NULL 2006-10-16 07:11:16.000 - Ken Rancourt,  Meteorologist NULL Fog. I suppose that I should be used to it by now, but it sure would be nice to see the sun today! Rime ice and snow now cover the summmit proper, and we are reporting 0.5 inches on the ground. 0.5 rounds to 1 inch so we can officially report snow cover on the summit in our METAR reports. Maybe that is not the beginning of winter up here, but it is coming pretty close to it. Yesterday afternoon the State started to take down their office equipment and paperwork. The

NULL 2006-10-15 05:52:36.000 - Ken Rancourt,  Meteorologist NULL If it is not winter up here 'climatologically', it certain is by the looks of things. Last night we were below freezing, and in the fog, so lots of Rime Ice built up on everything. Mother Nature also gave us some light snow, snow grains, and with the higher winds after midnight, we also saw some blowing snow. The Cog Railway and Auto Road are still open, weather dependent of course, and the State is finishing up with their Gift Shop and Food Concession. With early morning icing it takes a while

NULL 2006-10-13 08:53:40.000 - Ken Rancourt,  Meteorologist An icy and snowy morning What a beautiful morning! The seasons up here certainly are changing: we had a mix of wintery precipitation last night-- light rain showers, light rain, light freeezing rain, light ice pellets, glazing (all before midnight), then light snow and blowing snow for a while early this morning. The fog was breaking up at sunrise, and now we can see scattered valley fog off to the west, and clouds both above and below the summit to the east. The sun was just cresting over the clouds to the east

NULL 2006-10-13 06:20:31.000 - Ken Rancourt,  Meteorologist NULL What a beautiful morning! The seasons up here certainly are changing: we had a mix of wintery precipitation last night-- light rain showers, light rain, light freeezing rain, light ice pellets, glazing (all before midnight), then light snow and blowing snow for a while early this morning. The fog was breaking up at sunrise, and now we can see scattered valley fog off to the west, and clouds both above and below the summit to the east. The sun was just cresting over the clouds to the east during the last observation,

NULL 2006-10-12 07:13:27.000 - Ken Rancourt,  Meteorologist NULL Changes, changes, changes. If you don't like the weather just wait a minute! When I began my shift three hours ago we were in dense fog, moderate rain, and had relatively high winds. By 8 this morning we are in the clear, there are lots of 'neat' clouds below the summit, and the winds have dropped off considerably.There are two low pressure centers just to our south (one over Boston, the other over Portsmouth) and they will move up through Maine and the Gulf of Maine later today. When that happens things

Relative humidity 2006-10-09 17:38:40.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Meteorologist NULL The summit has, in effect, been a desert for the past three days. With strong subsidence beneath a massive ridge of high pressure the air was compressed and warmed. There was no feed of moisture from any direction as winds were nearly calm through a considerable portion of the lower atmosphere. The result was progressively lowering relative humidity values which bottomed out last night at 1.4%. Let me say that again, 1.4%.That is extreme. What is even more impressive, between the 4 am and 5 am observations, subsidence ended which allowed

A volunteer 2006-10-07 11:33:10.000 - Diane Beland and Harold Kazanj,  Summit Volunteer Yesterday The beginning of Columbus Day weekend and the weather is unbelievable. Agreat chance to explore without having to worry too too much about theelements here on top of the mountain. The forecast does not seemthreatening.As a member/volunteer for the Observatory I can only say how spectacular ithas been. Last night was one of the most glorious sunsets I think I haveever seen. The sun setting on one side the full moon rising on the other. I think anyone that is reading this and is not a member

Web Forums 2006-10-05 17:15:34.000 - Mike Renzi,  Summit Intern Yesterday morning I’d like to start this comment with a message about our forums located here. We have tons of visitors to the web site every day yet only a few threads on our forums. I encourage everyone who has an interest about the mountain and our organization to click the link, create a free account, and make an introductory post. Tell us what you think about the place, let us know how the weather was when you visited, or when you’re planning on visiting. Generate some discussion!Today started off with

Forums! 2006-10-05 16:46:18.000 - Mike Renzi,  Summit Intern Yesterday morning I’d like to start this comment with a message about our forums located here: http://www.mountwashington.org/forums/ . We have tons of visitors to the web site every day yet only a few threads on our forums. I encourage everyone who has an interest about the mountain and our organization to click the link, create a free account, and make an introductory post. Tell us what you think about the place, let us know how the weather was when you visited, or when you’re planning on visiting. Generate some discussion!Today started off

NULL 2006-10-03 16:30:49.000 - Katherine MacDonald,  Summit Volunteer Chrysanthamum.jpg As I near the end of another wonderful week volunteering at the Mount Washington Observatory, I am melancholy about departing this wonderful experience.I never get tired of coming to the summit of Mount Washington and cooking for the crew here in exchange for the opportunity it affords me in photography as well as personal growth and respite time.As I was walking around the summit today I was thinking of the vast difference in weather from day to day. Not just day to day but sometimes hour to hour. That’s part of