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Rule Morning Frost

Bretton Woods - Morning Frost - New England, USA

Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States

Frost crystals on calm, cold mornings near sunrise

Currently

Real-time conditions
Soil Temperature-0.4°C
Dew Point-7.8°C (low dew point)
Wind Speed2.3m/s (calm conditions)
Cloud Cover0%

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Times shown in America/New_York
Next opportunity
Moderate Frost (radiative) at Sunrise
Bretton Woods
Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
50%
❄️Frost Probability74%
Soil Temperature: -0.0°C
Dew Point: 0.2°C (low dew point)
Wind Speed: 1.3m/s (calm conditions)
Cloud Cover: 5%
thermometer-snow weather icon
Light Frost
Bretton Woods
Tomorrow · 07:00–07:40
❄️Frost Probability:60%
Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast predicts the first frost events that transform New England's fall foliage into crystalline masterpieces. We track overnight temperatures, dewpoint, and wind conditions to identify when frost will coat leaves, grasses, and stone walls with sparkling ice crystals.

The first hard frost of autumn is a cherished event in New England—it triggers the final phase of fall color and creates magical dawn conditions where ice crystals catch golden light. The region's iconic stone walls, covered bridges, and sugar maples take on new dimension when dusted with frost.

What makes New England frost photography exceptional:

  • Foliage enhancement - Frost crystals on red and orange leaves create otherworldly textures and highlights
  • Stone wall character - New England's ubiquitous dry-stacked stone walls gain definition and drama when frost-covered
  • Sugar maple groves - Vermont and New Hampshire maple stands combine brilliant color with frost textures
  • Historic elements - Colonial-era buildings, covered bridges, and farmsteads gain timeless quality under frost

