BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0604ESUNSET: 1656E WARMER WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZE…. Today was warmer, yet dry with dew points staying in the upper40’s. Cloud cover decreased as the day went on, and… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0603ESUNSET: 1654E FAIR WEATHER CONTINUES WITH MILDER CONDITIONS…. Despite the cool air mass in place, plenty of sunshine has beenobserved today along with dew points in the upper 40’s to low 50’s.… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0602ESUNSET: 1655E FAIR WEATHER CONTINUES WITH COOL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS…. We recorded our lowest temperature of the season thus far thismorning with a low of 40F (39.7F). This is the coldest temperaturerecorded… Read More »
The non-profit Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center,a National Historic Landmark located atop Great Blue Hill, was recently awarded a “Save America’s Treasures” (SAT) grant by the National Park Service to preserve many of our historic climate resources. In support of this project, the Observatory is seeking $65,000 to fulfill the obligation to raise matching… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0601ESUNSET: 1657E FAIR WEATHER WITH A COOL BREEZE AFTER SOME OVERNIGHT RAINFALL…. A few showers moved through during the wee hours of the morningamounting to 0.01″ of rainfall. Otherwise it’s been a… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0600ESUNSET: 1659E COOL AND BREEZY WITH FAIR WEATHER FOLLOWING SOMEOVERNIGHT RAINFALL…. Today was partly cloudy with an average visibility of 75 miles.This was after overnight rain left 0.31 inches in the gaugeafter… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0558ESUNSET: 1700E WINDY AND WARM WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AND SKIES CLOUDINGOVER IN THE AFTERNOON…. Today was mostly cloudy with an average visibility of 30 milesdue to either a thin fog in the… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0557ESUNSET: 1702E UNSEASONABLE WARMTH CONTINUES…. Today featured another above average day in the temp department.The high so far peaking in the low-70s. Looking at the other endof things, the overnight low barely broke the 60F mark… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0553ESUNSET: 1705E A MOSTLY CLEAR DAY WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today consisted of mostly clear skies and an average visibilityof 45 miles. Conditions were warm in the lower 70’s,… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0554ESUNSET: 1707E A WARMER DAY WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AND A WARMSOUTHWESTERLY BREEZE…. Today consisted of mostly clear skies and an average visibilityof 65 miles. Conditions were warm in the lower 70’s, but… Read More »
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