As many people are enjoying the beautiful summer weather here the thought that lingers in everyone’s mind is will this winter come early to Massachusetts? For the last 4 years the trend for winter weather and how soon it begins has been dictated by the type of weather during the spring and summer months. While trying to predict the upcoming winter season by the patterns of the summer weather isn’t an exact science there are some instances that cannot be ignored.
For the past few winter seasons it seems that Massachusetts has been having a longer, cooler than normal spring and a warmer dry summer season which has led to significant amounts of snowfall yet higher than average temperatures. For the many people that have lived in Massachusetts all their lives the changes in the weather patterns are beginning to behave more like those they remember in their childhoods. Wet springs, hot summers, cool autumns and big snow during the winter months combined with freezing temperatures in January and February are the epitome of New England weather.
The question still remains, will winter come early to Massachusetts? The answer is more difficult to come by, as they say in this region of the U.S. “if you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute”.