BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016 BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE LOWERS WIND SPEEDS AFTER GUSTY EVENING Wind speeds have decreased due to high pressure over the region. Winds were gusting up to 50 MPH last evening and early… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 COLD DAY WITH WINDS CONSISTENTLY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH An arctic cold front has brought very cold temperatures, with temps. expected to fall for the rest of the day to near… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 ANOTHER SUNNY DAY AND TEMPS REACHING SEASONABLE LEVELS Skies had cleared to just a few cumulus by early afternoon, but distant fog persisted all day leaving us with a max. of… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016 DRY CONDITIONS RETURN UNDER PARTLY SUNNY SKIES Increasing pressure gave us lower dew points and visibility reaching 70 miles today.  Temperatures started slightly cooler than yesterday morning but were still able… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 STORM BRINGS 0.41 IN. OF PRECIP. INCLUDING 1.3 IN. OF SNOW, PRESSURE CONTINUES TO FALL AS SYSTEM MOVES EAST Light snow began before midnight last night and turned to light rain… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 COLDEST TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS SEASON THIS MORNING AT 16F… A very cold start with the ski area blowing snow, winds calmed overnight for the most part and have remained very… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016 COLDEST DAY OF THE SEASON DESPITE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES Temperatures reached a minimum of 17F this morning, making it the lowest temperature of the season. 26F was the high reached by… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016 NW WINDS BRING CHILLY ARCTIC AIR TO REGION Gusty winds have made the already lower than normal temperatures feel much colder today.  Temperatures warmed to just 35F by 1:00PM after an… Read More »

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS Thin radiation fog was trapped beneath a temperature inversion this morning.  Distant fog limited visibility to 20 miles but increased to 40 miles by early… Read More »