An Annual One-Day Community Event Exploring Regional Weather and Climate
For 25 years, the Southern New England Weather Conference has provided a place for weather enthusiasts, professionals, students, and teachers alike to gather and share their interests, knowledge, and expertise on a wide range of topics relating to regional weather and climate. Whether you are a seasoned professional or have just a casual interest, the Southern New England Weather Conference will excite you with content that affects New Englanders’ daily lives, including winter weather forecasting, extreme weather, hurricanes, local climate, emergency preparedness, and much more. More details about the Conference and how to register will be provided below as the meeting approaches.
Save the Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Location: Meditech, Canton, MA
Format: In-person only
Registration is Open: Visit our page on Eventbrite to register today!
Program: See the details below, or download a printable copy of the conference agenda or presenter info
2025 Weather Conference Call for Presenters:
The presentation request period for the 2025 conference has closed. No further oral presentations are requested for this year’s conference.
There will also be a poster session (with a limit of ten) at the Conference this year. If you are interested in presenting a poster on your work, please submit your request using this form by September 30.
Weather Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Support the Observatory’s mission by sponsoring this year’s Weather Conference. Please download our sponsorship brochure, or visit our sponsor page for more information about our sponsorship levels and benefits.
2024 Weather Conference Highlights:
Our 2025 MC: Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB Chief Meteorologist
Cindy Fitzgibbon is the chief meteorologist for WCVB StormTeam 5, overseeing the station’s weather coverage and leading Channel 5’s talented team of meteorologists. An expert and award-winning meteorologist with more than 25 years of experience, 20 of them reporting weather in the Boston market, Cindy has been helping people start their day as StormTeam 5’s EyeOpener and Midday meteorologist for nearly a decade.
Cindy is also the principal meteorologist for WCVB’s “Forecasting Our Future” special ongoing coverage. This important initiative, launched by WCVB parent company Hearst Television, addresses issues Americans face in navigating changing weather patterns and their impact on local communities and economies.
Prior to joining WCVB in 2013, Cindy was delivering her morning forecast at Boston’s WFXT. Before that, she spent time learning tropical meteorology at WBBH in Fort Myers, Florida and forecasting snowstorms at WPTZ, the Hearst NBC affiliate in Burlington, Vermont. Cindy started her meteorology career at KXMB in Bismarck, North Dakota.
We are excited to have Cindy as our emcee at the conference this year!
Resources
Conference Registration
Conference Presenters
Conference Agenda
Agenda
Poster Session
Blue Hill Observatory
Contact Us
Date/Location
Date/Time: 25 October 2025, 8 AM to 5 PM
Location: Meditech, 7 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
Poster Session
There will be a poster session (up to ten) at the Conference this year in the Meditech Atrium. If you are interested in presenting a poster, please submit your request to us using this form by September 30.
Meals
Lunch is included in the conference fee and will be provided on site.
Past Conference Archive
The Southern New England Weather Conference has been held nearly annually since the first meeting in 2000. Please click here to visit our partial archive of past conference materials including agendas, abstracts, and presentations. We will add additional materials from previous conferences as they become available.
Conference Sponsorship
The Southern New England Weather Conference is a non-profit venture that is sponsored annually by the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center. This year, we are grateful to the American Meteorological Society for contributing their support to this conference.
