Weekly Significant Weather Outlook for Southern New England Most of the coming week looks to be rather tranquil with some moderation in temperature and dry except for perhaps a few flurries Tuesday night into Wednesday. A quick moving clipper system may produce some snow Friday night (probably a few inches at most) and then usher… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0657E SUNSET: 1700E ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND LESS COLD, BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL…. Today has featured a great deal of sunshine through some high thin cirrus clouds. With… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0658E SUNSET: 1658E ARCTIC COLD CONTINUES WITH A TOUCH OF LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING…. Today, February 1st, marks the 141 year anniversary of the first observation taken… Read More »
Storm Projected to Pass Farther Offshore Latest trends in model guidance (initiated with data from 7 AM EST (1200 UTC or 12Z) this morning) continue to show a trend toward a more offshore track. The forecast snow amounts in this message reflects that trend. Much of the snow that does fall across southeast MA including… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0659E SUNSET: 1657E COLD AND CALM TODAY AS WE CLOSE OUT THE MONTH WITH HISTORIC SNOWFALL RECORD…. We have been fortunate to have another day of mostly… Read More »
Coastal Storm to Impact the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night Minimal to No Impacts Along and Northwest of the I-95 Boston to Providence Corridor Latest trends in model guidance (initiated with data from 7 AM EST [1200 UTC or 12Z] this morning) suggest that a large and intense coastal storm will form off… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0700E SUNSET: 1656E COLD AND CLEAR TODAY AS GUSTY WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR BRING BITTER SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION…. Skies have been deceptively sunny… Read More »
Potential Still for High Impact Storm for the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night Latest trends in model guidance (initiated with 7 AM data) have been to shift the track of the coastal storm to form off the Carolina coast further offshore from southern New England. It still may track close enough, however, for… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0701E SUNSET: 1654E ABUNDANT SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT STILL WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES…. Skies have been clear for the most part today save for some clouds of various… Read More »
Potential for High Impact Storm for the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night There is high confidence of an intense coastal storm forming off the Carolina coast this weekend. There is still low confidence, however, on the track as this storm moves toward the northeast. The main impetus for the start of this blog… Read More »
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