Science In The Mountains 2014 Schedule 2014-07-07 18:28:58.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Through the lens: This mornings sunrise. Observer Note: Our Current Summit Conditions page will be undergoing maintenance and may be periodically displaying erroneous data or become unavailable. Until the page is fully restored, hourly summit conditions can be found online HERE or anywhere else online that displays METAR data for station KMWN.This summer, the Mount Washington Observatory will be hosting our sixth annual Science in the Mountains lecture series. There will be six different programs that will be hosted each Wednesday starting July 16 and running until

High Winds and Lenticular Heaven 2014-07-06 19:41:25.000 - Caleb Meute,  Summit Intern Stacked Lenticular Clouds As Hurricane Arthur moved off the coast, high pressure returned in its wake which really blew my socks off. Perhaps I should say shoes because that is actually what literally happened. Last night the crew and I went outside to watch the sunset. Upon making it to the deck, our winds reached a sustained 75 mph which gusted to 85 mph. I thought that I would be fine to wear my moccasin slippers outside, as I would just be standing still looking at the sunset.

Happy Fourth of July! 2014-07-04 19:14:25.000 - Arielle Ahrens,  Summit Intern Showing off our festive temporary tattoos. Our shift won't be watching any fireworks today, though as Ryan pointed out, we had a great show last night with the storms that rolled through. Still, nothing was holding us back from celebrating this American holiday. We decorated the Weather Room and used temporary tattoos to make the atmosphere at the Mount Washington Observatory feel more festive.While most people would consider the weather we are getting poor for Independence Day, I am actually very excited about it. As I write this comment,

A Busy Weekend in the Weather World 2014-07-04 00:40:43.000 - Kaitlyn O`Brien,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL While we always remain vigilant of the weather, we are especially keeping an eye on Hurricane Arthur as it continues to make its way up the eastern seaboard. As a cold front simultaneously moves in from the west, it appears that models are generally keeping the storm out to sea by the time it advances toward New England, however we are still expecting to see heavy rains, thunderstorms, and strong, gusty winds up here on the summit Friday evening through the morning hours on

Back to the Summit! 2014-07-03 02:42:16.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Weather Observer NULL As you may know, one of the goals of the nonprofit Mount Washington Observatory is to take hourly weather observations, then submitting them to the National Weather Service to help them improve forecast models. As a working weather station, we must take observations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Although I normally work the day shift (roughly 5 AM-5 PM EST), I have the privilege of working Wednesday night this week, transferring back to the day shift by Friday. I have worked nights a handful of

NULL 2014-07-01 15:21:47.000 - Ethan Wright,  Summit Intern The current Auto Road Stage Office One of the unique buildings on top of the summit of Mt. Washington is the Auto Road Stage Office. The building today is used as a gift shop and hiker shuttle stop by the operators of the Mt. Washington Auto Road. The Stage Office standing today is a replica of the original Stage Office which was built by the Summit Stage Company in 1908, and served as the first home of the Mount Washington Observatory from 1932 to 1937. It was in the original Stage Office

Mount Washington is an awesome place for one to visit, work, and/or volunteer. 2014-06-30 23:01:58.000 - Jan Berriochoa,  Summit Museum Attendant NULL Going up to the visitors center in the morning before the public comes up and enjoying the sights and sounds is an amazing way to start your day.What I enjoy most about being the museum attendant is having the opportunity to talk with people from all over the world and ask about there adventure coming up the mountain.I recommend this experience to all who have a sense of adventure, humor, and zeal for life!   Jan Berriochoa,  Summit

Climb to the Clouds 2014-06-29 18:29:24.000 - Tom Padham,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Slim Bryant's car departing the summit Today was the 110th anniversary of the Subaru Mt. Washington Hill Climb (aka Climb to the Clouds), a timed-automobile race up the steep and winding 7.6 mile Mt. Washington Auto Road. This year's race was the largest in the history of the event, which first started in 1904, with 80 cars vying for the fastest time up the Northeast's highest peak. Luckily the weather remained dry for the event, with warm temperatures for this time of year in the upper 50s on the

Beautiful Sunrise To Start The Weekend 2014-06-28 07:01:23.000 - Brett Rossio,  Summit Intern Morning Glory This is how weekend mornings should always start! With high pressure centered over us, it will be a gorgeous weekend for the entire region. The Road Race, or 'Motor Race' up the mountain will be this weekend too. If you're a motor junkie like me, you should come check it out. Other than that, this would be a great weekend to bring the family up and go for a hike. There won't be many sunny days up here, so I would suggest anybody to take

Care For a Cup of Rain? How About a Bucket? 2014-06-26 15:16:42.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL After the recent stretch of stellar weather late last week through early this week, we've experienced quite a soaker over the last two days.As of 1:30PM today, the summit received a total of 4.53 inches of rain since precipitation commenced early Wednesday morning. The heaviest of the rain fell last night, with buckets descending from the sky for hours at a time. Even though our rainfall totals are impressive, areas just to our south and east received even greater totals, with