys new ethanol plant in South Bend
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61st annual Salvation Army Pancake Day held
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Rep. Rudy Yakym calling for the protection of Jewish students...
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Wet, warm & windy this weekend
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Michiana Crime Stoppers shredding event
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’IvyCares’ program setting students up for success in and...
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Windy and wet this weekend, but unseasonable warmth as well
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Local players react to $3 million investment in Byer Softball...
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Layoffs at Whirlpool could affect workers in Benton Harbor
The month of September started out cool and very Fall-like. The cool nights, with lows in the 40s, caused trees around Michiana to begin to change color.
The cooler air and shorter days causes the chlorophyll to breakdown in the leaves, which gives it the bright green color. As the chlorophyll breaks down, the array of beautiful colors begin to show through before the leaf falls off the tree. The other colors have been there all along but the chlorophyll is dominant, blocking the colors from showing.
The best fall colors form when we have sunny and warm days with cool overnight lows and plenty of rain. While Michiana has seen warm bright days, our overnight lows have greatly varied and we have been lacking rainfall.
In the last week, we have seen a quick turn in temperatures with highs even reaching into the low 90s! The warm up along with the lack of rainfall may affect the length of time we have to view the fall colors this season.
The leaves have already started changing color and typically peak colors happen during the middle of October.
If you're looking for the best places for checking out the beautiful fall colors in Indiana and Michigan, you can click on the links.