We are getting used to the same old story in northern New England this summer: rain, and lots of it.
The Maine Forecast
Cold front bringing summertime humidity, storms to Maine before a nice stretch
We don’t need the rain, but a cold front will move into northern New England on Monday and spark showers with thunderstorms.
All-time heat record broken in Maine, with more on the way soon
For 25 consecutive days, the low temperature in the Portland area has been 60 degrees or more. That’s the first time that has happened since record-keeping began in 1940.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires expected in Maine Monday and Tuesday
We’ve had a break from the Canadian wildfire smoke for a couple of weeks, but that’s about to change. The wildfires in western Canada are sending smoke into the Great Lakes to start the week. That ground-level smoke is set to move into New York and part of northern New England Monday afternoon. The national […]
Will clouds stop you from seeing the Northern Lights this week?
A moderate geomagnetic storm is coming this week, and the Northern Lights will be visible in Maine – unless cloud cover spoils the event.
Flood threat looms for western Maine and northern New Hampshire
The heavy rain that is moving into the Northeast will set a bull’s-eye on northern New Hampshire and western Maine from Monday night into early Tuesday.
Crank up the A/C: First heat advisories of the year issued in Maine
The doom and gloom we’ve been experiencing for the last several weeks has been replaced by heat – and lots of it. Temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s Thursday with heat indices up to 96 degrees a few miles from the coastline. The National Weather Service has issued the first heat advisories of […]
Wildfire smoke moving out of Maine, but rain and humidity will stay awhile
Highs on Monday will struggle to reach the 70s today into Tuesday, with plenty of clouds.
Summer starts this week, and it’s going to feel like it in Maine
After what seems like weeks of gloom and doom and a cool Juneteenth, things are about to change drastically in the weather pattern.
Showers, thunderstorms expected for Father’s Day weekend
Mother Nature’s going to deliver a sub-par gift for Dad. Another pesky, upper-level low like the ones that have plagued us on and off for weeks will return to Maine with persistent clouds and showers. The coast has the best shot at not seeing widespread rain today, but expect showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. […]