Friday, January 8, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) CLEAR SKIES, PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE & SEASONABLE TEMPS TO BEGIN THE WEEKEND… Skies were mostly clear today allowing for abundant sunshine. A few cumulus have been spotted well offshore… Read More »

Thursday, January 7, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A SIMILAR DAY TO YESTERDAY, BUT WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AT THE START…. Today we observed partly cloudy skies, with a good average visibility of 70 miles. The highest visibility… Read More »

December 2020 Summary – Warmer and Wetter than Average

Blue Hill Observatory December 2020 Summary: December was warmer, wetter, cloudier and snowier than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 34.0 deg F was 4.2 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for December, and it was 2.4 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The average maximum temperature of 41.1 deg… Read More »

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AN INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY WIND ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today we measured 0.3 inches of snow that fell overnight, amounting to 0.03 inches of liquid. Wind was… Read More »

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER OVERCAST DAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW…. A large ocean storm sitting south of Nova Scotia has been retrograding a bit since yesterday sending spokes of moisture onshore… Read More »

Monday, January 4, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME OVERCAST SKIES CONTINUE, CHILLY AND RAW…. Light snow began falling late yesterday afternoon and continued through much of the evening hours accumulating to 0.8 inches. Occasional very light snow… Read More »

Sunday, January 3, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME OVERCAST WITH SOME OCEAN-EFFECT SNOW LATER ON THIS MORNING…. Today we observed overcast skies with some light between 11 A.M. and noontime. Only a trace of snow was left,… Read More »

Saturday, January 2, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WARMER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED WINDS WITH MORNING RAIN AND FOG… This morning, temperatures rose to 41F at the 7:00 A.M. EST observation, which was 15F above what it was… Read More »

Friday, January 1, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A QUIET AND COLD START TO THE NEW YEAR… Happy New Year from all of us at Blue Hill Observatory! Plenty of sunshine this morning is being replaced by… Read More »