Citizen Science Puts Weather Reporting in Your Hands
Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer & Meteorologist
(Don’t) Blow Me Away!
(Don't) Blow Me Away! 2018-02-08 14:31:01.000 - Sarah Schulte, Summit Intern If you Google images or video for the Mount Washington Observatory, you’re going to find a lot of clips and pictures about our observers being blown backwards, knocked flat and pushed around. As fun as
Three Snowstorms, Two Arctic Outbreaks, One Big Challenge
Three Snowstorms, Two Arctic Outbreaks, One Big Challenge 2018-02-01 14:13:16.000 - Mike Carmon, Senior Meteorologist & Education Specialist This winter has thus far been another typical New England roller coaster ride, with snowstorms and rainstorms, arctic outbreaks and record high temperatures, clear days and cloudy ones,
Ways to Measure Snow
Ways to Measure Snow 2018-01-30 13:22:03.000 - Taylor Regan, Weather Observer One question commonly asked of staff up here on the summit is: How do you accurately measure snowfall in such a windy environment? The answer isn’t as simple as just using a snowboard, the way
Star-Gazing on Top of Mount Washington
Star-Gazing on Top of Mount Washington 2017-06-15 18:11:16.000 - Jillian Reynolds, Summit Intern Going out and staring at the night sky has always been one of my favorite summer activities. Although, I usually only
Taking a Closer Look at the “Rockpile”
Taking a Closer Look at the "Rockpile" 2017-06-13 15:46:09.000 - Elizabeth Perry, Summit Intern Although my internship at the Observatory this summer has been entirely focused on meteorology so far, I study geology in
The Science of Sunsets
The Science of Sunsets 2017-06-12 12:30:15.000 - Julia Moreland, Summit Intern Sunsets and sunrises are lovely phenomena indeed. The coming and going of the days and nights are incredible in it of themselves, but
