Wednesday, March 8, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0608E SUNSET:  1742E MAINLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW MORNING SNOW SHOWERS… Skies have been mainly cloudy today as the pesky low near Nova Scotia continues… Read More »

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0610E SUNSET:  1741E A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN TODAY, A BIT COLDER, AND STILL BRISK… Varying amounts of sunshine and cloud cover has been the theme… Read More »

Monday, March 6, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0612E SUNSET:  1740E BRILLIANT SUNSHINE, SEASONABLY MILD, BUT WINDY TODAY ON THE HILL… There was not a clouds in the sky this morning, however some cirrus is… Read More »

Sunday, March 5, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0613E SUNSET:  1739E MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN, BUT DRIER TODAY AFTER A MIXED BAG YESTERDAY… The latest winter storm to impact the area moved out last evening… Read More »

Saturday, March 4, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0615E SUNSET:  1737E LOW PRESSURE WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION… Today has been dreary with lots of fog and frozen precipitation. Pressure dropped over 20 millibars… Read More »

February 2023 Summary – Warmer and Drier Than Average

Blue Hill Observatory February 2023 Summary:  February 2023 was warmer than average with less precipitation, snowfall, and sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 32.9 deg F was 6.3 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for February, and it was 3.7 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average. The… Read More »

Friday, March 3, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0617E SUNSET:  1736E HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW HUMIDITY ALLOW EXCELLENT VISIBILITY ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL… Pressure increased throughout the day today and humidity dropped allowing… Read More »

Thursday, March 2, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0618E SUNSET:  1735E PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING, MILDER… Periods of rain moved through overnight leaving 0.22″ of water in the gauge by 7am. An… Read More »

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0620E SUNSET:  1734E TRANQUIL WEATHER TODAY FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S SNOW EVENT…   Yesterday’s event was purely a snow event here on the summit, however as one trekked down… Read More »

Winter 2022-2023 Summary – Fourth Warmest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory Winter 2022-2023 Summary: The 2022-2023 winter (December-February) season was generally very warm with a few cold periods and with near average precipitation and much below average snowfall and sunshine. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the winter of 34.0 deg F was 6.5 degrees warmer than the 130-year winter average and 4.3… Read More »