Job Announcement: Released August 15, 2025 Role: Executive Director Location: Blue Hill Observatory, 1 Observatory Service Road, Milton, MA 02186 Employment Type: Full-Time Deadline: Open Until Position is Filled Click Here to Read the Full Job Announcement and to Apply The Blue Hill Observatory, a National Historic Landmark and renown weather observation station, is seeking… Read More »
ERIN HAS STRENGTHENED INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE AND WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO THE U.S. EAST COAST Erin Update as of Saturday Morning August 16 Having moved into a more favorable environment with warm sea surface temperatures and relatively light vertical wind shear, Erin has rapidly strengthened into a major category… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0452E SUNSET: 1845E SUNSHINE WITH SOME CLOUDS, MUCH COOLER WITH A BRISK ONSHORE WIND…. A thunderstorm rolled through the area last evening along what appears to have… Read More »
ERIN FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE Erin Update Warmer sea surface temperatures and light to moderate vertical wind shear provide an environment conducive for Erin to strengthen. Although some increase in vertical wind shear is forecast this weekend due to a strengthening dome of high pressure over the southern United States, various intensity models… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0451E SUNSET: 1846E PARTIAL SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT HOT AND HUMID…. Clouds have been dominating the sky today with some breaks of sunshine getting through. There has been… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0450E SUNSET: 1848E FOGGY CONDITIONS IN THE AM, FOLLOWED BY MORE HUMID AIR BY AFTERNOON…. This morning we were in the clouds, as heavy fog was over… Read More »
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NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Hurricane Preparedness Tropical Storm Erin far out in the eastern tropical Atlantic as of Tuesday August 12 is a reminder that we are approaching the peak period of the hurricane season. For those vulnerable to hurricanes, now is a good time to check and update their… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0449E SUNSET: 1849E HOT AND HAZY SUNSHINE DOMINATING ONCE AGAIN TODAY…. Sunshine is once again ruling the kingdom as an upper level ridge remains parked over the… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0446E SUNSET: 1852E HAZY, HOT, AND HUMID WEATHER RETURNS UNDER UNRELENTING SUNSHINE…. Despite some passing cumulus and high thin cirrus clouds, today is once again featuring an… Read More »
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