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Here’s what makes powerful Irma a truly rare storm

Irma is one of the strongest hurricanes ever to move across the Atlantic basin.

Hurricane Irma, is now a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour and gusts exceeding 200 miles per hour.

We will have lots of daylight even if it’s very different than it was a few months ago.

Meteorological summer came to a close Thursday, so we are now entering the peak of hurricane season.

For the holiday weekend, plan on some chilly mornings, the possibility of some Sunday showers, and a warm Labor Day.

As we all enjoy more fantastic weather here in New England, Harvey continues to drop inches of rain on Texas.

The Red Cross is sending workers to Texas this weekend.

It’s been a dry second half of the summer in Maine and we need rain, but not the amount they are about to get in parts of south Texas.

As skies change between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., so will the way the sun appears to Mainers hoping to glimpse the eclipse.

Beach weather this week is limited to just a couple of days with much needed rainfall likely late in the week.