Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
053 NOUS41 KALY 111212 PNSALY MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047-048-051-054-058-061-063-082-VTZ013>015- 120015- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 812 AM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...THE GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY, EASTERN CATSKILLS, AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS IN NEW YORK, SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND... The end of the seasonal frost/freeze program is determined by the 75th percentile for a Fall Freeze, which is roughly 10 days beyond the climatological median first Fall Freeze date, based on 30-year temperature averages. For the Mohawk Valley, eastern Catskills, northern and central Taconics, Berkshires, and southern Vermont, that date is October 11. During the defined growing season, NWS Albany issues frost and freeze headlines as needed. Once the end date of the climatologically defined growing season is reached, frost and freeze headlines will no longer be issued for that climatological area. The growing season has ended in the following zones: In New York... Southern Herkimer Fulton Montgomery Schoharie Western Albany Western Schenectady Western Greene Western Ulster Eastern Columbia Eastern Rensselaer In Vermont... Bennington Windham In Massachusetts... Berkshire The National Weather Service in Albany will no longer issue FREEZE WARNINGS or FROST ADVISORIES for these zones this year. People are strongly urged to follow local forecasts and take preventative actions from a frost or freeze when low temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-30s or colder. Frost and freeze products will resume for these zones in Spring 2026. $$