When Is First Frost Of 2024 Season Predicted in New York

Warm and sunny weather is soon coming to an end in New York.

Say goodbye to gardens and flower bushes. The first frost of the season will be here before you know it.

First Flakes of the Season on Whiteface

The first flakes of the winter season have arrived in Upstate New York for 2024.

READ MORE: There's a Hand Carved Tunnel In Whiteface Mountain

The Adirondacks may be in fall foliage but higher up, Old Man Winter is already making a visit. Snow appeared on the summit of Whiteface Mountain on September 8, week earlier than 2023 and a month earlier than 2022.

First Frost of Season

When will the first frost hit Central New York? Sooner than you think.

The Farmer's Almanac is predicting not only the the first frost dates but also the last so you can start planning your gardens and flowers for 2025.

Utica

First Frost on October 6
Last Frost on May 7

Rome

First Frost on Oct 6
Last Frost on May 11

Syracuse

First Frost on October 11
Last Frost on May 5

Oswego

First Frost on October 21
Last Frost on April 28

Albany

First Frost on October 9
Last Frost on May 2

See the Farmer's Almanac's first frost day prediction for your neck of the woods in New York at Almanac.com.

The Almanac predictions may be too early this year. Overnight temperatures are only dropping into the lows 50s and upper 40s this week. The long range forecast at the National Weather Service shows low 40s by October 14, still not below freezing.

Earliest Snow in New York

How early has snow started falling in Central and Upstate New York?

Winter doesn't officially begin until December 21. However, sometimes there is snow soon enough to make a Halloween costume big enough to fit over winter coats.

Lowville received 4 inches as early as October 1 back in 1944.

READ MORE: The Great Winter Reveal for New York State

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration created an interactive map to see when the first flakes of the season fell all across the country.

Earliest New York Snow

October 1, 1944: 4 inches of snow in Lowville
October 1, 1946: .6 inches of snow at Syracuse Hancock Airport
November 1, 1951: 1 inch of snow in Delta
October 14, 1958: 1.5 inches of snow in Forestport
September 27, 1980: .3 inches of snow in Old Forge
October 11, 1987: 4 inches of snow at Oneida County Airport
October 22, 1988: 1.1 inches of snow in Frankfort

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