FOR MORE ON WHEN TO EXPECT THEM, WE GO TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DARBY BYBEE. WELL, HEY, FALL IS PRETTY MUCH UPON US NOW, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT FEELING LIKE IT. VERY HOT, OF COURSE, THIS WEEKEND. GETTING HOTTER AS WE GO INTO THE WEEK. AND SOME FOLKS PROBABLY AREN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT THIS ANYMORE. BUT, WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT COLOR CHANGE. YOU KNOW, IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S PROBABLY A TREE HERE OR THERE THAT'S STARTING TO CHANGE COLOR. AND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE TREES THAT CHANGE REALLY EARLY, OR CHANGE REALLY, REALLY LATE. BUT, WHEN WE SHOW YOU THESE MAPS ... BEEN TWEAKING THIS MAP OVER THE YEARS HERE AND THERE ... BUT, WHEN WE SHOW THESE MAPS, IT'S ABOUT THE MOST COLOR EXPECTED DURING THESE TIMEFRAMES ON AVERAGE. OF COURSE, THIS YEAR, WE DID HAVE THAT VERY DRY SUMMER. WE DID SEE A LOT OF RAIN LATE IN THE SUMMER THAT HELPED US OUT IMMENSELY. IT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE COLORS THIS YEAR. BUT, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT. I THINK WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FALL, AND HERE'S WHEN WE EXPECT THOSE COLOR CHANGES. NOW, EARLIEST IS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE OZARKS AND THE OUACHITAS ... LATE OCTOBER, INTO THAT FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER, AND SOMETIMES AS LATE AS THE NOVEMBER 10TH TIMEFRAME. ON AVERAGE, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE EXPECTING THOSE BEST COLORS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NOW, DOWN WHERE THE REST OF US LIVE FOR THE MOST PART ... WE'RE LOOKING AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, OUTSIDE THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE OUACHITAS ... IS GENERALLY THE VERY, VERY END OF OCTOBER INTO THAT FIRST ABOUT 12 DAYS OF NOVEMBER. WITHIN THAT RANGE, YOU HAVE YOUR BEST COLORS AND USUALLY IT PEAKS SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT THERE FOR THE VERY BEST OF THE BEST. BUT, THAT'S YOUR RANGE. IN THE RIVER VALLEY, NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA, MUCH OF OKLAHOMA ... GENERALLY NOVEMBER 2ND TO THE 15TH, IN THAT RANGE IS WHEN YOU HAVE SOME OF YOUR THE MOST COLOR AND SOME OF THE BEST COLOR. AND I THINK THIS WILL BE A PRETTY GOOD SEASON. IF YOU'VE GOT FRIENDS AND FAMILY OUTSIDE THE AREA, INVITE THEM ON UP DURI