38 degrees,rain, Dunlop Summer 8000s FTW! That is all.

variosu studies on braking prerformance (on cold roads ABOVE freezing temps) with wet conditions show at least a car length advantage on braking with winter tires over summers. Don't forget, summer tire compounds get pretty hard and hockey-puckish in cold weather.

Even if there is no snow, winter tires are still a better and safer bet for braking.

I admit my Dunlop M3s and M2s have been more sporty than the ol skool Blizzak Ws15/ws50 , but I still prefer the non trucky A/S or summer tire. If I notice any issue with panic stops once we go below 32 for the first daily drive, I will gladly come back to eat crow ;)

the tread compounds are meant to operate at a certain temperature range. When below freezing,t eh comounds get really hard and actually wear out faster, while providing not very good grip.

I was not posting the earlier reply for auto-X, but we all have to stop, soemtimes in emergency conditions, right? Isn't safety more imporant? 1 car length could be the difference between you stopping in time and a pedestrian who jumped out in a crosswalk under your car....