BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER OVERCAST AND COOL DAY WITH TRACE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL…. Today was overcast, with some very light drizzle falling between 7-9 A.M. Precipitation began again around noontime, only amounting… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME OVERCAST AND COOL WITH TRACE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL…. Today was overcast, with some very light drizzle falling between 5-10 A.M. Visibility was limited to only 10 mph thanks to… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER THAN DAYS PAST ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today was mostly cloudy, but with the majority of cloud cover being thin and high cirrostratus. A nice… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME THE END OF THE HEAT WAVE WITH A SEA BREEZE IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS…. We observed decent visibility in the morning hours, with a max of 70 miles and… Read More »
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 »
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