Up-And-Down Week
2013-04-08 14:39:09.000 – Mike Carmon, Weather Observer/Meteorologist
Wavy Clouds on Sunday Morning
We’ve had some fairly up-and-down weather this shift.
When we arrived (a day late, no dollars short) on Thursday, the summit was fully in the clear, with temperatures about normal (mid to upper teens), and breezy west winds. After rising up into the 20s later on Thursday and Friday, a cold front brought us back down into the negative numbers by Saturday.
While Saturday started out as one of those typical Mt. Washington mornings–summit firmly in the fog, visibility less than 100 feet, and consistent rime icing–the sun made a return during the afternoon, providing our overnight guests with some spectacular views!
Now, we are awaiting a big warm up. Temperatures today have already broken above freezing, and we’re expecting a period of rain and freezing rain tonight and tomorrow as we hover right around the freezing mark.
So, we could see a significant melt-out, or we could see every structure become encased in a layer of glaze ice if temperatures fall just a degree or two shy of what models are predicting.
Here’s hoping for the former!
Mike Carmon, Weather Observer/Meteorologist
Inside the Weather Room: How Mount Washington Observers Monitor the Atmosphere
Inside the Weather Room: How Mount Washington Observers Monitor the Atmosphere By Karl Philippoff As a weather observer on Mount Washington, we take our hourly observations on the observation deck, usually heading out between
From Weather Observer to Intern, to Observer Again
From Weather Observer to Intern, to Observer Again By Madelynn Smith As I rode in the backseat of our Obs van up the Auto Road for the first time as a full-time employee at
From Mountains to More Mountains
From Mountains to More Mountains: This Time with Stronger Winds By Alyssa Bélanger On the observation deck in high winds. Hello there! My name is Alyssa Bélanger and I am a fall
