This is where you can learn about the latest news from the Blue Hill Observatory and where you can find links to where BHO has been mentioned in media reports and articles.

Current News

Blue Hill Observatory Begins Search for New Executive Director

Job Announcement: Released August 15, 2025 Role: Executive Director Location: Blue Hill Observatory, 1 Observatory Service Road, Milton, MA 02186 Employment Type: Full-Time  Deadline: Open Until Position is Filled Click Here to Read the Full Job Announcement and to Apply The Blue Hill Observatory, a National Historic Landmark and renown weather observation station, is seeking… Read More »

State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 1885-2024

This report is an updated summary of the extensive climate records of the Blue Hill Observatory that focuses on the daily climate data for several key parameters over the entire period of record. This document is also available as a downloadable PDF file.    

Volunteer @ 635 Feet: Become a “Volunteer Tour Guide” at the Blue Hill Observatory

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 »

Past News

6/25/25 Observatory Reaches 99F on Third Day of Heatwave
1/28/25 Join us for a special presentation by author Ty Gagne of his latest book “The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington”
1/8/25 Applications are Now Open for Blue Hill Observatory’s “Launch Your Meteorology Career” Program
12/30/24 Blue Hill Observatory 2024 Annual Appeal
9/24/24 The Blue Hill Observatory Proudly Presents an Interview with our New Director of STEM Education, Krista Fincke
9/20/24 Climate Reference Network Instruments Operational at Blue Hill Observatory
8/26/24 Legislature Restores Funding for BHO. You Made this Happen
8/5/24 The Cummings Foundation Awards the Blue Hill Observatory $75,000 Over Three Years
6/29/24 Blue Hill Observatory and Boston University to Host Free Workshops for Educators
6/5/24 Join us on Great Blue Hill for Blue Hill Observatory’s 2024 Summer Program for Youth Ages 7-9
1/19/24 Blue Hill Observatory Climate Change Statement
6/23/23 Join us for the Southern New England Weather Conference on Saturday, July 15th, 2023
6/18/23 Join us for “An Evening Among the Stars” on Friday, July 14th, 2023
5/5/23 Observatory Grand Reopening Event Schedule for July 13-16, 2023
2/21/23 State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 1885-2022
2/4/23 Historic Arctic Outbreak Chills New England
12/17/22 An Appeal to the Greater Boston Community from Executive Director, Charles Orloff
10/20/22 “Picture Post for Environmental Conservation”— A New Program for Middle School Youth at Blue Hill Observatory with Supporting Online Units
9/1/22 Extreme Drought of 2022 Continues at Blue Hill
7/15/22 Renovations are in Progress at Blue Hill Observatory: What You Need to Know