Marathon Monday starts cool, but will quickly warm
Marathon Monday will begin cool for the runners, but quickly warm. If a sea breeze never materializes, then from about 11 a.m onward, temperatures will be between 65 and 72, quite warm for running, but...
View ArticleThis sunny and mainly dry weather is going to last through the weekend
While there might be a few showers this morning, we are generally in a dry stretch of weather. April can bring lots of rain, “April showers,” or it can sometimes turn quite dry as it did last year and...
View ArticleWarming trend on the way for Maine, but it won’t last
Another very dry day is on tap today with high fire danger and a bit of a breeze. The air continues to void of much of the moisture and with the sunshine this produces an elevated danger of brush...
View ArticleDry pattern continues this weekend, so what does this mean for gardening?
Friday was Earth Day 2016, that annual event that has been occurring since 1970! I love to garden this time of the year as spring is certainly planting season. Every spring is different, but this one...
View ArticleMuch Needed Rain For Tuesday
Yesterday was clearly the better day of the weekend with abundant sunshine and pleasantly mild temperatures. All this nice weather has left things quite dry and if you are wondering why the leaves...
View ArticleFalling temperatures today, with snow in northern New England
In spite of the sun being mid-summer strong, we can still have early spring cold and even snow this time of year. There’s a frontal boundary to our north with chilly air above it, and mild air below...
View ArticleSnow ending Tuesday afternoon, remaining cold overnight
April threw southern Maine a winter snowball Tuesday with snow that accumulated on the grassy surfaces. The Portland International Jetport only needs just one-tenth of an inch of measurable snow for...
View ArticleWeekend weather: What you need to know for every activity you have planned
With the start of May this weekend, I’ll also be starting a weekly column tailored to weather for outdoor activities. Many of you spend at least some time outside on the weekends, and whether it’s...
View ArticleA mostly dry and fairly sunny weekend, though clouds arrive Sunday
As the weather is warming up, I am starting a weekly column tailored to weather for outdoor activities. Many of you spend at least some time outside on the weekends, and whether it’s knowing the best...
View ArticleI keep hearing it’s going to rain all week. Is it really?
It appears that the fabled April showers have come a month late. The forecast is going to confuse a lot of you this week. Those smartphones are going to make it seem as if we’re destined for a week of...
View ArticleShowers will stick with us, but don’t expect constant rain
April showers mostly never materialized, and it appears they are going to be with us instead as May starts. The forecast is going to confuse a lot of you this week. Those smartphones are going to make...
View ArticleSome showers this weekend, but far from a washout for all your activities
Saying this hasn’t been a good weather week would be quite the understatement. Since the sun went into hiding on Sunday we haven’t really seen much of it. To make matters worse temperatures are...
View ArticleSpring sunshine much of this week, but what’s ahead?
Stunning weather continues today after a cold start. Although it was chilly this morning, it was nothing like 1977, when folks across much of Massachusetts awoke to a snow. Worcester had 13 inches of...
View ArticleSome showers this weekend, but also a lot of sunshine
I hope you agree the past two days have been nothing short of stunning. I know we’d all like the weather to continue through the weekend, but it’s not in the cards this time. However, if you are...
View ArticleDry spring points to hot summer on the way – and here’s why
Entering the second half of May, the weather continues to look quite nice with abundant sunshine and pleasant temperatures for many days. This of course means no rain and a continuation of the...
View ArticleWill the dry weather pattern continue for the rest of the month?
There are a lot of activities that will benefit from sunny and dry weather over the next few months. We’ve certainly been in a very dry pattern, which is good if you have outdoor plans, but not so good...
View ArticleSaturday is the pick of the upcoming weekend
Some years, there’s only one weekend between Mother’s Day and Memorial Day weekends, but this year, there are two. This is a big weekend for outdoor activities. Weddings, proms, and graduations are...
View ArticleSome beach weather is on the way this week, but the warmth won’t last too long
I took a twitter poll recently to determine what’s a beach day? As you might expect there isn’t universal agreement on the criteria, but a majority of you thought it was when temperatures got over 80...
View ArticleMeteorological pattern shift may eventually bring snow to Maine
Forecasters are going to be busy over the next two to three weeks as an active pattern becomes even more volatile and could eventually mean significant snow to parts of New England. The rain this...
View ArticleLight to moderate snowfall across southern and central Maine Tuesday evening
A more active weather is underway with two chance of snow between Tuesday and Martin Luther King Weekend. There is a storm system moving across the Ohio Valley that will then redevelop as it passes...
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