A winter wonderland in the middle of October? We guess so! Regions of Upstate New York (specifically in the Adirondacks) received its first snowfall of the season on Monday, October 14th. That’s just one day before NYC’s earliest snowfall on record that occurred more than 150 years ago on October 15th, 1876.
Now if you’re worried about snow cramping your costume this Halloween, fear not. The only thing you should be afraid of is your roommate’s terrible costume they’re wearing for the third year in a row, as NYC isn’t expected to get its first snowfall until much later—not even before turkey day! In fact, NYC is predicted to see its first snowfall on December 13th. However, we are closer to reaching our first frost this season—different from snowfall.
The Adirondacks had just reached peak and past peak foliage as of last week, so the snow the area just received makes for some beautiful ‘snowliage‘ — a term coined when snow and foliage exist simultaneously.
Snow was only visible in areas at 1,000-2,000 feet above elevation.
You can learn more about what to expect this winter, including a ‘red flagged’ week, with these NYC winter prediction forecasts.