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Today's update is presented by Crowe’s Restoration in Arundel. For emergency fire and water damage, mold, or biohazard issues in western and southern Maine, call them at 207-467-3152. PROGRAMMING UPDATE: I will be off the grid this weekend, spending some much-needed time with my wife. She tolerates my crazy, long days and, at times, a cranky attitude as I deal with the frustration accompanying this, which has recently increased, given the situation with data. The Weather Wall and other PTW website pages help you plan and keep you updated. I will return to regular updates on Monday.  THURSDAY... High pressure overhead to start moves offshore by afternoon. A weak disturbance associated with the departing ridge increases clouds. It brings the risk of a shower/storm in the afternoon into the evening, primarily over the western mountains and foothills, and over into eastern areas. A developing onshore flow cools the shorelines. There is a chance for the southwest interior regions to make a run at 70°, pending the timing of the arrival of cloud cover.  THURSDAY NIGHT... Widely scattered showers pass through the region overnight, with lows on the seasonably mild side in the 40s. FRIDAY... A weak ridge moves in under partly to mostly sunny conditions. The day appears mainly dry until late afternoon as an approaching warm front brings the risk of a shower.  SATURDAY... I will go on the record to say operational models are more or less trash on how this will play out. Given their inconsistency in handling the dynamics of the trough, which, in my view, is receiving errors from the lack of upper-air data from key points out west and potential convective feedback, I see the bust potential on rainfall amounts on both the high and low end. The idea is for widespread showers in various intensities, from light to heavy, with intermittent areas of fog and drizzle. A raw breeze off the ocean could bring gusts in the 20-25 mph range for the shorelines. SUNDAY... An upper-level low slides through the region and could bring snow to the hilltops and Quebec border region, creating a risk of rain showers elsewhere. Showers appear at this point to be scattered to widely scattered. While the day does not appear to be a washout, it may not be enjoyable as northerly winds could be gusty in the 20-30 mph range, with southern and western areas potentially seeing a glimpse of sun later in the day.  EXTENDED OUTLOOK: Monday will be dry and breezy, Tuesday will be warm, and Wednesday will have showers. Rain is possible again next weekend. Current observations, more details and important links |
Mike Haggett
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