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How Cold Is Mount Washington This Weekend?

adam12 February 3rd
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With a record-setting cold snap moving through New England, we have to ask: how cold is Mount Washington going to get?

 

I’m no meteorologist. I’m just a workaday rock radio DJ. But believe it or not, I aspired to a career in meteorology when I was in grade school! Weather science was fascinating to me. There was a book on weather that I used to take out over and over again from the Greenwood School library. I’m ashamed to say, I never returned it. I hope no one from Wakefield Public Schools reads this. The overdue fees are probably astronomical.

 

For meteorological expertise, I always turn to Dave Epstein. He’s @growingwisdom on Twitter and his feed is an indispensable source of weather info and gardening info and cool pics of sunsets and moonrises. I think my man Dave actually gets up with the sun in the morning and goes to bed when the sun goes down at night. Which is wild if it’s true. That’s some 19th century farmer energy right there.

 

How Cold Is Mount Washington This Weekend?

I popped over to Dave’s Twitter feed to see what info he had on the cold front that’s icing out New England this weekend. He didn’t disappoint.

 

In other words, stay the hell inside Friday evening and early Saturday morning. And if you need to head out at all on Saturday, the later the better. Now, what about Mount Washington? The peak is well known for erratic weather phenomenon and record-breaking cold and wind. And this weekend will be no exception. Mount Washington Observatory is already posting summit conditions of -33 with 100mph winds and a wind chill of -89. The expectation? Wind chills of -100.

 

Dave shared a link to the Mount Washington Observatory Tower Cam. It already looks like Hoth. Take a look below, and stay safe this weekend.

The Most Underrated Attractions in New England

Every state in our neck of the woods has the big attraction they’re most known for. But what about the underrated attractions in New England?

 

A while back, Yahoo News published this: The 50 Most Underrated Attractions in Every State. They laid it out like this:

Classic tourist attractions may have their charms, but they come with a huge drawback: sooo many crowds. From fascinating museums to gorgeous scenery, these destinations are just as interesting, but off the beaten path—even for locals.

 

So their list, basically, is the antithesis of this list I put together last year: The Biggest Tourist Traps in New England.

 

Now, there are two main camps here when it comes to the storied American tradition that is the tourist trap. In one camp, you have the haters. They will avoid these roadside snares at all costs, refusing to give over one red cent to see The World’s Largest Gummy Bear Collection or Swampie’s Swamptacular Snake and Gator Land.

 

Then there’s the rest of us. Those of us who enjoy a bit of out-of-the-ordinary. Those of us who enjoy traveling off the beaten path. And, much like the Tourist Trap list, I think this list of underrated attractions in each of the six New England states will have a bit of appeal. Because, as the folks from Yahoo News pointed out: who wants to navigate crowds when you can see super cool stuff that doesn’t involve that hassle?

 

The Most Underrated Attractions in New England

Again, I’m focusing on the attractions in our own big backyard here. If you want to see what else there is to see in the other 44 states, you can get that full list right here. No matter the season, it’s always a good time to get out, hit the road, and explore.

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