AboutDave Dombek Expertise A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.
Experience Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980.
Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather.
An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events.
If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.
Expert: Dave Dombek Date: 1/23/2008 Subject: Wedding Date
Question My fiance and I want to set our wedding date for 10-10-10. We live in Norwalk CT and plan to have the wedding there. It's really important to us that the leaves be beautiful and colorful. We love it when they are red and yellow. Do you have any idea if that will have happened by then? Or at least when it traditionally happens and what the weather conditions are like? Thank you so much!!!
Answer Ashley,
In Norwalk, CT, the peak foliage season is generally AFTER October 10th...usually between the 15th and 20th. However, there will definitely be some nice color then. In general, the farther north and inland you go into CT, the earlier the peak colors will be. For example, in the northwest hills, the color usually peaks by or slightly before October 10th.
As for the weather, all I can do is to give you normals. The normal high for that date is about 65, and the normal low is about 48. The record warmth for that time of year is having high temperatures in the middle 80s. The coldest it's ever been on that date, based on the records, is 33. Barring any tropical storm or hurricane, early to mid October is generally a drier time of the year, with rain about once every 3 or 4 days.
