00:00Paul, first of all, where in the United States is the transition to fall expected to be slower this season?
00:05Slower, I think it's going to be in the eastern third of the nation.
00:08Another area where it may be slower is the northwest.
00:11A little quicker, maybe across parts of the central Rockies.
00:15For northern and western areas, when can they expect to see their first flakes,
00:19and especially not just at highest elevations?
00:22The highest elevations is usually in late September and early October,
00:26and that's going to be probably on time in parts of the northern Rockies.
00:29Northeast is, you know, typically in October, we start to see the Green and White Mountains getting a little bit
00:34white,
00:35and also parts of the Adirondacks and the Catskills.
00:38Okay, so snow lovers, there's hope.
00:41There is hope.
00:42Now, on the other side of the coin, we've got to talk about severe weather,
00:44because fall is just busy for severe weather.
00:47What areas of the country are most at risk this year?
00:49Florida always can come out with some severe weather, southern Georgia, southern South Carolina.
00:54That's the area to watch, especially as we get towards late October and November.
00:58Air quality, poor air quality from wildfires, that's been a big theme this summer.
01:04We've all dealt with it.
01:05So is that something we can expect to continue in the fall?
01:08Well, the fires are not going away.
01:10I mean, they're going to still be around in the northwest, parts of Oregon, Idaho, Montana,
01:15and eastern Washington are still going to see fires, and large fires for that matter,
01:19as we head into September.
01:21And a lot of that smoke will be carried eastward.
01:23Lead long-range expert Paul Pastelok, thank you, as always, for joining us.
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