Plant Hardiness Zones. Plant hardiness zones help gardeners understand which plants will most likely survive at a location. It is important that your plants can thrive year-round, surviving extreme temperatures. Note: Zone maps do have shortfalls; if the information is inaccurate, you may live in a microclimate.
In normal years, colors peak in the first week of October on the U.P., the second week of October in northern Lower Michigan and the last two weeks of October in southern Lower Michigan. When the colors do peak, here are some of the best bets for fall foliage viewing from Pure Michigan:
Mild weather this weekend will be extending the color in Northern Wiscosnin and the Upper Peninsula. So this weekend (October 10 - 11) should be quite nice for a fall color drive. But I wouldn't wait much longer as some trees are losing their leaves even before they completely change.