Fall Chill Arrives in the Northeast; Frost/Freeze Expected Again Monday Morning

Tom Moore
Published: September 25,2016
Fall officially arrived last Thursday, feeling more like mid-summer in the Northeast. However, a huge change has settled in, featuring cool, crisp days and nights with a frost or freeze in some areas.
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Several cities across the region encountered a top-five warmest meteorological summer (June through August) on record. The pattern of well-above-average temperatures continued into September, but that has now changed.
Frost advisories have been issued for parts of New York State and New England, and a freeze warning has been issued for the Adirondacks and portions of northern New England.

Cold Weather Advisories

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Temperature Change Timing and Impacts

Northeast Forecast Lows

Lows Sunday morning dipped into the upper 30s as far south as Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania, and parts of southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Concord, New Hampshire, just missed a freeze (low of 33 degrees), while Watertown, New York, chalked up its first freeze of the season, dipping to 31 degrees early Sunday morning.
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A few mid to upper 20s were observed Sunday morning in the Adirondacks and coldest valley locations of northern Vermont.
Portions of upstate New York and northern New England only saw highs top out in the mid to upper 50s Sunday afternoon, providing fall-like conditions.
Despite the significant temperature changes, high temperatures were only a few degrees below average for the date.
Morning lows Monday may be a few degrees colder than Sunday in some parts of New England, perhaps delivering the season's first frost or freeze to a few more locations.

Northeast Forecast Highs

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