The expansion of the Mount Washington weather network will provide real-time data for skiers, hikers and skaters heading to New Hampshire, but it will also help improve Maine forecasts and preview storm systems heading into the Pine Tree State.
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Some in Maine get an early taste of winter this Thanksgiving
Power outages ticked up steadily throughout the afternoon, from fewer than 100 households across the state without power at 2:30 to nearly 17,000 at 7 p.m., according to Central Maine Power’s and Versant’s websites.
Central Maine smashes third temperature record in a week
Augusta’s high temperature Wednesday tied the warmest temperature ever recorded at the site in the month of November.
Central Maine sets record for hottest Halloween
The unofficial high temperature of 75 degrees Thursday smashed the record set 68 years ago, according to weather officials.
Maine fire departments warn of higher fire risk amid dry conditions
Moderate drought conditions across much of the state have prompted fire officials to shut off burn permits and urge caution.
La Nina could soon arrive. Here’s what that means for winter weather
Scientists say the link between climate change and La Nina and El Nino is not entirely clear.
Maine peaks see first snowfall of the season
The timing of this year’s first snow is ‘pretty well in step’ with what the National Weather Service usually observes, according to a meteorologist in the Gray office.
Supplies arrive by plane and mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
A crisis is unfolding in western North Carolina, where residents are stranded by washed-out roads and lack power and cellular service.
At least 56 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across Southeast
Helene blew ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday and then quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.
Hurricane Helene death toll raises, cuts swath of destruction across the Southeast
At least 44 people have been killed in 5 states. Among those killed were 3 firefighters, a woman and her 1-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman whose house was struck by a falling tree.