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The Maine Forecast

  • Published
    February 8, 2016

    Large ocean storm stays far enough east to only brush Maine

    After a very nice Sunday across the region, we find winter weather advisories posted for much of Maine. Snow is in the forecast in some form the first part of this week, but you’ll be disappointed if you were expecting a lot of it.  The storm bringing this weather is located over 600 miles from […]

  • Published
    February 5, 2016

    Heavier snow pushes further inland, bringing snowstorm to larger area of Maine

    Nowcasting is what we call following a storm situation and giving updates. During this particular storm it’s been necessary to update the forecast and raise the snow totals everywhere.  As the heavier precipitation earlier thought to stay south and east of the Maine coastline has now moved inland.  This means some areas could accumulate 12 […]

  • Published
    February 4, 2016

    Light to moderate snowfall Friday morning is likely

    Afternoon note: Snowfall will push farther west tomorrow morning, affecting much of the area. While not a big storm, this will slow travel for much of Friday morning.     If you haven’t looked at a weather forecast in over a day you might be surprised at the snow coming tomorrow.  Indeed there is snow […]

  • Published
    February 3, 2016

    Mild air means rain, not snow, for Wednesday evening

    There are indications colder and perhaps snowy weather arrives next week, but in the short-term it’s more mild air with a windswept rain this evening. The weather is quite volatile as of late across much of the country and although you are likely enjoying the mild weather, our lack of snow and cold is directly […]

  • Published
    February 1, 2016

    One of the warmest starts to February on record, but still weeks of possible snow ahead

    In February, we gain an hour and quarter of daylight and a full 5 degrees on average daily temperatures.

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  • Published
    January 28, 2016

    Clear skies offer opportunity to see 5 planets at the same time

    The show will be visible right into February and if you miss it, your next chance is in 2020.

  • Published
    January 25, 2016

    January thaw starts the week; watching possible snow to end it

    January Thaw! This week will bring a short period of melting in spite of it not being very cold this winter in the first place.  The Northeast has been the warmest, as compared to average, of the entire country.  The map below shows which parts of the nation have seen colder versus warmer temperatures as […]

  • Published
    January 19, 2016

    Cold continues into the weekend, but storm still questionable

    Dry and cold weather continues for the balance of the work week, but there is still a small risk for some snow this weekend along the coast and mainly over southern Maine. Let’s chat about the cold first. Wednesday will certainly feel cold once again. When you combine the wind and the cold, the real […]

  • Published
    January 18, 2016

    Brace for cold, wind and watch out for possible weekend storm

    Over the weekend I wanted to take a drive to get some lunch. Since it had been snowing, I asked my neighbor how the roads were. She said if you are true Mainer, they are fine. While I don’t like to take risks driving if I don’t need to, her point about living in Maine […]

  • Published
    January 15, 2016

    Complex winter storm will bring mixed bag of weather to Maine Saturday

    In the summer there’s always a week of very hot weather, usually in July, but sometimes in August. In a typical winter there’s always a week or two of cold. It often comes in January, but sometimes waits till February. Next week, I see the coldest air of the season so far coming to Maine. […]