HURRICANE ERIN WILL PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BUT STILL BRING HIGH SURF, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, EROSION, AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHORELINES Erin Update as of Thursday Morning August 21 Hurricane Erin is off the North Carolina coastline this morning and has just begun to come under the… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0457E SUNSET: 1837E OVERCAST AND COOL WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN…. clouds have been the theme today with periods of off and on light rain. 0.02″… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0456E SUNSET: 1839E MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN TODAY, BUT STILL COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES…. Clouds have been dominating the sky today, albeit mainly high clouds. However they’ve been thick… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0455E SUNSET: 1840E A TASTE OF EARLY FALL TODAY WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY…. A cold front passed through the area last evening bringing some showers and even a… Read More »
POWERFUL HURRICANE ERIN WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO THE U.S. EAST COAST THIS WEEK Erin Update as of Monday Morning August 18 Major Hurricane Erin remains in an environment of weak wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures and has begun to increase in size. As Erin gains latitude later this… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0454E SUNSET: 1842E EARLY MORNING CLOUDS AND FOG BURN OFF TO SUNSHINE; HOT AND HUMID…. We started the day with overcast skies and some fog drifting over… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0453E SUNSET: 1843E WARMER CONDITIONS RETURN, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE…. Skies began the morning here clear, with not a single cloud in the sky! Since then, a few… Read More »
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 »
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