Blue Hill Observatory December 2025 Summary: December 2025 was colder and drier than normal with less snowfall and much more sunshine than average. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 28.9 deg F was 1.2 degrees colder than the 1891-2020 130-year average for December, and it was 3.9 degrees colder than the 1991-2020… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1625E ANOTHER CLIPPER BRINGS A TOUCH OF LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE CONTINUING THE THEME OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES…. A quick moving Alberta Clipper passed… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1624E CHILLY CONDITIONS PERSIST WITH WESTERLY FLOW AND VARIABLE CLOUDS TODAY…. There was a beautiful sunrise at the hill this morning with beautiful orange and… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1623E SKIES CLEARING BY MID MORNING WITH CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES…. We started the day under overcast conditions but clearing began during the mid morning… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1622E PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT CULMINATE INTO HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS AS THE ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THIS MORNING…. Happy New Year, welcome to 2026!… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1622E SUNSHINE WITH SOME INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS, STILL COLD BUT MUCH LESS WINDY…. The sky has been filled with mainly high cirrus clouds today, as… Read More »
Some Snow Likely Late New Years Eve into New Years Morning Some Snow Likely Late Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning Snow will spread west to east across southern New England New Years Eve between midnight and 2 or 3 AM and last to late morning New Years Day except possibly into the early afternoon over… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1621E ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST OVERTAKES THE REGION SENDING TEMPERATURES BACK BELOW NORMAL…. An arctic front crossed the area during the evening yesterday accompanied by some… Read More »
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