Short Storm Update

2008-02-27 03:01:56.000 – Kyle Paddleford,  Observer

These were not here a few hours ago

As of one o’clock this morning we had picked up just over 5 inches of new snow and it continues to fall lightly. Winds have remained fairly light, relatively speaking, through the storm but high enough to drift the snow around. I was quite surprised to see deep drifts on my way out to get the precipitation can after midnight, and figured there had to be upwards of a foot in the can but this was not the case. For most of the walk the snow was knee deep, but there were also spots where nothing had accumulated at all. Prior to the storm the ground conditions consisted of bulletproof ice in many spots, and this was especially the case along portions of the Auto Road as Ryan, Stacey, and I found out on our walk down to the 5300’ ARVTP site a few days ago. Winds will inevitably change directions and reshape the summit landscape with a whole new pattern of drifts for the other shift to encounter on their trips to the precipitation can through today. Ice will once again be exposed where it had been covered during the storm and visa versa. Watch out, it is slick out there!

 

Kyle Paddleford,  Observer

Adjusting to Life on the Summit

November 22nd, 2023|Comments Off on Adjusting to Life on the Summit

Adjusting to Life on the Summit By Charlie Peachey Working on the summit of Mount Washington is not your average job. There aren't too many other places where the employees work and live together for

A Surprise Aurora

November 15th, 2023|Comments Off on A Surprise Aurora

A Surprise Aurora By Francis Tarasiewicz After 17 months of working at New England’s highest peak, it finally happened. On the night of November 12th, 2023, I was lucky enough to view the famous and

A Glimpse at METAR Reports

November 7th, 2023|Comments Off on A Glimpse at METAR Reports

A Glimpse at METAR Reports By Alexis George, Weather Observer & Meteorologist METAR observations are submitted every hour of every day at Mount Washington Observatory. METAR is a format for reporting weather information that gets

Find Older Posts