March 2024 Summary – Sixth Wettest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory March 2024 Summary:  March was warm and very wet with record low snowfall and less sunshine than average. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 39.7 deg F was 5.2 degree warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for March, and it was 3.9 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average.… Read More »

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0522E SUNSET:  1813E STORMY CONDITIONS ARRIVE AT BLUE HILL WITH RAIN BEGINNING WITH A WINTRY MIX THIS MORNING, WIND RAMPING UP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON… A period of… Read More »

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0524E SUNSET:  1812E CLOUDY AND COOLER TODAY WITH A CHILLY BREEZE OFF THE OCEAN… Clouds are once again dominating the sky today, although we did briefly get… Read More »

Monday, April 1, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0526E SUNSET:  1811E CLOUDS DOMINATE THE SKY TODAY, BUT AT LEAST NO RAIN, YET!… After what was a splendid weekend weather-wise, our fortune is in the process… Read More »

Sunday, March 31, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0527E SUNSET:  1810E MARCH IS GOING OUT LIKE A LAMB ON THIS EASTER SUNDAY… Happy Easter! It’s a rather nice day as the month ends on a… Read More »

Saturday, March 30, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0529E SUNSET:  1808E A BIT WINDY, BUT SUNNY AND DRY… Skies have been mostly clear throughout the day today, save a few distant stratocumulus and cirrus. Following… Read More »

Friday, March 29, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0531E SUNSET:  1807E MORNING RAIN LEADS TO EARLY AFTERNOON CLEARING AND BREEZY CONDITIONS… This morning we had rain with a brief period of rain-snow mix that tapered… Read More »

Thursday, March 28, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0533E SUNSET:  1806E DREARY WEATHER TODAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG… Rain! That about sums everything up for today. Another wet day is in progress in… Read More »

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0534E SUNSET:  1805E MILDER TODAY WITH MORNING DRIZZLE AND FOG TAPERING TO JUST OVERCAST SKIES WITH LIGHT WIND… Low clouds, drizzle, and fog were the theme this… Read More »

Applications are Now Open for Blue Hill Observatory’s Summer 2024 Student Meteorology Workshop: “Launch Your Weather Career”

Applications are now open for “Launch Your Career in Meteorology” 2024, a summer meteorology program for youth. Join us at the Blue Hill Observatory on July 22 to July 26, 2024 for an exciting immersive week learning about meteorology and potential career paths from veteran meteorologist, Tim Kelley. Our immersive summer meteorology workshop is for students… Read More »