Hello everyone!

I’m going to start up evening updates on an as-needed basis this week as we have two shots at some rain in the next 5 days.

A low pressure system will develop offshore Tuesday and move NE up the coast but before it reaches Cape Cod, it looks to turn east and away from the coast. The upper level pattern is very conducive to this motion and the energy sparking this storm is very weak so it does not look to be a big storm. What is big though is the high pressure center up in northern Quebec/Labrador. A piece of this sprawling high will likely extend down into Maine which will help to create a respectable but certainly not impressive pressure gradient Wednesday which will lead to some gustier than normal winds. For northern areas, expect slightly breezier conditions and mainly cloudy skies but little/no precip. Coastal areas look to see breezy conditions with drizzle/showers likely. All in all, nothing intense but a dreary day nonetheless.

A new storm will be developing at the same time over the Central US and will drag a cold front towards the region for Thursday evening into Friday. While the current timing is not conducive to any mixed precip, should the storm arrive a little earlier closer to Thursday morning or a little later more towards early Friday morning, the mountains would have to watch for some light icing at the onset. As of now this does not appear to be an issue but it is something to keep an eye on.

This wouldn’t be a bad time to check up on your salt/sand supply as even if this icing event does not materialize, there will be more down the road and now is the perfect time to make sure you’re ready for the winter weather that lies ahead.

Should the current forecast remain unchanged, the rain would occur mainly during the overnight hours Thursday before clearing up Friday morning.

A shot of colder air lurks behind this system for next weekend.

I’ll have another update on tomorrow’s weather tomorrow morning and another update on these rain events this time tomorrow evening.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

A typical upslope/downslope pattern is set up across the region with west/northwest winds which leads to mountain clouds and shower chances and inland/coastal sun and warmth. Highs will top out near 60 today at the coast with upper 40’s/low 50’s up north. Skies south will be sunny and up north clouds will hang around most of the day.

For more info on the upslope/downslope pattern, check out yesterday’s neat weather tidbit which explains that frequently seen pattern.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

More nice weather is lined up for today with gusty NW winds bringing in ever so slightly cooler air. Highs will range from near 50 up north to near 60 down south. With a NW wind flow set up, expect the typical upslope/downslope pattern to take place today with clouds and sprinkles up north and clear skies downwind of the mountains.

I’ll be back with a neat weather tidbit I noticed last night later on this afternoon.

-Jack

Hello everyone! 

Today will feature more of the lovely warm weather we’ve been enjoying but with a few more clouds as a cold front approaches. Expect highs in the low to mid 50’s north and low to mid 60’s south. More clouds will be in the cards for all but the greatest cloud cover will be up north where some sprinkles/showers are possible as well. 

-Jack 

Hello everyone!

Today will feature a split between east and west with the west seeing September like conditions with warm temps in the 60’s and mainly sunny skies while eastern areas (Portland to Lewiston and east) see more clouds, some drizzle/fog, and cooler temps in the 50’s to low 60’s. Low clouds and fog should move out early in the afternoon leaving at least partly sunny skies for most.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will feature a chilly start with temps currently ranging through the 30’s for most of ME and NH with some 40’s along the coast, Temps warm up quickly though and by early afternoon highs in the upper 50’s to low or even mid 60’s are likely with the warmest temps in the south. Skies will be mainly sunny throughout the day today.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Apologies for the lack of an update yesterday morning, the internet temporarily was unavailable at my place for a time but now we’re back up and running as we should be.

Looking towards the weather for today, we’ll have similar temperatures, ranging from the low to mid 50’s north to the low to mid 60’s south but there will alas be a few more clouds to deal with especially over northern areas who are in closer proximity to a passing disturbance. A few showers are also likely in the north country.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

This past week brought us our first potent Autumn storm of the season and while the weather is quiet this weekend, I’d like to take a look back on the forecast to see what went well, what didn’t, and why.

Looking at the NWS Gray preliminary rainfall map, the forecast panned out pretty well for most areas with the dark green areas representing the 1-2″ forecast for most areas with the south sides of the mountains seeing mainly the forecast 2-3″ amounts (yellow/orange colors). The only real bust in the forecast would be the higher amounts along the coastal plain where over 2″ was reported in many areas surpassing the upper limit of the forecast. The main reason for that was unusually high precipitable water values (geek speak for humidity) that led to an atmosphere ripe for heavy rain. That was well forecast in advance of the storm but my reasoning for keeping totals a little lower was that the storm would move out quickly thus keeping rainfall totals low.

Rainfall moved into the Portland area around 6PM which was right on forecast, rain and some isolated mixed precipitation arrived in the mountains earlier, a little ahead of forecast. The rain did not give up as easily as I thought in the morning however with rain being reported in Portland through 11AM. A continuous feed of heavy rain also developed in the morning shifting gradually east along the coast and the 2″+ areas on the map show where this band moved. The slow moving nature of this band is the main reason coastal areas overperformed this time around.

Winds were nearly exactly on forecast with the peak gust at Portland being 48mph with lesser values inland.

A quiet and warm ‘Indian Summer’ type week is ahead with temps in the 50’s and 60’s under mainly sunny skies.

-Jack

Hello everyone! 

Today will feature cloudy skies which will likely drop some sprinkles/light rain showers especially this morning and especially north. Highs will range from the low 40’s north to the mid 50’s south. 

-Jack