Rufe's Extended Weather Outlook

Extended Outlook

Today:  rain ending pm, mtn. squalls. Breezy coast am. Highs 40-48 N/S.

Tuesday; very windy. Dry, mtn. flurries. Lows 3-17 N/S. highs 10-20 N/S.

Wednesday; breezy and dry. Lows 0-8 N/S. highs 15-29 N/S.

Thursday; quiet and dry. Lows 5-15 N/S. highs 18-33 N/S.

Friday;  am flurries. Quiet. Lows 11-22 N/S. highs 23-39 N/S.

Saturday; ice early north: a quiet rain. Lows 20-30 N/S. highs 34-43 N/S.

Sunday; rain early. Breezy. Lows 26-35 N/S. highs 36-48 N/S.

 

1/6/14 

 Flash freeze tonight, stiff winds tomorrow.

 Any subfreezing temps in the remote northern valleys will be scoured out in an hour or two. No additional icing will occur on limbs and power lines, only loading if they are still snow laden from prior storms. Pavement however will be slow to warm inland. Expect glazing for a few hours despite temps rising through the 30s. 

 Periodic rain will end from west to east mid to late afternoon, concluding as snow showers over the mountains. Temps will remain above freezing all day, the thaw persisting. Brisk wind gusts less than 35 mph along the coast east of Casco Bay will slowly ease.

 

 Gusty west winds will spike briefly late today system wide with the frontal passage, yet should remain below 35 mph.

  Temps will crash after 4PM, as much as 3 degrees/hour. Expect a hard a flash freeze.

 West gusts tomorrow will peak between 10AM and 3PM at 35-40 mph system wide, perhaps strongest within 20 miles of the coast.

 Gusts will not exceed 35 mph Wednesday.