When Is The Next Big Snow Storm 2014-10-05 19:01:00.000 - Michael Kyle, Weather Observer/IT Specialist   Unlike most people, winter is my favorite season. So as a discloser if you are someone who is still holding onto summer you might want to stop reading now. Around this time every year I get the itch forsnow. After months of hot summer days, nothing seems more desirable than some snow. After all, snow storms are what started my passion for meteorology, so for me it is distressing going months without it. There have been a few days when we have seen snow

New Hampshire's 48 4K's 2014-10-04 14:38:00.000 - Mike Carmon, Weather Observer/Education Specialist   What is a challenge? In searching around for definitions, the one that struck me most was 'a summons that is often threatening, provocative, stimulating, or inciting.' Recently, I completed a challenge that, for me, was right in line with this definition, although the summons was given by myself, so we'll call it a self-challenge. As any avid hiker that frequents the numerous trails amidst the White Mountains of New Hampshire will attest to, a great challenge to face is completing the New Hampshire 4000-footers. New Hampshire is

Changes on the Horizon 2014-10-03 19:27:00.000 - Tom Padham, Weather Observer/Meteorologist   After a several day stretch of beautiful weather with mild temperatures, light winds, and mostly sunny skies, changes are on the horizon. A cold front will march east tomorrow and cross our area during the evening, with the higher summits likely going into the clouds and rain transitioning to mixed precipitation and snow showers as temperatures fall below freezing by Sunday. Today was a picture perfect fall day atop New England, with plenty of color in the surrounding valleys below. There was a noticeable difference in color from

From Pennsylvania to New Hampshire 2014-10-02 18:57:00.000 - Caleb Meute, Summit Intern   I spent the last couple of weeks in southeastern Pennsylvania where the leaves have not yet turned to the color of fall. My drive north was spectacular, as I was able to see a vivid color change amongst all of the trees. Unfortunately, I was "that guy" taking pictures with one hand on the phone and the other on the wheel. Don't worry, 60 percent of the time, my eyes were on the road the whole time. Driving up the mountain was also quite enjoyable during Wednesday's

Hello, October 2014-10-01 18:38:00.000 - Mike Carmon, Weather Observer/Education Specialist   As my shift alluded to during their Observer Comments from last shift week, I was lucky enough to take a vacation, leaving the Observatory in the very capable hands of my co-workers Mike Kyle and Tom Padham. However, today I'm back from another 3-week hiatus, and changes are everywhere! Autumn is fully underway in northern NH, with some astounding foliage around the region. If you haven't checked it out for yourself, I'd highly recommend taking a weekend to visit the White Mountain Region to behold this amazing sight. With

From the Mouth of the Rocks 2014-09-30 18:38:00.000 - Richard Bates, Summit Museum Docent   Here we are. We've been here before you were born and we will be here long after you die. We have witnessed and endured 500 million years of time. Who are we? We live here. We are the reason you have a mountain to visit. We are gneiss, schist, and granite. You, dear Mountain friend, journey here so that you can somehow commune and imagine the world's worst weather. You hear stories of the hurricane force winds, the rime ice, the subzero cold which can

This week in haikus. 2014-09-29 18:07:00.000 - Arielle Ahrens, Summit Intern   Part 1 High pressure all week brought us bright, warm, sunny days. It felt like summer. Part 2 The fog has returned and light rain showers will come. Autumn has returned.   Arielle Ahrens, Summit Intern

A Few Beautiful Days on the Summit 2014-09-28 20:01:00.000 - Mike Dorfman, Weather Observer/IT Specialist   We're enjoying the influence of high pressure in the area with a cloudless and warm few days here on the summit! Yesterday's high of 62F and today's high of 61F both broke the daily record highs of 60F (1973) and 59F (1999), respectively. It is so strange walking out on the deck this time of year and feeling temperatures that are comfortable in short sleeves! We're not the only ones enjoying the warm weather here on the summit - a Northern Saw-whet owl decided

Fall Operations 2014-09-27 23:50:00.000 - Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer/Meteorologist   While today felt like summer on the summit, all one had to do was look down into the valleys below to see the indicators of fall (foliage) are all around us. And while Sunday is expected to be equally summer-like weather-wise, visitors should not be lulled into thinking this is the norm or that operations on and around the summit are still operating with summer schedules. The first difference is the operating schedules of AMC huts and shelters. Our closest neighboring hut, Lakes of the Clouds Hut, is closed for

Sweat + Summit + Sunrise = Science! 2014-09-26 19:17:00.000 - Kaitlyn O`Brien, Weather Observer/Education Specialist   This morning, we observed an interesting phenomenon that frequently occurs on the summit. If you checked in with our Current Summit Conditions shortly after sunrise today, you may have noticed a spike in the temperature graph. While the spike may look like erroneous data, the data is actually correct! Read on to learn why! We have several different thermometers installed up here on the summit. In addition to the dry bulb thermometer on our sling psychrometer, we also have two mounted thermometers that are