National Weather Service
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
Rainstorms expected to ease, but not end, drought conditions in Portland region
Greater Portland has been in a dry period since the end of summer, but a late-week rainstorm should help moisten things.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2, knocks out power to over 500,000 homes in northwest U.S.
The storm system that hit starting Tuesday is considered a 'bomb cyclone,' which occurs when a cyclone intensifies rapidly.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2024
Portland, Augusta see record warmth Wednesday
Temperatures in Portland reached 79 degrees, while Augusta hit a high of 77. Those are the highest temperatures ever recorded in the month of November.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
A warm day in Portland, but 77 degrees falls short of a record
Halloween 1946 saw a high of 80 degrees in Portland, and that record has held since, according to the National Weather Service.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2024
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.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2024
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.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2024
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.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2024
Hurricane Milton nears Florida coast as thousands evacuate
Amid dire warnings and predictions of giant storm surges, Floridians puzzled over how far to flee was far enough – or whether to flee at all.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2024
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.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2024
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.
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