The dry summer is going to have a big impact on the autumn colors in Penn's Woods. In the first fall foliage report of the season, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says vivid colors will arrive earlier than usual, but the season will be short.

According to the DCNR's fall foliage map , the leaves around the Pittsburgh area are just starting to change, not yet approaching peak color.

Pennsylvania fall foliage report week 1 (Photo: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources)

"Cool nights during late August and early September jumpstarted noticeable color changes throughout Penn's Woods. The long period of dry weather that accompanied the late summer cooldown has accelerated the transition to fall color across the Commonwealth. F

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