Saturday, June 20, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HOT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SOUTHWESTERLY WIND…. Today we experienced abundant sunshine in the morning, with skies becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon hours. Visibility was 65 miles… Read More »

Friday, June 19, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WARMTH AND HUMIDITY ROLL ON ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… We arrived at the hill under mostly cloudy skies and distant fog. Air temperature was already at 70 degrees at… Read More »

Thursday, June 18, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HOT AND HUMID IN THE MORNING HOURS…. We observed partly cloudy skies, with limited visibility this morning due to fog. It increased, going from a 1/2 mile to 85… Read More »

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER DRY, FAIR WEATHER DAY WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND…. We observed mostly clear skies, only seeing some distant cirrostratus at each observation. Visibility was 75 miles on average,… Read More »

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNSHINE AND GOOD VISIBILITY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… Scattered clouds in the morning clearing as they day progressed with visibility staying at 65 miles throughout the day. Temperatures were… Read More »

Monday, June 15, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME DEVELOPING SUNSHINE AND COOL TEMPERATURES ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… Nearly overcast skies greeted us here this morning. The low cloud deck slowly dissolved during the morning leading to increasing… Read More »

New Schedule for Blue Hill Webinar

Thanks to all of you who have attended the Observatory’s webinars. With many people now back at work and things getting somewhat back to normal, we have decided to present only one webinar a week. Thank you. Wednesday, June 17 1 p.m.The Mysteries of TornadogenesisPresented by Sean Ernst, PhD meteorology student University of Oklahoma Tornadoes… Read More »

Sunday, June 14, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COOL WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AND A STEADY EASTERLY BREEZE…. We observed partly cloudy skies today, with few clouds at the 1 P.M. observation. Visibility was good at 75 miles,… Read More »

Saturday, June 13, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A VERY NICE, FAIR WEATHER DAY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… Today we observed an average visibility of 80 miles, with a maximum of 85 miles at the 1 P.M.… Read More »

May 2020 Summary – Drier and Sunnier Than Average

Blue Hill Observatory May 2020 Summary: May was unusually dry and sunny with variable temperatures. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 56.1 deg F was 0.8 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for May, but it was 0.1 degrees colder than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The average maximum temperature of 67.2 deg… Read More »