Hill weather on the roofs of Pomfret
Pomfret's rolling hills put many houses on ridges with open fields around them, and those roofs take wind from the west and north that lifts tabs, strips ridge caps and drives rain under rake edges. Lower sites and the lanes under old trees are the opposite: shaded, slow to dry, with moss on north slopes and debris in valleys. Snow is heavier here than in the Hartford area and sits on big, cold farmhouse attics until it melts into ice at the eaves. Large roofs with many valleys collect that ice at every low point. The freeze and thaw cycle that runs through March works on flashing, slate fasteners and exposed nail heads.
