Wind gusts and falling trees knocked out power for thousands Sunday. Portland received 2.5 inches of rain on top of the already saturated ground.
maine weather
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Three storms to hit Maine over 6 days as March madness heats up
Expect mostly rain, but cold air filtering in from the north could change some of that rain into snow.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Outdoors
Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions
A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change.
Posted inLocal & State
Power restored to most electric customers in Maine after gusty winds had caused 11,000 outages
Winds gusted to 50 mph in southern and central Maine on Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Sports
Lack of snow in Maine cancels Can-Am sled dog races, which draw thousands each year
The event normally brings thousands of spectators and valuable tourism dollars to northern Maine, one of the most rural parts of the Northeast.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Spring preview brings big warmup, rain and wind to Maine
This week will feel nothing like the end of February in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Bill would set aside $50 million for Maine small businesses hurt by severe storms
They would be able to apply for one-time payments for state aid from the impacts of ‘severe weather-related events’ such as the storms that hit Maine in December and January.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Winter storm Tuesday likely to bring some snow to southern Maine
The good news is that this storm will be all snow. The bad news? It’ll miss a good chunk of the state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine will use $4.4 million in federal funds to strengthen electric grid vulnerable to extreme storms
The federal funds are intended to boost the grid’s resilience to help reduce the frequency and duration of outages, but also provide clean energy workforce opportunities and meet state climate objectives.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Unseasonably warm weekend on tap for Maine
Temperatures will make a run for 50 degrees, well above what you’d typically expect this time of year.