Most of Maine was under a severe thunderstorm watch, while Androscoggin and Oxford counties were under a severe thunderstorm warning.
National Weather Service
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Record-breaking U.S. heat wave scorches the Midwest, Northeast
In Maine, temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s in Portland on Wednesday and Thursday. Other parts of the state, including Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor, are under an excessive heat warning – it will feel as hot as 105 degrees in some of those areas.
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Heat wave ripples across U.S., putting over 75 million people under extreme weather alerts
Many parts of the Midwest and Northeast were under heat warnings or watches Monday. The mid-Atlantic and New England are expected to see highs in the 90s later this week.
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Scorching heat keeps grip on Southwest U.S. as records tumble and more triple digits forecast
The heat has arrived weeks earlier than usual even in areas typically a dozen degrees cooler.
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New England grid operator says it’s prepared for peak electricity demands this summer
ISO-New England says it will have sufficient electricity to meet consumer demand, though an extreme heat wave could test the grid’s capacity.
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Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer
Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record.
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Northern lights likely to put on a show in Maine on Friday, Saturday nights
The aurora borealis is difficult to predict, but keep an eye on the northern sky on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Maine’s wharf owners scramble to repair what they can before lobstering season starts
Contractors are hard to come by amid the mounting demand to repair damage from January storms that battered the coast. Now, many are patching their own wharves, hoping they can hold out until the real work can be done.
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When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level.
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Weather looking good for solar eclipse viewing
There could be some cirrus clouds floating around in the area of totality but they are expected to be to the southeast, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray.