The first freeze of the season may not be far away for many areas of the U.S. On the other hand, an upper-level area of high pressure that persists into the fall could push the first freeze of the season later than the date indicated on the map. Average first freeze date (FOX Weather)Early to mid-SeptemberEarly to mid-September is when the first freeze occurs in a typical year for parts of the northern and central Rockies and northern Great Basin. The season’s first freeze is at the beginning of October for much of New England in an average year as well. Early NovemberAt the beginning of November, portions of southern Oklahoma and western Texas , the mid-South, and the interior Southeast record their first freeze of the season in a typical year.