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Managing Risk in the Mountains with the Higher Summits Forecast

Managing Risk in the Mountains with the Higher Summits Forecast By Carissa Milliman A group of hikers trek along the open ridges of the White Mountains. Joe Klementovich photo. With more and more people visiting the White Mountains each year to experience the expansive network of wilderness and enjoy the abundance of

Educational Resources

Educational Resources Mount Washington Observatory offers a variety of online educational resources. Here, you can find links to our YouTube content, including WeatherX curricula,  media and television selections, and links to useful educational weather related content. Lesson Plans and Activities WeatherX Curriculum Monday’s Lesson: When

Partnerships

Partner With Us Partnerships with universities, educational institutions, nonprofits, and corporations help to drive our mission. We proudly align with respected organizations to achieve shared goals in education, research, workforce training, marketing, and business development. Earning frequent and widespread media attention, Mount Washington Observatory provides its partners invaluable exposure while earning them goodwill in

Virtual Classroom

Home of the World’s Worst Weather Live!Also Visit: Virtual Classroom — WeatherX — Distance Learning Connect live via Zoom to the highest peak in the Northeastern US, Mount Washington, New Hampshire, as Weather Observers and Education Specialists at the non-profit Mount Washington Observatory present a virtual program called “Home of the World’s Worst Weather Live.”

♫♫♫…A Total Eclipse of the ̶H̶e̶a̶r̶t̶ Sun…♫♫♫

♫♫♫...A Total Eclipse of the ̶H̶e̶a̶r̶t̶ Sun...♫♫♫ 2017-08-07 05:14:18.000 - Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer/Staff Meteorologist   While reading a science blog two years ago, I learned about the solar eclipse that would be traversing the US on August 21, 2017. As soon as I saw the date, I went to my calendar and started counting

Views from the Summit

Views from the Summit 2014-12-05 18:06:51.000 - Michael Dorfman, Weather Observer/IT Specialist   It was another beautiful day on the rockpile! Tom Guilmette, professional videographer and photographer, is up volunteering on the summit for the week getting much-needed pictures and video for the Observatory.  The mountain has been quite photogenic in the last 24 hours,

Successful Experiment and Storms-a-Brewin

Successful Experiment and Storms-a-Brewin 2014-07-22 19:18:36.000 - Caleb Meute,  Summit Intern Boom Goes the Watermelon SUCCESS! Well it took more than a few rubber bands to reach watermelon carnage, but it happened. Kaitlyn made the start of the experiment easy on us by purchasing 'only' 6 bags of rubber bands of various sizes. You might

A New Prespective

A New Prespective 2013-12-07 13:50:14.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL I have returned from vacation and am feeling quite refreshed. Sometimes it helps to get away for a while to appreciate the everyday tasks that we complete here on the summit. I would also be remiss not to mention how awesome it is

Windex vs WINDEX

Windex vs WINDEX 2013-11-10 18:32:09.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Yesterday - a few inches of snow, Tomorrow - feet? Windex, to most people, is a blue colored window cleaner. In meteorology, "WINDEX" stands for wintertime instability index and is used to assess the potential for snow squalls to form along frontal boundaries, mainly in

Open Or Closed?

Open Or Closed? 2013-10-12 17:20:31.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist A guest this afternoon looks over a sea of clouds. Reading over our Facebook comments and emails, there seems to be some confusion concerning our operating status as well as others directly around us during the Federal Government Shutdown we (the United States) are currently

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