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Wintry mix to hit Maine on Tuesday

Look for a mix of precip late today and tonight. Be sure you have sand, ice melt and a shovel. You may need one, two or all three of those! pic.twitter.com/G2GVeBOIdL — NWS Gray (@NWSGray) January 3, 2017 Ocean effect snow showers and areas of freezing drizzle are possible Tuesday morning and afternoon thanks to […]

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Brace yourself: Severe cold weather is coming to Maine

By now you’ve probably heard the buzz about the late week cold headed our way. From a meteorological perspective, it does look quite impressive when you take into account the severity of the cold combined with the expected wind. And what a difference from last December! On December 15th 2015, temperatures climbed into the middle […]

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Snowstorm makes messy morning commute for Maine

Androscoggin County Durham 6.1 inches Turner 4.0 inches Auburn 4.0 inches Lewiston 4.0 inches Lisbon Falls 3.5 inches Auburn 3.5 inches Poland 3.0 inches Greene 3.0 inches W. Winthrop 1.5 inches Franklin County New Sharon 3.0 inches Temple 2.7 inches Oxford County Andover 5.0 inches Bethel 5.0 inches Bethel 4.8 inches Otisfield 4.0 inches Source: […]

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Snow falls in Maine’s mountain areas

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Friday’s storm is bringing snow to areas north of Route 2. Some mountain spots could see several inches. It started snowing around 4 a.m. at Sugarloaf. So far they have about an inch, Sugarloaf and many areas in the higher elevations are expected to get 3 to 6 inches of wet snow […]

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Rainy weekend could help with drought conditions in Maine

PORTLAND (AP) — Mainers are going to get the first big dose of rain in a long time. The National Weather Service says a tropical disturbance and a low pressure system will combine to create moderate to heavy rain across the entire state. Meteorologist Tom Hawley says the heaviest rain will run from Friday night […]

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Maine DEP warns of unhealthy levels of ozone Thursday

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has released an advisory warning that ground-level ozone concentrations are expected to reach unhealthy levels. The Portsmouth Herald reports unhealthy levels are expected to be experienced Thursday along Maine’s coast from Kittery to Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. Environmental officials have warned that children and […]

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Maine is hot, but not record breaking hot

GRAY — It’s blazing hot in northern New England but it’s nowhere near a record. The National Weather Service says the temperature is hitting 90 degrees for much of the region this afternoon. As of 3 p.m., the temperature had climbed to 92 in Portland and Burlington, Vt.; and 94 degrees in Concord, N.H. But […]