August 2024 Summary – Drier and Sunnier Than Average

Blue Hill Observatory August 2024 Summary: August temperature was near average with less rainfall and more sunshine than average. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 69.7 deg F was 1.4 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for August, and it was 0.6 degrees cooler than the 1991-2020 30-year average. The average… Read More »

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0512E SUNSET:  1814E SUNNY SKIES AND DRY AIR WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES …. The spectacular weather continues today with plenty of bright sunshine under clear skies, save… Read More »

Monday, September 2, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0511E SUNSET:  1816E DRIER AIR MASS MOVES IN BEHIND COLD FRONT…. A cold front moved through the area overnight, and behind it the dew point has dropped… Read More »

Sunday, September 1, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0510E SUNSET:  1817E CLOUDY, YET WARM AND HUMID ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER…. Today we observed mostly cloudy skies with limited visibility and an increasingly significant… Read More »

Saturday, August 31, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0509E SUNSET:  1819E PLEASANT WITH MIX OF CLOUDS SUNSHINE TO WRAP UP AUGUST…. The skies were quite gray as we began the day, with clouds of all… Read More »

Friday, August 30, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0508E SUNSET:  1821E ANOTHER COMFORTABLE DAY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO WELCOME THE LONG WEEKEND…. Partly cloudy skies and below normal temperatures have… Read More »

Thursday, August 29, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0507E SUNSET:  1822E SPLENDID WEATHER RETURNS WITH MAINLY SUNNY, COOLER, AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS TODAY…. What a nice day today with pleasant temperatures and humidity levels under… Read More »

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0506E SUNSET:  1824E VERY WARM AND HUMID TODAY UNDER PARTLY SUNNY SKIES…. Summer weather returns today with very warm temperatures and high dew points making for muggy… Read More »

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0505E SUNSET:  1826E MAINLY SUNNY, WARM, AND HUMID TODAY WITH VERY LIGHT WIND…. Skies were clear all morning, but some cumulus clouds have popped up into early… Read More »

Legislature Restores Funding for BHO. You Made this Happen

Thanks to all of you who sent emails, letters and made calls, the legislature has reversed the Governor’s veto, restoring $100,000 for the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center. Without your support this never could have happened. There is still a chance, if projected revenues do not increase, that this funding and funding for the… Read More »