Join Husband and Wife Meteorology Team, Danielle (Niles) Noyes and Matt Noyes, at Trillium Brewing Company for a Special Fundraising Event Supporting The Observatory’s Educational Programs

All of us at The Blue Hill Observatory are on a mission to serve all youth with science education programming that explores the natural setting of Great Blue Hill, but your support is needed first. Our goal is to provide youth, who otherwise would not have the chance to come to The Observatory, with the… Read More »

Sunday, June 9, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0407E SUNSET:  1920E CHILLY UNDER OVERCAST SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS…. Today has seen an abundance of cloud cover to this point with no sunshine being recorded for… Read More »

Saturday, June 8, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0407E SUNSET:  1920E BREEZY WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVERAGE, VERY LIGHT SHOWERS…. Blue skies to begin the morning did not last long, as cumulus clouds quickly began to… Read More »

Friday, June 7, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0408E SUNSET:  1918E LOW CLOUDS BREAK TO SOME SUNSHINE, AFTERNOON SHOWERS…. We began the morning in the clouds, with dense fog and a visibility of around 1/8… Read More »

Thursday, June 6, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0408E SUNSET:  1918E OVERCAST SKIES WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON…. An abundance of cloud cover has been the theme today with occasional light rain showers… Read More »

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0408E SUNSET:  1918E CLOUDS AND A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING, HAZY SUNSHINE RETURNS THIS AFTERNOON WITH VERY WARM AIR…. An abundance of cloud cover moved through… Read More »

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0409E SUNSET:  1917E INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS, BUT STILL WARM AND DRY WITH LIGHT WIND…. Sunshine has been the theme today despite an increase in high thin cirrus… Read More »

Spring 2024 Summary – Tenth Warmest and Fifth Wettest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory Spring (Mar-May) 2024 Summary:  Spring 2024 temperature and precipitation were well above average with much less snowfall and less sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for spring of 48.0 deg F was 3.1 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for the season, and it was 1.6 degrees warmer than… Read More »