Despite recent severe weather, this year’s fall leaf forecast for Western North Carolina is looking bright. Here’s when colors will be at their peak: The fall colors of red, orange and yellow will be best at high elevation in mid-October says Professor Beverly Collins, who teaches biology at Western Carolina University. “I think our color change at Cullowhee, which will be at about 2,000 ft will be at about end of October,” said Collins. Warm temperatures and excessive rain from the recent