Best conditions occur on clear, calm nights in October when temperatures drop to 28-32°F. Frost melts quickly after sunrise, so arrive before dawn for frost plus golden hour light. Protected valleys and hollows accumulate frost more heavily than exposed hilltops.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
4matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/New_York
Time Window
Sunrise -45m to +90m
Frost Probability
≥ 60.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 1.5m/s
Wed, Apr 8
03:0050%1.7m/s
04:0050%1.5m/s
05:0056%1.2m/s
06:0060%0.88m/s
07:0071%1.2m/s
08:0080%2m/s
09:0084%2m/s
10:0084%2.3m/s
11:0089%2.3m/s
12:0089%2m/s
13:0089%1.8m/s
14:0089%1.8m/s
15:0089%1.8m/s
16:0089%1.9m/s
17:0089%1.8m/s
18:0091%1.4m/s
19:0084%0.37m/s
20:0069%1.8m/s
21:0069%2.4m/s
22:0077%2.4m/s
23:0080%2.5m/s
Thu, Apr 9
24:0080%2.6m/s
01:0080%2.5m/s
02:0080%2.4m/s
03:0080%2.5m/s
04:0080%2.3m/s
05:0080%2.3m/s
06:0080%2.5m/s
07:0080%2.6m/s
08:0089%2.7m/s
09:0087%3m/s
10:0083%3.4m/s
11:0083%3.6m/s
12:0080%3.8m/s
13:0080%4m/s
14:0080%4m/s
15:0080%4.1m/s
16:0078%4.4m/s
17:0083%4.1m/s
18:0071%3.9m/s
19:0068%3.2m/s
20:0063%3.4m/s
21:0074%3.4m/s
22:0064%3.2m/s
23:0063%3.2m/s
Fri, Apr 10
24:0065%2.8m/s
01:0065%2.8m/s
02:0061%2.6m/s
03:0058%2m/s
04:0054%1.9m/s
05:0059%1.4m/s
06:0074%1.3m/s
07:0060%1.5m/s
08:0060%1.3m/s
09:0072%1.3m/s
10:0069%1.6m/s
11:0069%1.7m/s
12:0069%1.6m/s
13:0065%2.7m/s
14:0037%2m/s
15:0037%2.2m/s
16:0044%2.6m/s
17:0049%2.6m/s
18:0044%2.7m/s
19:0042%4m/s
20:0035%2.9m/s
21:0039%1.5m/s
22:0035%2.8m/s
23:0022%2.4m/s
Sat, Apr 11
24:0022%2.5m/s
01:0022%2.5m/s
02:0022%2.7m/s
03:0035%2.9m/s
04:0035%3.2m/s
05:0035%3.6m/s
06:0035%3.9m/s
07:0033%4.5m/s
08:0033%4.5m/s
09:0037%4.2m/s
10:0035%4m/s
11:0040%3.8m/s
12:0035%3.1m/s
13:0037%2.4m/s
14:0028%1.7m/s
15:0029%1.6m/s
16:0032%1.6m/s
17:0039%1.5m/s
18:0043%1.4m/s
19:0043%1.3m/s
20:0043%1.2m/s
21:0035%1.1m/s
22:0029%1m/s
23:0028%0.93m/s
Sun, Apr 12
24:0028%0.99m/s
01:0039%1.1m/s
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Frost Probability mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
America/New_York
Dew Point
°C
Surface Temperature
°C
Temperature
°C
Time Window
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 19:22
04:00
-7.8°C -0.43°C -4°C - 0% 0.12kPa
05:00
-7.8°C -0.55°C -3.9°C - 0% 0.12kPa
06:00
-7.8°C -0.65°C -3.6°C - 0% 0.13kPa
07:00
-7.1°C -0.85°C -2.2°C - 0% 0.16kPa
08:00
-5.2°C -0.85°C 1.6°C - 0% 0.27kPa
09:00
-5.3°C -0.81°C 4°C - 0% 0.4kPa
10:00
-5.6°C -0.83°C 5.7°C - 0% 0.51kPa
11:00
-5.7°C -0.83°C 6.9°C - 5% 0.6kPa
12:00
-5°C -0.63°C 7.7°C - 5% 0.63kPa
13:00
-4°C -0.53°C 8.1°C - 5% 0.63kPa
14:00
-4°C -0.43°C 8.7°C - 5% 0.67kPa
15:00
-3.8°C -0.25°C 9.2°C - 5% 0.7kPa
16:00
-3.7°C -0.17°C 9.1°C - 5% 0.69kPa
17:00
-1.7°C -0.12°C 8.8°C - 7% 0.59kPa
18:00
-1.5°C -0.09°C 6.9°C - 77% 0.45kPa
19:00
-1.5°C -0.07°C 3.3°C - 94% 0.22kPa
20:00
-2.3°C -0.06°C 1.4°C - 92% 0.16kPa
21:00
-2.7°C -0.06°C 1.1°C - 17% 0.16kPa
22:00
-3.3°C -0.06°C 0.34°C - 70% 0.15kPa
23:00
-3.3°C -0.06°C 0.4°C - 100% 0.15kPa
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 06:10 Sunset 19:23
24:00
-2.8°C -0.05°C 1.3°C - 100% 0.17kPa
01:00
-1.8°C -0.05°C 1.4°C - 99% 0.14kPa
02:00
-0.7°C -0.05°C 1.7°C - 53% 0.11kPa
03:00
-1°C -0.05°C 0.46°C - 41% 0.06kPa
04:00
-1.5°C -0.03°C 0.11°C - 99% 0.07kPa
05:00
-0.2°C -0.03°C 2.6°C - 94% 0.13kPa
06:00
0.2°C -0.03°C 2.6°C - 5% 0.11kPa
07:00
0.6°C -0.03°C 2.1°C - 42% 0.07kPa
08:00
3.5°C -0.03°C 6.1°C - 80% 0.16kPa
09:00
4.8°C -0.03°C 8.2°C - 100% 0.23kPa
10:00
5.7°C 0.17°C 10°C - 96% 0.31kPa
11:00
6.3°C 0.35°C 11°C - 100% 0.37kPa
12:00
6.5°C 0.55°C 11°C - 100% 0.33kPa
13:00
7.1°C 0.95°C 12°C - 100% 0.42kPa
14:00
6.8°C 1.1°C 7.6°C - 100% 0.06kPa
15:00
6.4°C 1.2°C 7.2°C - 100% 0.05kPa
16:00
8.8°C 1.4°C 11°C - 98% 0.2kPa
17:00
9°C 1.6°C 12°C - 100% 0.25kPa
18:00
8.5°C 1.7°C 10°C - 100% 0.14kPa
19:00
8.1°C 1.8°C 9.6°C - 100% 0.11kPa
20:00
7.5°C 1.9°C 8.5°C - 100% 0.08kPa
21:00
6.5°C 1.9°C 6.8°C - 100% 0.02kPa
22:00
5.5°C 1.9°C 5.6°C - 100% 0kPa
23:00
3.6°C 2°C 3.6°C - 100% 0kPa
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 19:25
24:00
2.8°C 2.1°C 2.9°C - 100% 0kPa
01:00
2.4°C 2.1°C 2.4°C - 100% 0kPa
02:00
1.7°C 2°C 1.9°C - 100% 0.01kPa
03:00
1°C 1.9°C 1.1°C - 100% 0kPa
04:00
0.1°C 1.8°C 0.18°C - 100% 0kPa
05:00
-0.7°C 1.7°C -0.6°C - 100% 0.01kPa
06:00
-1.2°C 1.6°C -0.95°C - 100% 0.01kPa
07:00
-1.8°C 1.4°C -1.5°C - 100% 0.01kPa
08:00
-2.2°C 1.4°C -1.6°C - 100% 0.02kPa
09:00
-2.3°C 1.8°C -0.18°C - 100% 0.09kPa
10:00
-2.6°C 2.2°C 1.3°C - 100% 0.17kPa
11:00
-3.3°C 2.6°C 2.7°C - 100% 0.26kPa
12:00
-3.3°C 2.6°C 1.5°C - 100% 0.2kPa
13:00
-3.5°C 2.6°C 0.24°C - 100% 0.15kPa
14:00
-3.7°C 2.6°C -0.98°C - 100% 0.1kPa
15:00
-3.7°C 2.6°C -1.4°C - 70% 0.09kPa
16:00
-3.7°C 2.6°C -1.8°C - 41% 0.07kPa
17:00
-3.7°C 2.6°C -2.2°C - 12% 0.05kPa
18:00
-3.9°C 2.6°C -2.4°C - 9% 0.05kPa
19:00
-4°C 2.6°C -2.6°C - 7% 0.05kPa
20:00
-4.1°C 2.6°C -2.8°C - 5% 0.05kPa
21:00
-4.3°C 2.6°C -2.9°C - 36% 0.05kPa
22:00
-4.4°C 2.6°C -3°C - 67% 0.05kPa
23:00
-4.5°C 2.6°C -3.1°C - 98% 0.05kPa
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 19:26
24:00
-4.3°C 2.5°C -1.8°C - 98% 0.09kPa
01:00
-4.2°C 2.5°C -0.53°C - 98% 0.14kPa
02:00
-4.3°C 2.4°C 0.73°C - 98% 0.2kPa
03:00
-4.1°C 2.4°C 2.9°C - 99% 0.3kPa
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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