It had begun.
🔠Astronomical: Dec 21, 2026, 10:28 AM EST 📅 Meteorological: Dec 1, 2026 when does winter begin
According to the almanac folded in his breast pocket, winter began on the twenty-first of December. That was the astronomical winter, the winter of scientists and textbooks. According to the meteorologists on the radio, it began on the first of the month, a neat administrative slice of time. It had begun