Wednesday, May 28, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0412E SUNSET:  1912E INCREASING AND THICKENING CLOUD COVER TODAY, BUT STILL WARM…. We started the day with a good deal of sunshine, however the high thin cirrus… Read More »

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0413E SUNSET:  1911E PLENTY OF SUNSHINE DESPITE INCREASING CLOUDS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES…. Today is another very fine day with plenty of sunshine being the theme despite the… Read More »

Monday, May 26, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0413E SUNSET:  1910E PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND COMFORTABLE AIR…. Today has been an absolutely stunning day on the summit of Blue Hill; a… Read More »

The Weather on June 17, 1775: The Battle of Bunker Hill

Contributed by Dr. William Minsinger, President Emeritus, BHOSC America’s 250th birthday – its semi-quincentennial – is a good opportunity to take a step back in time to look at the weather on June 17th, 1775, during the pivotal Battle of Bunker Hill. The British in their bloody retreat through Charlestown from Lexington and Concord had… Read More »

Sunday, May 25, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0414E SUNSET:  1909E MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BREEZY AND STILL COOL TODAY ON BLUE HILL…. Yesterday evening and during the overnight we received an additional 0.10″ of rain.… Read More »

Saturday, May 24, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0415E SUNSET:  1908E SPOTTY SHOWERS AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA…. As if 3.74″ of rain wasn’t enough, we accumulated an additional 0.11″ inches… Read More »

Friday, May 23, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0415E SUNSET:  1907E COASTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH EARLY AM, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND DRY DURING THE AFTERNOON …. The impacts of the rare May Nor’easter were certainly felt… Read More »

Thursday, May 22, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0416E SUNSET:  1906E LATE SEASON NOR’EASTER BRINGS RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA…. The calendar says May, but Mother Nature says March! Rain began falling very… Read More »

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0417E SUNSET:  1905E OVERCAST AND CHILLY TODAY AS WE’RE STUCK BETWEEN SYSTEMS…. Skies have been overcast all day with a raw easterly wind keeping the air mass… Read More »

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0418E SUNSET:  1904E STORM OFFSHORE THROWS CLOUDS OUR WAY…. As a storm system sits and spins offshore to our east, cloudiness and cool temperatures remain for a… Read More »