{"id":11858,"date":"2013-10-26T09:50:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T15:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=11858"},"modified":"2013-10-26T09:52:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-26T15:52:28","slug":"photo-slideshow-colorados-autumn-colors-and-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/colorado-weather\/photo-slideshow-colorados-autumn-colors-and-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo slideshow: Colorado\u2019s autumn colors and weather"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Golden leaves, green pine, and blue sky in Pike National Forest. See more images of the autumn weather and colors in the slideshow below. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The changing of the seasons into fall brings with it some of Colorado\u2019s most pleasant \u2013 and varied \u2013 weather conditions.\u00a0 Certainly the autumn colors are oftentimes the highlight but many other types of beauty abound.<\/p>\n

Just as summer was coming to a close we of course witnessed the devastating floods across northeastern Colorado<\/a>.\u00a0 As fall began, the weather – thankfully – turned much more benign.<\/p>\n

The higher parts of the mountains began to see the leaves change at the end of September.\u00a0 That was accompanied by snowfall which made for some stark and amazing photos.<\/p>\n

Gorgeous moonrises and sunrises wrapped up the month and as we started out October, snow entered the forecast for the Thornton area.\u00a0 While we received little more than a dusting (0.8\u201d), it was enough to count as our first snowfall.<\/p>\n

As colder temperatures set in, lower elevations of the high country and foothills began to see their colors change.\u00a0 Here in town, trees are slowly beginning to turn golden.<\/p>\n

The images below were taken by some of ThorntonWeather.com\u2019s fans and shared with us as well as some we have taken ourselves.<\/p>\n

If you capture any images of the season, please email them to info@thorntonweather.com<\/a> or post them to our Facebook page<\/a>.\u00a0 We would love to add them.<\/p>\n