Maine 7 Day Forecast

Air Quality Alert

...Air quality alert is in effect from 10 AM Monday until 10 PM
Monday...

The Maine  Department of Environmental Protection has
issued an air quality action day for the following counties...

Coastal Cumberland...Coastal Waldo...Coastal York...Knox...Lincoln...
Sagadahoc.

THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR MONDAY JUNE 18 FOR THE COAST FROM KITTERY THROUGH
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK.

PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY OR HEART DISEASE, THE
ELDERLY, CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND ACTIVE ADULTS SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION.

IT IS OKAY TO BE ACTIVE OUTSIDE BUT TAKE MORE BREAKS AND DO LESS
INTENSE ACTIVITIES. WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS SUCH AS COUGHING OR
SHORTNESS OF BREATH. ASTHMATICS SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR ACTION PLANS
AND KEEP QUICK RELIEVE MEDS HANDY. THOSE WITH A HEART DISEASE
SHOULD WATCH FOR PALPITATIONS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR UNUSUAL
FATIGUE AND CONTACT YOUR HEALTH PROVIDER IF NECESSARY.


FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT W W W DOT MAINE DOT G O V SLASH
DEP SLASH OZONE.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 78.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 74.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Photos provided by Maine Windjammer Project

The Maine Windjammer Project started in 2007 to preserve the modern history of the Maine Windjammer and to make it available to the generations to come.

This historical archive is available to museums and for historical research.

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