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2026 Fall Foliage Map and Forecast

Planning a fall getaway in 2026? Use our Fall Foliage Map and Forecast to see when leaves are expected to reach peak color near you—and time your trip for the brightest show.

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2026 Fall Foliage Map showing the typical progression of peak fall color across the United States.
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Today’s Almanac

Your daily dose of holidays, words, weather & wisdom — updated every morning.

Today Is Day

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64 Days Until Winter Begins

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Question of the Day

When did people first use fertilizer that wasn’t a natural product?
Superphosphate was patented by John Bennet Lawes in England in 1842.

Word of the Day

St. Luke’s Little Summer

A spell of warm weather that occurs about the time of the saint’s feast day, October 18, this period is sometimes referred to as Indian summer.

Upcoming Holidays

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Puzzle of the Day

You may travel abroad in a carriage whose name, read backward or forward, is always the same.

Gig (a light, two-wheeled sprung cart pulled by a single horse)

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Gardening

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Weather

Seasonal Outlook

 

The Old Farmer's Almanac Fall Weather Predictions 2026

Will autumn’s weather be cooler or warmer than normal? 
Your 2026 FALL FORECAST is here!

Long-Range Weather

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  1. Northeast
  2. Atlantic Corridor
  3. Appalachians
  4. Southeast
  5. Florida
  6. Lower Lakes
  7. Ohio Valley
  8. Deep South
  9. Upper Midwest
  10. Heartland
  11. Texas-Oklahoma
  12. High Plains
  13. Intermountain
  14. Desert Southwest
  15. Pacific Northwest
  16. Pacific Southwest
  17. Alaska
  18. Hawaii

Astronomy

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

First Quarter at 12:13 P.M.
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Next Full Moon

The Full Hunter's Moon, will occur on Monday, October 26, 2026.

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