Arctic Wednesdays 2026: Week 6 Pre-Trip Blog
Arctic Wednesday Pre-Trip Blog On Wednesday March 11th, Colleen Cutting and I will travel to the summit of Mount Washington as part of the Arctic Wednesday program—and we are incredibly excited to bring this experience back to WEMS! Arctic Wednesday is a winter professional development program offered by the Mount Washington Observatory for K-12 teachers. Ms. Cutting and I will travel to the summit in a snowcat to spend the day learning about mountain meteorology and weather observations techniques directly from the observatory’s team. As middle school science teachers, we teach about extreme weather, air pressure, climate, and the forces that shape our planet. Mount Washington, known for its rapidly changing and often severe weather conditions, offers a powerful real-world connection to these topics. In preparation for the trip, we have been tracking summit forecasts, comparing them to Worcester’s weather, and discussing how elevation impacts temperature, wind speed, and a...
