Cold Snap Coming To The Southeast 2013-02-28 18:13:08.000 - Michael Kyle,  Summit Intern Graphic Courtesy Of The Nation Weather Service The Northeast is accustomed to the cold temperatures of winter and so far this season we have seen our fair share of cold days. In just the past three weeks the Northeast, along with many other regions of the country have seen multiple snowstorms. Here on the summit the mercury has dropped to some of the coldest temperatures seen in recent years. With the recent weather patterns nearly the entire country has experienced a cold snap; except the Southeast. The

Avalanche Safety Class 2013-02-27 17:58:19.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL I have now been working on the summit of Mount Washington for three winters and have seen most of what Mount Washington can offer. I have seen wind speeds as high as 140mph, temperatures as low as 35F degrees below zero, and blowing snow so dense, visibility is next to nothing. However, the one thing I have yet to see is an avalanche; and I hope to keep it that way. This past off week I participated in one of the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education's

Volunteer Comments 2013-02-27 00:21:51.000 - Bill Ofsiany,  Summit Volunteer NULL Meteorology, like most of the sciences deals with numbers; things that can be made into graphs. Wind speed in miles per hour or meters per second, millibars, visibility in miles, temperature in degrees, dew points and relative humidity, rainfall and snowfall in inches or feet, are all objective. These are the things that can be measured. That is the realm of science. But there is something else up here, that only those who have been here can experience; the subjective parts of weather. When the wind speed gets up in

THE EduTrip for Educators! 2013-02-24 16:44:56.000 - Will Broussard,  Outreach Educator NULL It has been a beautiful winter weekend atop New England's highest peak. We expected more 'exciting' weather to accompany our sixth Edutrip of the winter season, but we will certainly take what we can get! With temperatures in the mid-20s, slight winds, light snowfall and visibility around half a mile, conditions have been reminiscent of a calm winter day in the valley. Due to low icing conditions and very little wind, the observers had the opportunity to install the mechanical wind sensor, which measures wind speed and direction

Webcams 2013-02-23 17:34:17.000 - Steve Welsh,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist NULL Today has been one of those foggy nondescript sort of days with nothing much happening weather wise. We've all been watching the latest weather models and wondering how much snow we'll pick up tomorrow - looks like somewhere around 6 inches or so up here. With temperatures in the 20s and only light winds some of it may stick around for a while too instead of being blown straight off into the ravines.This shift, amongst other things, I've been working on code to collect images for a replacement camera that

What Is the Jet Stream and Why Is It Important? 2013-02-22 18:36:40.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Summit Intern NULL Mount Washington is the location of the world's fastest surface wind ever recorded by man. In April of 1934, a wind speed of 231 miles per hour was recorded by the summit crew. Holed up in a wooden house chained to the summit, the observers strained to hear the clicks of the old-fashioned anemometer, which indicated wind speed. One of the observers on the summit even had to go out and clear ice off of the anemometer immediately before the record gust.Fly

Volunteer Comments 2013-02-20 22:33:40.000 - Gary Casperson,  Summit Volunteer NULL My first winter week as a volunteer on the Rock Pile has been exciting. I have been looking forward to this week since June 2012 which was my first summer volunteer session on the mountain.We have experienced some very good weather with low to moderate winds and good visibilities. Then on Sunday the Observers forecasted 110-120 mph winds for Monday. These forecasted winds would give me the opportunity to join the Century Club. The wind force on the body was unbelievable as I ventured out unto the deck early Monday

My First Winter Week 2013-02-19 18:37:12.000 - Mark Sobkowicz,  Summit Volunteer Stairs coated in rime ice above an undercast. This morning the temperature was 20F on the mountain with 40 mph winds, which, just a week ago, I would have described as 'windy and cold.' A week volunteering here at the Observatory has given me a new appreciation for 'windy and cold.' Yesterday morning I was able to experience winds of 115 mph with higher gusts, along with cold of 15F below zero. It was an amazing experience to be able to go out in that, with the warm observatory

High Winds, Dense Fog, Bitter Cold Followed By An Awesome Sunset 2013-02-18 19:13:52.000 - Roger Pushor,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist Sunset through the Weather Room Windows As can always be expected from the 'rock pile', the last few days have been a time of extremes. So far this shift, we've seen wind speed ranging from two miles per hour to 129 miles per hour. Temperatures have ranged from a high of 16F degrees to a low of 19F degrees below zero. Visibility from the Observation deck has ranged anywhere from 50 feet to 120 miles. This morning when the winds hit

Boston Museum of Science 2013-02-17 16:23:01.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL One of the benefits of working for eight days straight on the summit, is the six days off the summit we have to relax and travel. This past off week, I took advantage of my time off and visited the Boston Museum of Science; one of the participating science centers of the ASTC Passport Program. You see, with my Observatory membership, not only can I access Premium Content and other material from the Mount Washington Observatory, but I get free admission to over 300 science museums who