April 2021
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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0435ESUNSET: 1847E MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL OVERNIGHT INTO TODAY; MUCH COOLERAND WINDY…. A good slug of rainfall has fallen here at Blue Hill.The rain started just after 10 P.M. last night and amountedto… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0436ESUNSET: 1846E COOLER WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS…. Today is cooler compared to yesterday thanks to anonshore wind and an increase in a thickening cloud cover. Visibility has been between… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0438ESUNSET: 1845E BREEZY AND WARM WITH INTERMITTENT SUNSHINEATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. We observed mostly cloudy conditions with intermittentsunshine. Visibility was 65 miles on average, with amax visibility of 70 miles being seen… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0439ESUNSET: 1844E SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR AS VISIBILITY AND WIND SPEEDINCREASES…. Today started off mostly on the cloudy side followingsome light rainfall overnight. That event left 0.12 ins.in the gauge by the… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0440ESUNSET: 1843E DRIER & BRIGHTER, BUT WIND BEGINS TO RIP… We picked up some beneficial rainfall yesterday into the overnighthours. Our standard gauge clocked in 0.44 inches for the total,though our annual… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0443ESUNSET: 1842E RAINY WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN THEAFTERNOON HOURS…. We observed an overcast this morning with limited visibilityin the morning hours due to fog. Visibility quickly droppedto a 1/16th mile and… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0444ESUNSET: 1841E MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY ATOP GREAT BLUEHILL…. We observed mostly cloudy skies starting from an overcastthis morning. After measuring 0.18 inches of rainfall at the7 A.M. observation, the overcast… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0445ESUNSET: 1840E CLOUDS DOMINATED INTO EARLY AFTERNOON, STARTING TOBREAK UP FINALLY…. Mid level clouds moved in early this morning and hung aroundinto early this afternoon. This has of course limited solarinsolation today… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0446ESUNSET: 1839E BRIGHT SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT WINDY AND COOL…. Following the mainly cloudy and somewhat wet day yesterday,today has been the total opposite with nearly full sunshinethus far. The only thing that… Read More »
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