Mt. Washington sees its first coating of snow and ice of the season

The autumn foliage could also be in full swing in most of New England, however on Mount Washington, winter has arrived.

The Mount Washington Observatory shared that the summit noticed its first measurable snowfall of the season on Sunday. The station recorded lower than an inch of accumulation, however below-freezing temperatures, excessive winds, and fog resulted in a coating of rime ice on the summit that required some de-icing motion by the observatory’s workers.

“Temperatures aren’t anticipated to rise above freezing till the top of the week, however winds will lower barely, and skies will start to clear over the following a number of days,” the station workers wrote on Fb.