Summer Institute for Teachers

There are still spaces available for the Summer Institute for Teachers in which the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory is participating this summer. Join us on July 11-15, 2016 and enjoy a week on Blue Hill at the Blue Hills Trailside Museum and here on the summit at the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center. For… Read More »

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME THICK FOG AND LIGHT DRIZZLE PERSIST THROUGHOUT MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON Precipitation from early morning thunderstorms totaled 0.10 in. at 7:00am EST.  Light drizzle… Read More »

Monday, May 23, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MAY 23, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME BEAUTIFUL SUNNY, MILD AND DRY WEATHER TODAY WINDS TURN TO A SEA-BREEZE BUT TEMPS. STILL RISE TO 70’S DEW POINTS FALL TO 40’S A… Read More »

Sunday, May 22, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOST OF RAIN MISSES US THIS MORNING FROM STORM MOVING AWAY OFFSHORE VIRGA WAS OBSERVED AND A FEW SPRINKLES OCCURRED LOCALLY EARLY LATER IN… Read More »

Saturday, May 21, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HAZY SUNSHINE THIS MORNING DUE TO LINGERING SMOKE ALOFT… CLOUDS ADVANCED ALL MORNING AND COVERED THE SKY BY LATE MORNING AS WEAK STORM APPROACHES… Read More »

Friday, May 20, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MILKY LOOK TO THE SKY TODAY IS HIGH LEVEL SMOKE LAYER FROM FOREST FIRE FAR AWAY IN CANADA (SEE FORECASTERS DISCUSSION FROM TAUNTON) SMALL… Read More »

Thursday, May 19, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT WINDS, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES Winds were very calm this morning but picked up after the 7:00AM EST observation.  Skies were partly cloudy all… Read More »

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CALMER WINDS AND PARTLY-CLOUDY SKIES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS Winds continued to decrease today after the gusty conditions in the beginning of the week. … Read More »

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLOUDY SKIES, TEMPERATURES BACK TO NORMAL Today started off with overcast cirrostratus and gradually shifted to cirrus and cumulus clouds with a few altocumulus… Read More »

Monday, May 16, 2016

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COOL TEMPS, WINDS GUST TO 45MPH BY AFTERNOON Broken stratocumulus present throughout the morning and early afternoon helped prevent temperatures from rising above the… Read More »