Northern valley winters on Enfield roofs
Enfield sits at the top of the Connecticut valley, and winter arrives from the north without much warning. Snow loads are heavier than in the Hartford suburbs, cold air sits in the valley, and ice at the eaves is an annual event on the capes and ranches with warm attics. Spring freeze and thaw works old flashing loose. Summer thunderstorms cross the open ground around the old tobacco fields and the interstate corridor with gusts and occasional hail. Thompsonville's close-set streets are shaded and damp; the subdivisions near the river are open to wind.

