Monday, February 17, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME BRIGHT SUNSHINE, MODERATE BREEZE, AND MILD TEMPERATURES…. Plenty of sunshine being observed today with nothing more than a few cirrus around early this morning,… Read More »

Sunday, February 16, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME OVERCAST, YET MILDER THAN YESTERDAY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. We observed overcast skies with a decent visibility around 60 miles this afternoon. Wind was… Read More »

Saturday, February 15, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FRIGID CONDITIONS WITH CLEAR SKIES AND GOOD VISIBILITY…. We observed nearly cloudless skies as a result of the high pressure center from the north.… Read More »

Friday, February 14, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME BRIGHTER SKIES AND COLDER AIR RETURN TO GREAT BLUE HILL…. A cold front swept through the area just before sunrise today, yielding falling temperatures… Read More »

Thursday, February 13, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FOGGY DAY FOLLOWING SOME OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL…. Visibility today is very limited compared to yesterday, with no more than a mile being seen. This… Read More »

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ABUNDANT SUNSHINE DESPITE A GOOD AMOUNT OF UPPER-LEVEL CLOUD COVER…. Visibility today is great compared to yesterday, with a perfect visibility of 90 miles… Read More »

Blue Hill Observatory Begins Earthquake Monitoring

Blue Hill Observatory has been watching the weather since 1885, and Boston College’s Weston Observatory has been watching the Earth quake since 1931. We are now joining forces to monitor the Earth with a recently installed seismograph at Blue Hill. In collaboration with Dr. Alan Kafka, Director of Weston Observatory, Blue Hill purchased and installed… Read More »

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLOUDS, RAIN, AND FOG DOMINATE THE DAY HERE AT BLUE HILL… Another dreary day here with dense fog as well as periods of drizzle… Read More »

Monday, February 10, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS…. Wet and windy has been the theme here at Blue Hill today with light rain being… Read More »

Sunday, February 9, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME VERY LIGHT WIND WITH OVERCAST AFTERNOON SKIES, INCLUDING SOME FLURRIES…. We observed light winds today, being calm at the 10 A.M. observation. As the… Read More »