Hello everyone!

Today will feature much cooler weather as strong Canadian high pressure pours unseasonably cold air south into the region. High temps will range from 35 in the White Mountains to 45 near Augusta. Clouds will initially be widespread across the entire region, but we’ll see northern and eastern areas clear out this afternoon. Any morning rain/snow showers will depart by midday with drier weather to follow.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will feature temps on the chillier side as a Canadian airmass passes overhead. The upside to this setup will be sunnier skies as high pressure establishes (brief) control of our weather. Sunshine will be most widespread this morning, with clouds arriving ahead of our next storm system this afternoon and evening. Temps will range from 40 in the far north to 50 along the coast to 60 in the interior SW warm spots.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today is starting off with heavy rain across the entire region as deep tropical moisture surges northward. The axis of heavy rain will slowly shift off to the east today, leading to conditions becoming gradually drier as we head towards the afternoon. If you’re located along the coast, you’re pretty much done with the steady/heavy rain. If you’re in the foothills, steady rain will last until the mid/late morning hours before tapering off. If you’re in the mountains, steady precip will continue into the afternoon, changing slowly from rain to snow at the higher elevations.

Temps today will peak in most areas during the morning hours, but shouldn’t fall that much before sunset. The coast will spend most of the day around 50, while points farther NW hover around 40. Skies will remain predominantly overcast across the region today, with the best chance of briefly brighter skies to be found along the coast.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

We’re back to the wet weather today as a storm system develops to our west. Waves of steady rain are already moving into the area from the southwest, and will continue to do so through the rest of the day. Rain will start off light, but become heavier by the time we get into the afternoon/evening. After sunset, we could be looking at some embedded thunderstorms along with the downpours. Aside from being unpleasant, the only real negative impact this rain will have is on the river flooding situation up in the mountains/foothills. Many rivers are already at flood stage, and another 1-2″ of rain along with continued snowmelt will certainly cause some more problems.

Temps today will be kept down by clouds, rain, cold air damming, and onshore flow from the cold Gulf of Maine. As a result, high temps will sit right about where they are this morning, generally in the mid 40’s with some upper 40’s in southern NH and some upper 30’s in the far north.

Rain finally clears from west to east very early tomorrow morning.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

After several days of cool and unsettled weather, we’ll get to enjoy some lovely spring conditions today as we’re finally far enough from any low pressure systems to see widespread clouds and showers. Satellite imagery this morning reveals mostly sunny skies across the area SE of the mountains. A little NW component to the winds is supporting some upslope, but that should get patchier through the rest of the day today.

High temps will range from 45 in the northern mountains to 50 along the immediate coastline to 65 in the typical interior SW warm spots. No precipitation is expected anywhere in the region today. Get out and enjoy the lovely weather!

-Jack

Hello everyone!

You’ve probably gotten tired of hearing the word “unsettled” being used to describe pretty much every day’s weather for the past week or so, but it fits well again today. An upper level low pressure system will be moving across the region from NW to SE today, which will put the bulk of its precipitation off to our northeast. Satellite imagery shows some signs of clearing especially downwind of the mountains in NH, and this will drift towards Maine during the morning hours.

As the sun heats up the surface, and the upper level low passes overhead, the vertical temperature gradient will steepen (temps cool faster with height), which means that we could be looking at some scattered pop up showers across the area this afternoon. Not everyone will see a shower, but don’t be surprised if you encounter a brief burst of rain if you’re headed out and about. Any showers will dissipate this evening as both the sun and the upper low depart the region.

High temps will range from 40 in the north to 45 along the immediate coast to 65 in southern NH.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Low pressure continues to drift lazily through the Gulf of Maine this morning, which means it’s close enough to be the primary influence on our weather. The net result will be more clouds and showers, especially this morning. Showers should be winding down by midday while clouds begin to thin out later in the afternoon. Sunshine is most likely in western parts of the region, but many areas could be in for a stunning sunset as the waning light reflects off the departing cloud deck.

High temps today will range from 70 in SW NH to 45 in the mountains and along the immediate coast.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

We’ll have more traditional Maine spring weather today as a weak coastal storm moves up the coast. Morning fog and low clouds near the coast will be slow to burn off, while the mountains will start the day off with a mix of sun and clouds. Any sunshine this morning will be obscured by the time we get to the midday hours as that developing storm gets closer. Precipitation will overspread the area from the southeast later in the afternoon, arriving on the coast between 3 and 5 PM before moving inland. Rain could be heavy at times especially near the coast.

Rain is unlikely to reach the mountains until much later tonight as the ability of the system to throw moisture northwestward wanes. Highs today will be seasonably mild, ranging from 45 along the coast to 55 in the mountains to 65 in between.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will feature more in the way of unsettled weather as a slow-moving storm system remains stationed to our west. The biggest impact from this system today will be cloud cover. Even areas that see little to no rain will see overcast skies persist after morning dense fog lifts. As for rain, any that falls today will be of the light and showery variety. Everyone is at risk for some showers, but the best chance for any steadier rain will exist along the midcoast, closer to the plume of deep tropical moisture.

In spite of the clouds, we’ll remain relatively warm today with highs ranging from 45 along the immediate coast to 50 in the northern mountains to 65 for areas in between.

One more dreary day is on tap for tomorrow before we move towards nicer weather.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will feature mild and unsettled weather as plenty of warm moist air flows north out of the Gulf of Mexico, but arrives here without a way to consistently turn into rain. The best mechanism for getting this moisture out of the air is a strong frontal boundary currently extending from the Northern CT Valley up through the Northern Maine mountains. North of this is where the most consistent rain will be falling today.

For areas to the south, there are some showers ongoing at the coast this morning but we’ll need to wait for the remnants of last night’s Mid Atlantic thunderstorms to arrive before we get any steady or heavy rain. That should arrive in Southern NH around 10 AM, with places near Portland holding off until 11 AM-12 PM. That rain will be heavy at times and could contain an embedded rumble of thunder. It will last until the early/mid afternoon, at which point the steady rain will once again be confined to areas north of the front.

Temperatures will be heavily influenced by the aforementioned frontal boundary. North of it, look for highs in the mid 40’s. South of it (away from the immediate coast), high temps will rise into the mid to upper 60’s, with some parts of NH making another run at 70. The midcoast and other coastal areas will once again be cooler, in the low to mid 50’s.

-Jack