Hello everyone!

After a nice few days of fall weather, we’ll be dealing with some not so awesome conditions today as low pressure approaches from the southwest. Clouds have already overspread the area, and rain will follow suite this afternoon. In terms of timing for rain, SW NH will be first up, with precipitation beginning in the early afternoon hours. It will take longer for the rain to reach Maine, but all except far NE areas should see precip by sunset, with those last holdouts filling in shortly after dark.

Temperature wise, it’ll be a seasonably cool day as we sit on the cool side of the warm front, with developing ESE winds and overcast skies. Look for highs generally in the mid 60’s, with cooler temps in the mountains.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Canadian high pressure is in charge of our weather again today, and the results, like yesterday, are set to be pretty awesome. Most of the region will see sunshine this morning, with the one exception being far SW ME and southern NH where clouds from a low pressure system well to our southwest will be present. Temps will rise into the mid 50’s north and mid 60’s across the coastal plain. Clouds will begin to escape the confines of southwestern regions this afternoon, spilling northeast into the rest of the region, but the system’s precipitation will hold off until tomorrow.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

After what’s seemed like an endless stretch of miserable heat and humidity, we have in the forecast today some weather that’s just plain awesome. Dry conditions are expected through the day as Canadian high pressure builds in from the northwest. Southern and southwestern areas will see overcast skies as some warm air tries to start moving back in aloft, but northern and northeastern areas will see full sunshine. High temps will be refreshing, ranging from 60 in the mountains to 70 along the coastal plain. The cherry on top of today’s forecast can be found in the dew point forecast, which ranges from 32 in central areas to 50 in far southern NH.

Enjoy this, we’ve earned it!

As a quick side note, you’ll likely be hearing more and more about a tropical system named Florence out in the open Atlantic in the coming days. The storm is headed for the East Coast, but if the center does end up making it onshore, it would be well to our south. If you have friends/family along the Southeast US coast, make sure they’re tuned into the latest forecast updates, and have their hurricane plan ready. I’ve already told my family in North Carolina that this weekend is the time to stock up on supplies, and prepare for possible hurricane impacts.

For important decision making, always consult official NHC forecasts. If you’re merely curious about some of the processes going on “under the hood”, feel free to check out my weather.us blogs about the system. I’ll be writing another update today with the latest details.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Yesterday’s thunderstorms did do some damage across the region, but they were also beneficial in bringing a cooler and drier airmass into the region. We’ll be enjoying that airmass today, with highs topping out in the upper 60’s north and mid 70’s south. More importantly, dew points will drop into the low 50’s. Skies will feature a mix of sun and clouds, with no precip expected.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

It’s going to be a great day across Western Maine and New Hampshire, and across the rest of the Northeast for that matter. A cold front will be marching through, with showers and thunderstorms along it escorting the oppressive heat and humidity out of the region. Behind the front, Northwesterly winds will begin to usher in cooler and drier air, as Mother Nature becomes slightly less oblivious to the fact that we are now in meteorological fall.

The front is currently located between the Saint Lawrence River, and the Canadian/US border, as of 5:45. Showers along the front are just beginning to move into far NW parts of Maine at this hour, and those showers should be expected to continue moving east through the next few hours as the front drops in.

Farther southeast, we’ll have a few hours to heat the atmosphere up before the front arrives. The farther southeast you go, the longer this window will be. By the time the front arrives along the coast, a considerable amount of instability will have built up, with strong to potentially severe thunderstorms becoming a concern as a result. The most likely area for these storms will be southeast of a line running from Rockland to Lewiston to Keene NH, though not everyone in this area will get a storm. Gusty winds and hail are both potential threats with these storms, in addition to heavy rain and lightning.

Temperatures today will also be determined by the timing of the frontal passage. The mountains, which will see the front arrive this morning, will top out only in the low 70’s. Southern New Hampshire, which will wait until the mid afternoon to see the front, will get all the way up into the low 90’s, with oppressive humidity sticking around as well.

Everyone sees cooler and drier air by sunset tonight, with an absolutely amazing stretch of early fall weather forecast heading into the weekend.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

More hot and humid weather is in the forecast today as a cold front slowly approaches from the northwest. There’s a fair amount of cloud cover moving across the region this morning, with radar picking up on a few showers in the mountains. That should clear out by the early afternoon, with a trend towards sunnier skies and drier conditions. The heat and humidity may be enough to fuel a brief pop up shower or thunderstorm in the mountains, but otherwise look for mainly dry weather through the evening.

How hot will it get today? Look for highs ranging from around 90 in southern NH to 85 in areas NE of Augusta. Typically cooler areas along the coast will enjoy temps in the mid to upper 70’s. Dew points in the mid to upper 60’s won’t be quite as brutally oppressive as recent days, but will still make for uncomfortably muggy conditions.

Cooler and drier air arrives tomorrow.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today’s weather will vary quite a bit across the region, with southern NH holding on to oppressive heat and humidity, while areas northeast of Augusta enjoy a much drier airmass. The one thing the entire region will have in common will be partly to mostly sunny skies, with the most sunshine found downwind of the mountains as weak NW flow sets up a weak upslope/downslope regime.

In the satellite loop linked above, you can see some clouds moving southeastward near Augusta. This is the boundary that will bring drier air to the northeastern half of the region today. It will eventually run out of steam, with southwestern areas remaining very muggy.

Highs today will be split along the typical upslope/downslope lines where the coastal plain sees highs in the mid 80’s (SW NH a bit warmer) and the mountains remains cooler in the mid 70’s.

Dry conditions are expected across the area today in the absence of moisture extending past the low levels.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Unfortunately, heat and humidity is making a return for the unofficial last day of summer. Southwesterly breezes will bring temps up to near 90 for most of the area, with slightly cooler temps along the Midcoast and up in the mountains. Dew points in the low 70’s will send heat index temps up to near 100 in the south and 90-95 farther north. This heat can be dangerous if you’re not careful, so stay hydrated and be smart about what you’re doing during the heat of the day.

Most of the area will be dry through the evening hours, with the exception being the mountains where showers and thunderstorms will pop up along an approaching front. Most of the storms will be non-severe with heavy rain and lightning being the main threats, though some gusty winds can’t be ruled out.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will be a bit warmer as high pressure slips southeast off the coast, and we begin to get the “return flow” on its western side. Look for temps to top out in the low 70’s in our typical mountain and coastal cool spots, with low 80’s in our typical southern NH/SW ME warm spots. As this warm air filters in, look for a general increase in cloudiness. Fog and low clouds will burn off this morning, but mid/high clouds will continue to move by overhead through the afternoon. There’s a slight chance for a late day shower in the mountains, but otherwise expect mainly dry conditions to continue.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Thanks to your extremely generous support, Forecasterjack is back! Starting today, I’ll once again be posting daily weather updates for Western Maine and New Hampshire, and that will continue as long as its sustainable with everything else I’m juggling. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it though, so here’s today’s forecast.

Today will feature more clouds than sun generally speaking as moisture moving in from the west runs into a dry area of high pressure to our northeast. Western parts of New Hampshire will be the cloudiest, while northeastern parts of Maine will see the most sun. A very brief sprinkle is about all I’d expect to fall from these clouds, and even that is fairly unlikely for most areas.

The cloud cover will team up with onshore winds to keep temps fairly low today. Look for highs to top out within a few degrees of 70 for most spots, with southern NH and parts of Maine NE of Augusta likely a little warmer (low-mid 70’s).

-Jack