Impending Ice 2010-01-24 18:14:09.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist NULL Although this is not meant to be a forecast discussion, it will probably sound awfully like one to y'all.As I sat composing this string of thoughts this afternoon, clouds (some of them lenticular) were quickly thickening and lowering all around the summit. We are gearing up for a 24 hour visit from a massive storm system beginning tonight. We've been fortunate enough to enjoy a phase of calm, clear weather since we emerged from the fog on Thursday morning. We have reported a visibility of at least 100 miles for

God bless Canada. 2010-01-23 17:39:51.000 - Drew Hill,  Summit Intern Sublimation sculpts sinewy rime at sunset. I love Canada.Don't get me wrong, I'm a bonafide American-- a patriot with a capital ''P''-- but this Canadian high pressure system has got me singing the highest praises for the maple leaves. As anyone who has been in New England these past couple of days already knows, this warm, dry airmass has brought us several picture-perfect days. You'd think I'd be uncomfortable with beyond-100-yard visibility and wind chills that average above zero, but I'm enjoying it. Thoroughly.Thursday began with a sunrise that was

NULL 2010-01-22 17:02:03.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist arctic dunes It doesn't get much better than this! It is the kind of day that lures observers and interns out of the building and into the bright sunshine. Temperature rose to a balmy 25 degrees and winds diminished to a mere whisper. I went out just after noon. I started down the Mount Washington Auto Road (well, you can't really see the road anymore. It's more akin to an un-groomed ski slope). I walked to just above the Cow Pasture and basked in the warmth of the seemingly arctic desert.

NULL 2010-01-21 11:19:46.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist not quite leaning tower of rime A little more than twelve hours ago Mike and I were convinced that we would witness the sun rising today. In the long history of blown forecasts on Mount Washington, this one will merely take its rightful place as the most recent. For once, our weather is more boring than every where else in the continental United States. It is raining and snowing out west, where such weather is unusual. There are thunderstorms in the Florida panhandle, and in New England high pressure is building

An exciting day! 2010-01-19 23:47:36.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist Me and Jim Cantore, live on the Weather Channel It's going on midnight right now, and I am only just winding down what did indeed turn out to be an unusually busy Tuesday. Because of the late hour and long day, I am going to keep things brief for this comment, but I at least wanted to take a few minutes to update everyone on what went on today.In case you missed the comment yesterday or aren't a fan of the Observatory's page on Facebook, a crew filming a

A special visitor 2010-01-18 22:19:37.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist Tuesdays are always busy days for the summit crew, mostly because it is the day before shift change. This means finishing up projects that we have been working on for the week, doing the weekly cleaning, and generally getting ready not only to head down the mountain, but also to welcome the upcoming crew to the beginning of their work week. Tomorrow promises to be even busier than a usual Tuesday. We will be welcoming a very well known name in the TV weather business to the summit tomorrow:

Where's Waldo 2010-01-17 17:35:48.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist Found ya! If you grew up in the late '80's and early '90's, then you are probably familiar with the coffee table book series of 'Where's Waldo'. But if not, let me explain what 'Waldo' was/is all about. Waldo is a cartoon man that has a distinct outfit made up of the following: brown shoes, blue pants, a thick lined red and white long sleeved shirt, a pair of horn-rimed glasses, a red and white striped beanie and a walking cane. Waldo was also a man of travel, taking him to

My First Week 2010-01-16 17:07:07.000 - Nick Lovejoy,  Summit Intern Sunrise This is my first week here on the summit, and what a week it has been so far. On Wednesday as I climbed up into my first snow tractor at the base of the auto road, I was filled with anticipation and excitement. We crept up the side of the mountain slowly, getting higher and higher as I watched the windows of the tractor begin to frost over. When the doors finally opened and that cold burst of air hit my exposed face, I knew I had arrived. The

Bluebird Skies to Fog 2010-01-15 16:20:21.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer A 'Glory'ous Day! Looking toward the windows as I type this, I remember what it was like yesterday when I looked out the windows. Today they are, for the most part, covered in rime. There is a dense fog outside that is forming this layer of white and grey, a fog thick enough to get turned around in. I was outside retrieving the precipitation can as we do every 6 hours and found myself a ways off when I expected to be nearly to it. Walking over to switch

A good day to get outside 2010-01-14 17:57:36.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist A happy observer in the East Snowfields Today was one of those rare winter days where winds drop below 10 mph, temperatures are "warm" (low to mid 20's), and the sun is shining brightly. We might see a day like this once a month in the winter and if we're lucky, it's on our shift. Because of this, the summit crew is always sure to take advantage of such fantastic weather by getting outside for various outdoor activities, as the work load allows of course. In