Cold air, open fields and East Windsor roofs
East Windsor sits low in the Connecticut River valley where cold air pools on still nights, so frost and ice last longer here than in the hill towns. The open fields give wind a clear run at roofs on the farm roads and the newer subdivisions, and tabs lift on the exposed slopes after a front. Snow stays on the low-pitch ranches and ice forms at the eaves on the warm attics. Spring brings high water and runoff along the river and the brooks. The village streets have mature trees and shade; the farm roads have none, so sun and wind age those roofs faster.

