BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0651E SUNSET: 1707E RETURN OF SUNSHINE TO START THE WEEKEND, BLUSTERY CONDITIONS ON GREAT BLUE HILL TODAY…. This morning we had overcast conditions which quickly improved after… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0652E SUNSET: 1705E MESSY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN…. Snow started just before 8am this morning and continued for a… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0653E SUNSET: 1704E ARCTIC CHILL RETURNS WITH A BRISK WIND, BUT WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE…. Sunshine has been abundant today, but it is unfortunately of the ineffective… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory January 2025 Summary: January temperature was cooler than average with less rain and snow and much more sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 25.5 deg F was 0.4 degrees cooler than the 1891-2020 130-year average for January, and it was 1.7 degrees cooler than the 1991-2020… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0654E SUNSET: 1703E ANOTHER MILD DAY WITH INCREASING WIND AS COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINS… Today has featured varying amounts of scattered to broken cloud cover, but overall… Read More »
The Blue Hill Observatory is seeking individuals—with a passion for community service—to become volunteer tour guides. In this role, volunteers will give tours of the Observatory’s historic landmark weather observation station—1 of only 11 in the country. Volunteer tour guides will lead visitors through the Observatory, highlighting a 140-year continuous “Weather Observation Program,” along with… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0655E SUNSET: 1701E ANOTHER LIGHT SNOWFALL EVENT OVERNIGHT; SUNNY AND MILDER TODAY… Yet another clipper system brought a light snowfall to the area overnight. 1.5″ of snow… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0656E SUNSET: 1700E HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO BLUE HILL YESTERDAY.. 140 YEARS (AND COUNTING!) OF CONTINUOUS CLIMATE DATA… Although we had mostly clear skies to start off… Read More »
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