Earth Day 2022 Festivities

Blue Hill Observatory’s Earth Day “Climb for Climate” challenge is back this year in partnership with Trillium. The renowned Boston-based brewery and restaurant has expanded to 100 Royall Street in Canton, MA—just 2.5 miles from the Observatory.   The “Climb for Climate” 2022 challenge will take place on Earth Day weekend, Friday, April 22 thru… Read More »

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0457E SUNSET:  1830E COASTAL STORM BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT; DRYING OUT THIS AFTERNOON…. A coastal storm moving northward through southern New England early this morning brought periods of… Read More »

Monday, April 18, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0458E SUNSET:  1829E ABUNDANT SUNSHINE GRADUALLY GIVING WAY TO INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS…. Plenty of sunshine has been the theme through this morning into early this afternoon. However high… Read More »

Sunday, April 17, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0500E SUNSET:  1828E MOSTLY CLOUDY AND CHILLY WITH SOME WINTRY PRECIP IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS…. We observed mostly cloudy conditions today after 0.41 inches of rain fell overnight.… Read More »

Saturday, April 16, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0502E SUNSET:  1827E INCREASINGLY WINDY AND WARM WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES…. Today started windy and overcast with very thin upper level cloud cover. Strong warm air advection is… Read More »

Friday, April 15, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0503E SUNSET:  1826E A SPLENDID SPRING DAY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… Once again, we were greeted this morning with some overnight rainfall. Not much was dropped thanks to… Read More »

Thursday, April 14, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0505E SUNSET:  1825E WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH OVERCAST SKIES THIS AFTERNOON…. Today we observed 15 miles of visibility due to a thin fog in the distance. Wind… Read More »

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0506E SUNSET:  1824E WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH OVERCAST SKIES THIS AFTERNOON…. Today we observed 70 miles of visibility on average with wind picking up in the afternoon… Read More »

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0508E SUNSET:  1822E MORNING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS GIVING WAY TO SUNSHINE AND MILD TEMPS…. Clouds were the theme this morning with an area of showers pushing through as… Read More »

Monday, April 11, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0510E SUNSET:  1821E PLEASANT SPRING DAY WITH A BOAT LOAD OF SUNSHINE…. Today has featured wall to wall sunshine with only a few cirrus clouds approaching from the… Read More »