BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAY FOUR OF HEAT WAVE ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today was another abnormally hot day on top of Great Blue, making day four of our heat wave.… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER HAZY, HOT, AND HUMID DAY WITH A PASSING THUNDERSTORM…. Hot and humid weather continues on what is day 3 of 90+ temperatures, and thus officially a heat wave.… Read More »
The Blue Hill Observatory and Gift Shop are now open to the public with restrictions from Friday through Monday 10 A.M. – 4 P.M. and every day by appointment from 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Please note, social distancing restrictions are being followed and face masks are required inside the Observatory. Group sizes are limited… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HAZY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS…. Hot and humid weather continues on what is day 2 of a likely heat wave early this week.… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory July 2020 Summary: July was unusually warm and generally dry with near average sunshine. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 73.6 deg F was 3.9 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for July, and it was 2.8 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The month tied for the… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AND WIND PICKING UP AROUND NOONTIME…. Today was hazy, with the majority of the sky cover being clouds. Visibility was limited to 35 miles… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A DRY DAY WITH VERY FEW CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON…. Today was fair, with the humidity dipping down to 35% by the 1 P.M. observation. We started off mostly… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FAIRLY QUIET DAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A FEW SPRINKLES ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… Not a whole lot to write home about today as we close out… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WARM YET DRY…. The summit of Blue Hill experienced a nice summer day, with good visibility and dew points in the mid to… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A HOT, YET DRY DAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS…. Yesterday, the wind continued to ramp up, especially mid to late afternoon. A peak gust of 67 mph was measured at… Read More »
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