Unsurpassed Clarity 2006-11-22 08:28:45.000 - Neil Lareau,  Meteorologist Monroe Monday Sunrise Yesterday. Yesterday was a good day. By mid morning the persistent undercast that had allowed for nearly half a week of breath taking conditions had evaporated; its only trace was a collar of bright rime between 3500ft and 5500ft around the mountain. Looking at the photo (taken by Jon), you can see the history of the undercast marked in white. Flowing through the saddles from the west and descending into the Great Gulf. Rarely building into the Gulf from the east and banking against the interior slopes. The trace

Coworkers and Friends with Planes 2006-11-19 06:31:05.000 - Jon Cotton,  Observer East at Night We miss Rita up here. She fit in well with the working and living community and seemed to understand the lifestyle. Which is all the more impressive given she felt ill the entire four days. Good company under stress, that's a talent. And she stayed up (outside on the deck) for the entire sunrise yesterday which is more than Mister Renzi can say. He was against the glass of the State Park rotunda for about 15 minutes before returning to his blankets. He tends toward the

My time on the summit 2006-11-18 08:33:13.000 - Rita Soboleski,  Summit Intern Cloud spill over Mt. Monroe The weather up here would make any trip worth it. Since I have been here we have gone from record highs of 49 yesterday and hurricane force winds to a calm sunrise of normal temperatures this morning. Being up here these last few days I have a new found respect for the people that live here. It's a daunting task at 12:45am to fix instruments in the dark, but nothing phases the people here, they love it. The love they have rubs off,

Airplanes and mountains 2006-11-17 13:06:40.000 - Jon Cotton,  Observer NULL South winds always bring something interesting and different to the routine of walking outside. The tower door onto the deck faces east. Normally quite sheltered from the prevailing west winds, a south wind hits hard from the side. Tonight was very dark and my first step outside every hour was basically a step into blackness trying to brace myself appropriately from getting slammed into the A-frame. That said, the winds were alright tonight but not high enough. We were all hoping to hit a 100. 88 is a good looking

Nin down the mountain 2006-11-16 18:02:35.000 - Mike Renzi,  Summit Intern NULL Starting another shift on Mount Washington is met with some sadness, as Nin, the boss, was brought down the mountain during shift change yesterday for a veterinary visit. It’s weird not having him jump up onto my lap while sitting or constantly begging for food/attention. It’s probably like empty nest syndrome; when all of the kids are gone to college the house is quiet and calm, well when the cat is out for a vet visit the observatory is quiet and calm. Hopefully he’ll return to the summit

A volunteer 2006-11-15 08:23:20.000 - Bruce Barlow,  Summit Volunteer NULL Tuesday afternoon. The week’s almost over. I finally got my one day of photography. More like an hour, but that’s what happens up here. This is my third time up as a volunteer, and the third time that I’ve had about an hour of good, clear, non-windy weather to go out and make some images.Today was particularly nice, with beautiful clouds that should print nicely in black and white. The red fox joined me, too. He misses the touristas who make sure he’s well-fed. He looked at me longingly, as

State of the snow pack 2006-11-14 15:11:49.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer State of the snow pack... Well, I’ve been up here a week now, and the temperature has only dropped below freezing twice. Winds and fog have dealt the snow pack quite a beating. Rain has fallen almost ever day, and snow pants have been traded in for summer shells. And the hope of the crew to use the snowcat throughout the remainder of the season has literally melted away. Record high temperatures have fallen from the history books, and average temperatures (now in the teens) mock us from the

Has November been this warm? 2006-11-13 12:12:53.000 - Bryan Farr,  Summit Intern NULL One has to wonder what is going on with the weather. Looking south, I amwatching a huge low pressure system off the Virginia coast; it is what wecall a cut off low. Meaning it is cut off from the main flow of weather,or for us snow lovers, it is a cold pool of air surrounded by warm airstreaming in from the Gulf of Mexico into New Hampshire. This is almostthe exact opposite of what you would find in a hurricane. Walking aroundthe summit reminds me more of

Misty Morning... 2006-11-12 10:16:37.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer Misty Morning This morning, sitting on the edge of the parking lots, looking to the east anticipating sunrise, the weather on Mount Washington felt very normal. The type of autumn weather you might expect to wake up to in September while camping at Mollidgewock State Park in the Great North Woods of NH. Temperatures were cool, but certainly not cold, everything was wet, but not from rain, and winds were calm allowing mist to rise slowly off the landscape and evaporate into the air. The only difference was that the mist was

Calm morning... 2006-11-12 10:07:37.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer NULL This morning, sitting on the edge of the parking lots, looking to the east anticipating sunrise, the weather on Mount Washington felt very normal. The type of autumn weather you might expect to wake up to in September while camping at Mollidgewock State Park in the Great North Woods of NH. Temperatures were cool, but certainly not cold, everything was wet, but not from rain, and winds were calm allowing mist to rise slowly off the landscape and evaporate into the air. It was pleasant, and not at all an experience