MISSOULA - It's safe to say autumn is here, but winter is right around the corner, so you'll want to enjoy the last bits of fall colors while you can.

"Peak time to enjoy the fall foliage would pretty much be now," said MTN meteorologist Erin Yost.

While Missoula blooms with color during the fall, Yost says that doesn't mean a peak fall foliage will happen.

"A lot goes into when those fall colors do tend to peak, perfect scenario we've got a wet spring a wet summer and a nice dry sunny fall with no freezing temperatures, so it kinda depends on what we're going to see as far as the peak," Yost said.

Check out the fall foliage: Peak fall foliage time is now

The peak season is when the leaves change, and if you ever wondered why the colors shift, it's the lack of sunlight that slows d

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