Fall is on the way 2012-09-09 16:33:22.000 - Steve Welsh,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist NULL What a difference a day makes. After all the recent mild muggy conditions it was so refreshing stepping outside this morning and breathing in some cool crisp air for a change. It really felt very Fall like with temperatures in the mid-30s and haze free unrestricted views of the surrounding mountains. The storms that came through yesterday evening certainly scoured the air mas out and with a temperature drop of ten degrees in an hour we knew a big change was on the way.On Friday I

Good Morning From the Top of New England! 2012-09-08 15:49:03.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Summit Intern NULL Welcome to a foggy day on top of the Rock Pile! Stepping outside this morning was a harsh reminder of the ever-changing weather on top of this mountain. Yesterday's clear skies and beautiful views quickly turned into gusty winds and thick fog overnight. I (the new intern) even had to wander around a bit to find the precipitation can outside the building!Living at the top is a unique experience. In the evening, I've found myself in the observer's quarters downstairs lying back on a

Miss New Hampshire 2012-09-07 17:25:50.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL Back on the summit again and off to a great start to the week. Yesterday I had a very special visitor that was here to film a promotional video that will be featured on the Miss USA YouTube channel in the coming months. Miss New Hampshire, Meagan Lyman was here with an unusual request outside the basic description of what I do here on the summit. Luckily it was something that I have done in the past and could pull off. What is it you might ask? Well

Chase Community Giving Contest 2012-09-06 09:06:50.000 - Scot Henley,  Executive Director NULL MWO Friends and Supporters,Today is a big day for the Observatory. It's the start of the Chase Community Giving contest, where we are competing with nonprofits from all across the nation for a share of $5,000,000 in grants. Believe it or not, we have a legitimate shot at winning an unrestricted grant of up to $250,000 to support our work in research and education. All we need is your vote!This is the easiest possible way to support the Observatory! To participate, simply click the 'Help Us Win' banner

Winter on its way 2012-09-05 23:20:05.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist NULL With the month of September in full swing, 'transition' is the word.The days are growing shorter, the temperatures just a little cooler, and the autumn rains have commenced.Up on the summit, the Auto Road is closing a little earlier, the volume of visitors has noticeably decreased, and the number of hikers is dwindling. Inside the Observatory, work has begun on wintertime projects, preparations in anticipation of snowfall have started, and our fall interns have replaced our summertime ones.When my shift left the summit last Wednesday, temperatures had bottomed

Volunteer Comments 2012-09-04 23:03:17.000 - Arline France & Priscilla Simm,  Summit Volunteers Yes, it's time to hit the road. This is our seventh day on the mountain. We are sore from hiking to the Lakes of the Clouds and down by the Great Gulf where we were warned of a bear sighting. We have survived it all with humor and awe of the changing weather, from sunrise to sunset and everything in between. Winds were ferocious the first two days with gusts up to 85 mph - it sounded like a railroad train. The crew was fun and helpful as

Right Place, Right Time 2012-09-03 16:30:13.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Sunrise this morning at the right place and time. I've heard it been said that luck is being in the right place at the right time but location and timing are in some extent under our control. If this is true, I was either lucky two separate times last night or I had really good control over my location and timing. Working up here, I tend to put more on the side of luck than anything else. People who frequent our Facebook page or these Observer Comments are familiar

From one Brian to Another 2012-09-02 18:10:14.000 - Brian Fitzgerald,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Brian Clark hard at work on his last ObsCast A lot has changed since I left the summit in April, but here at the Observatory I find myself once again focusing on the intricacies of the weather. For those loyal followers of the Mount Washington Observatory, you may recall another Brian on the summit this past winter, Brian Fitzgerald, the Winter Intern. Well after a fun spring and summer hiking and teaching around the White Mountains for the Appalachian Mountain Club- I'm back! Sadly, longtime Weather Observer,

I've got a couple of secrets I'm going to share 2012-09-01 19:39:56.000 - Roger Pushor,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist Waiting for geographic Summit - Tower in the back Labor Day weekend is the last big weekend of the summer before all of the kids who haven't already gone back to school head back so the Summit has been bustling with visitors today and with tomorrow predicted to be partly sunny I would expect more of the same tomorrow.As you can see from the picture the line to get to the geographic summit has been long today. After making their way up

What Do You See? 2012-08-31 16:42:20.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist A 'whale' sized lenticular. Is the cup half full or half empty or something else altogether? A question that has plagued people for centuries and depending on how you answer, it can define certain aspects of your personality, supposedly. If only given the first two options, I am usually a glass half full kind of guy. But, when I can provide an option outside of those two options, the scientific part of me usually thinks of the cup as completely full; the bottom half with a liquid, the top