GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Cool, damp conditions in northeast Wisconsin has it feeling like fall, but not that far away it looks more like winter already.
That’s because there was snowfall in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Friday.
About an inch of snow mixed with rain was reported in the morning near Marquette.
Jordyne Fletcher of Green Bay isn’t enthused.
“I think it’s too early, definitely too early for that,” she says. “Yeah, I’m not ready for it.”
Fortunately, there’s plenty of red, yellow, and orange in the area as the leaves on trees have popped with color.
But just how long does that last?
“Usually the process of changing for the trees, once they start going through the changes that lead to the bright colors that we see, the initial phase lasts about 18 days,” explains UW-Green Bay Assistant Biology Professor Karen Stahlheber.
She says once a leaf hits peak color it will typically last for about a week before falling from the tree.
Colors should be peaking locally for the next few weekends, which will give Jordyne Fletcher ample time to do some of her favorite fall activities.
“I usually go to corn mazes, haunted houses, and carve pumpkins,” she says.
For those concerned, the first day of Winter is still 11 weeks away.
