Augusta, ME 04330 Weather

Kennebec County3:58 PM EDT44.32°N, 69.77°W

Current conditions

Clear
57°
Clear
Feels like 57°
High 55°·Low 35°
WindNE 5 mph
Humidity47%
Dew point37°
Pressure30.25 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover17%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:02 AM
Sunset5:47 PM

Observed at Augusta, Augusta State Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph.

  • Thursday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 9 hrs ago.

  1. Now Sunny 55°
  2. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 55°
  3. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 53°
  4. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 50°
  5. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 47°
  6. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 42°
  7. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 41°
  8. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 39°
  9. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 39°
  10. Thu12 AM Mostly Cloudy 38°
  11. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 38°
  12. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 37°
  13. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 37°
  14. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 37°
  15. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 37°
  16. 6 AM Mostly Cloudy 37°
  17. 7 AM Mostly Cloudy 37°
  18. 8 AM Partly Sunny 38°
  19. 9 AM Mostly Cloudy 42°
  20. 10 AM Mostly Cloudy 47°
  21. 11 AM Mostly Cloudy 51°
  22. 12 PM Partly Sunny 55°
  23. 1 PM Partly Sunny 56°
  24. 2 PM Partly Sunny 58°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny35°55°
  2. ThuOct 22 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny33°58°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny26°50°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny29°56°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny36°62°
  6. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny36°64°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny30°53°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny31°51°
  9. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny38°56°
  10. FriOct 30 Rain Rain0.06 in51°64°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

24
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood
  • ThuGood
  • FriGood

Western Interior, ME reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:02 AM
Sunset 5:47 PM
Daylight 10 h 44 min (−2 min 54 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Moonrise 3:35 PM Moonset 1:49 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low57° / 37°
Record high76° (1920)
Record low17° (1972)
Wettest1.84 in (1976)
Month to date1.58 in (normal 3.12 in)

Waterville Treatment Plt, records since 1896. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in GYX, issued 13 hrs ago

What Has Changed

No significant changes to the going forecast this early Wednesday morning other to add more wind information for later Thursday into Friday.

Key Messages

1. High pressure remains in control of the weather pattern across northern New England through the weekend while an ocean storm passes offshore. Northerly gusts of 30 to 35 MPH possible later Thursday into Friday.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...

High pressure keeps northern New England dry through the end of the week and the weekend, while an offshore ocean storm brings some cloud cover into parts of the region this week.

An inversion around 925mb moves in aloft during the daytime today, keeping temps a bit cooler today. Additionally, high cloud cover spreads inland from the coastline as cirrus from the offshore storm moves northward.

Temps rise a few more degrees ahead of a weak front on Thursday, before falling back again on Friday. The ocean storm makes its closest pass Wednesday night and Thursday, before tracking near the Canadian Maritimes.

The pressure gradient between the offshore storm and high pressure building in from the northwest could cause gusty winds later Thursday into Friday morning. Current forecast soundings indicate that northerly gusts could top 30 to 35 MPH.

The broad high pressure center then drifts southward from the end of the week through the weekend. Centered south of New England, the high brings a moderating trend through the weekend and early next week, along with continued dry conditions. Highs return to the 60s by Sunday, with some low 70s possible by Monday next week. A weak cold front is possible by Tuesday next week, but at this point it looks mostly dry as well.

Aviation

Today...VFR prevails. Northerly winds around 10 knots.

Outlook...

Thursday: Mostly VFR. Northwest winds may gust 20-30 kt.

Thursday night-Monday...VFR prevails. Northerly gusts up to 30 kt Thursday night into Friday morning.

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