Utah’s increasingly dry, warm weather could mess with leaf peepers’ fall colors

Published September 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM MDT Set KUER as preferred source David Condos / KUERFall foliage in Fishlake National Forest in Wayne County, Sept. 29, 2025. There’s a chill in Utah’s air. “It'll be what it'll be — meaning mediocre at best,” said Theresa Crimmins, director of the USA National Phenology Network, which tracks and researches seasonal changes in plants nationwide.