While fall colors are rapidly dwindling with the onset of late fall from the northern tier into the Mid-Atlantic and Tennessee Valley, residents of the Southeast Atlantic coast and Mid-South can still catch some spectacular foliage.

While bare trees are the norm from the northern Plains and Northeast all the way down to the southern Appalachians, leaf peepers can still get their fill of spectacular colors along the I-95 corridor from Richmond, Va., to Charleston, S.C. A trip off the beaten path to Uwharrie National Forest in North Carolina, the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway in Georgia or along the Blue Ridge from Clayton to Blairsville, Ga., will still yield fall colors.

The I-20 corridor in the Mid-South would also be another route for leaf peepers to follow. The Talladega National Forest in Alabama or Delta National Forest in Mississippi could be photogenic sites for great fall colors. In central Arkansas, the Ouachita Mountains still offer rusty orange, yellow, brown and spotty reds while some color can still be found at Village Creek State Park near Forrest City in southern Arkansas.

While the heavy rain and wind from the storm that is pounding the Southeast have likely taken down some leaves, the weather is looking much improved this weekend. The storm will finally scoot far enough east that skies will brighten along the I-95 corridor in the Carolinas. Meanwhile, deep blue skies, sunshine and light wind will ensure excellent leaf-peeping weather in the Mid-South as well.

Morning lows in the cooler 40s will leap into the 60s and 70s for the afternoon both Saturday and Sunday.

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