The Maine Forecast

Published
December 26, 2015

Colder and stormier pattern for the final week of 2015
Published
December 23, 2015

Rain, record warmth and maybe snow all before 2016
Published
December 21, 2015

Is our December record warmth a result of climate change?

This week, with 60-degree-plus weather predicted for Christmas Eve, you might feel a little guilty if you’re enjoying it and be asking yourselves if this is climate change at work. When the weather gets weird we often have strong reactions to what’s happening out there. Would There Be Snow If We Didn’t Have Cars? The […]
Published
December 19, 2015

It’s been 4 decades since the last full moon on Christmas and we should see it this year
Published
December 17, 2015

Warm weather pattern won’t break anytime soon

Published
December 11, 2015

With temperatures in the 50s this weekend, you might ask where is winter?
Published
December 9, 2015

Year’s earliest sunsets occur before winter solstice, not on it
Published
December 3, 2015

How much snow will Maine receive this winter?

Snowfall is highly variable from year to year across Maine and for that matter all of New England. There is about a 100- to 150-inch range between the highest and lowest snow totals in the record books for much of New England. That stat is true for much of the area including Portland, Bangor and […]
Published
December 1, 2015

Meteorological winter begins Dec. 1, so here’s a look at the month ahead

December 1st marks the start of meteorological winter and as such it’s a good time to take another look at the month ahead. Coincidentally, as if right on cue, there is the first winter weather advisory of the season posted for western Maine for the possibility of freezing rain. One of the elements of winter […]
Published
November 30, 2015

Hurricane season 2015 ends without a threat to New England, but is time running out?