Never Out of the Woods 2016-05-29 16:37:45.000 - Tim Greene, Summit Intern               Despite Tropical Storm Bonnie being the hot-button topic of most New England meteorologists' concern this weekend, it can be said with fairly high confidence that the brunt of the storm will pass well south of us here in the White Mountains.  Even the northernmost tracks forecast by the EPS and GEFS (ensemble models that run dozens of slight perturbations on the one initialized model, creating a series of outputs covering the whole spectrum of what could happen) keep the system roughly 100 miles offshore.  In fact,

A Great Start to the Summer 2016-05-28 17:21:07.000 - Chris Hohman, Summit Intern   Hello everyone, my name is Christopher Hohman and this has been my first week on top of the windy summit. I’m going into my sophomore year at Plymouth State University and, I am currently working on my B.S. in Atmospheric Science. I heard about the Mt Washington internship through my professor Dr. Eric Kelsey and immediately applied. As a kid I’ve always been fascinated by not only the effects mountains have on weather, but specifically Mt Washington's. I toured the facility with my Boy Scout troop

Summer Skies 2016-05-27 17:11:17.000 - Tom Padham, Weather Observer/Meteorologist   Over the past few days we’ve seen a much more summer like pattern across New England, with warm and muggy conditions. This has unfortunately led to poor visibility and air quality across the White Mountains. Today this was especially the case, where visibility hovered between 20 and 30 miles for much of the day on the summit, and ozone levels rose to unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. So what’s causing the hazy and smoggy conditions? The weather is certainly playing a part, with high pressure off the Southeast coast pulling

My First Week on the Summit 2016-05-25 09:32:31.000 - Emily Schuitema, Summit Intern   Hi, everyone! My name is Emily, and this was my first week working as an intern at Mount Washington Observatory. I left West Michigan over a week ago and drove to New Hampshire to start my internship. It was my first time in New Hampshire, and consequently my first time seeing Mount Washington. As I drove into the White Mountain National Forest and caught my first view of the snowy and intimidating mountain looming up in front of me, my palms got very sweaty and I

A Familiar Place, A New Home 2016-05-24 12:31:23.000 - Andrea LaRocca, Summit Intern   As I look out the window, it appears I’m not in Florida anymore. The thrill of living on top of a mountain has always been something I’ve dreamed of. Since I last stepped foot on Mount Washington, two years ago as a summit volunteer, I knew that I needed to come back. This time however, I’m fortunate enough to be in the thick of it, as a summit intern, learning the ins and outs of this spectacular place.   It has been 7 long, but short

Our Turn at High Winds 2016-05-22 15:33:38.000 - Mike Carmon, Weather Observer & Education Specialist   With the immense popularity of last week’s video of summit observers enduring high winds on the observation deck, our shift (who was off at the time) got a little jealous of all the fun they had. We had to wait a little while for the right weather conditions. But sure enough, our patience was rewarded. Once that happened, we set out to make our own video of extreme conditions during our shift week. Check out the video on our facebook page here. Don’t worry

A Great First Week 2016-05-17 18:52:43.000 - Meredith Campbell, Summit Intern   Hello world. I’m Meredith, and this was my first week working as a Summit Intern at the Mount Washington Observatory! A little bit about me. I graduated last Saturday from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and I’m obsessed with space. That’s pretty much all there is to know about me, and that’s actually why I’m here at the MWO. My goal for the summer is to gain some atmospheric knowledge, so that I can go back to school and possibly become

How Windy is Windy? 2016-05-16 17:52:21.000 - Mike Dorfman, Weather Observer/IT Specialist   If you’ve ever spent time on the summit with me, I call all wind from 40-70 miles per hour “a bit breezy”. With winds pushing the century mark, and gusts up to 109 mph, I think I will upgrade that to “Blustery.” But how windy is windy, really? It’s really impossible to imagine the winds on the summit without experiencing them firsthand. The Sherman Adams building has 3 foot thick concrete walls and 3 layers of bullet-resistant glass windows. Even with this protection, the constant, dull roar

Winter's Return 2016-05-15 18:55:21.000 - Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer/Staff Meteorologist   If you follow any of our social media feeds (Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram), you likely saw that it snowed this morning on the summit. As of this writing, it is still snowing with snow showers expected to continue overnight and into Monday. In addition to the snow, temperatures are dropping and winds are ramping up and are expected to reach the century mark overnight into Monday. So it’s a full on return of winter on the summit making one do a double take with the calendar ensuring it is

From Summer to Winter! 2016-05-13 16:29:49.000 - Tom Padham, Weather Observer/Meteorologist   After very mild temperatures over the past few days, wintry weather is set to make a return to the higher summits of New England this weekend. Temperatures climbed all the way up to 55°F on Thursday on the summit, just two degrees shy of a daily record high. We saw plenty of hikers enjoying the warm temperatures, sunshine, and light winds, and it felt like the first summer-like day up here. Changes are already on the horizon, with a cold front crossing the area this evening producing steady