Alpine Flower Hike 2010-06-01 18:10:25.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer The Girls Above Central Well, it's June 1st and I haven't yet made it out to the snowfields today. I woke up this morning to foggy conditions and not long after that, rain. I can only hope that it stops before August as I remember June and July being incredibly wet last summer. The rain was no surprise though and since we saw it coming, the entire crew went out for a hike yesterday evening. Knapper joined us down to the top of the east fields since he was on

Happy Memorial Day! 2010-05-31 22:17:04.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist Old Glory in the sun today It seems that there's always something new to see on this mountain. Even here in late May, as we get into the summer months that tend to be much tamer than the winter months (that I have now gotten to see 5 sets of), something new can sneak up on you. Today, that happened in the form of a whole lot of smoke coming from wildfires, some burning out of control, to our north in Quebec.We actually started to see effects from these

Week In Review 2010-05-30 21:07:42.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Summit Intern Lenticular Clouds It has been an exciting week for me. One in which I have experienced quite a few new things. Thursday morning I woke to a rather interesting sight that I had only till that point heard of. We were under clear skies with an undercast. Later that same day I stood on the observation deck as low clouds literally closed in around me. Friday I had the opportunity to get a few turns in on the East Snow Fields. It may have only been a few but it

Oh, the sights to see! 2010-05-29 21:52:59.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist Sunrise Saturday morning. The weather this week looks to be a nice mix of everything the summit has to offer. The conditions for our first half of the week have consisted of relatively low winds, seasonable temperatures, with only brief fog and dynamic skies above. The weather for the second half of the week is shaping up to have higher winds, more fog, and possibly some thunderstorms mixed in with rain. It is a week like this that kind of provides us with a great smorgasbord of variety

First few days... 2010-05-28 16:20:38.000 - Hanna Brewer,  Summit Intern Marty, also, is calmed by the mountain. After my first few days atop Mount Washington, I'm starting to think that the 'Home of the World's Worst Weather' isn't living up to its name. I can't say I'm too broken-hearted, however. It has been absolutely beautiful welcoming weather for me with temperatures in the 50s and relatively calm winds. I've scarcely needed more than a light jacket to shadow observers Brian Clark and Mike Finnegan on their hourly weather observations, which means ideal cloud and stargazing conditions.It is a very humbling

Start of summer, and tours! 2010-05-27 22:55:22.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist For a lot of folks, I'm sure, tomorrow will be the start of Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial beginning of summer! We will undoubtedly see the results of this over the weekend here on the summit with our first truly busy days of the summer. Lots of people will be driving up the Auto Road, riding the Cog, hiking, and hopefully taking tours of the Observatory!If you are already a member, remember that one of the many benefits of membership is that you can always stop

Volunteer comment 2010-05-26 18:42:57.000 - Cynthia L. Terry,  Summit Volunteer NULL There is beauty in the consistent inconsistency about this mountain. Approaching a decade of volunteer work the one thing I know is I'll never know enough about this area; it is full of surprises for a Pennsylvania gal. I found an unwanted one this trip.After a week of the most unbelievably great, clear weather I have ever had, I took a leisurely jaunt to one of my favorite places, Sphinx Col. This is a very scenic valley between Mt. Clay and Mt. Jefferson. Just below the sign that pronounces

Passing Storms 2010-05-25 16:42:09.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist Missed it by that much... I'm currently watching the sky to the northeast like a disappointed child who didn't get what he wanted on Christmas.We were hoping for a few thunderstorms today to close out our shift with a bang, but it looks like our neighbors to the east, Maine and Canada, are getting all the action. The radar from out there is lit up with bright reds and oranges.The storms are so massive that the cirrus tops of the cumulonimbus clouds can be seen from here on the summit. A

DMC 2010-05-24 17:29:20.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist Crepuscular Rays With the absence of my counterpart meteorologist this shift, my skills in predicting the unpredictable have been especially on call. Luckily, the presence of a formidable and stubborn ridge of high pressure over the eastern half of the Continental U.S. has provided us with pretty mundane but gorgeous weather for most of the shift. I have lamented with my co-workers that I'm running out of ways to put into words the fact that skies will be sunny and temperatures will be warm. But I should not complain, because before long,

NULL 2010-05-23 16:03:55.000 - Kristin Raisanen,  Summit Intern The cog going down on a beautiful day As Mike announced early this week, the interns have arrived. I'm one of the two summer interns on this shift, you heard from Sabrina, the other intern, yesterday. Today is only my second day on duty, but I'm already having a fantastic time, and trying to learn as much as possible. As a NH native and a weather junkie, I volunteered on the summit a few summers ago, and knew I needed to take it one step further and become a summit intern one