Bangor, Maine
We're headed off to Maine for today's forecast. I think we only do this forecast whenever it's raw and nasty up in Maine, so I wonder what it will be like with an early May forecast.
At 1153AM, ET, Bangor was reporting a temperature of 62 degrees with partly cloudy. The entire East Coast was enjoying a pleasant midday, with an area of low pressure centered over the Great Lakes that extended a tongue of high clouds into central New England, though there was little by way of surface forcing. A separate low over southeastern Canada was generating a gusty off shore flow.
A broad trough is running over the western part of the country, and the northerly component is shifting east. Bangor will be dry and pleasant for the next 36 hours or so. The low over the Great Lakes will occlude, and the occluded front will push into Downstate Maine overnight Saturday into Sunday. Expect some chilly rain to take the weekend out after a rather pleasant beginning to the weekend. Cloudy skies are anticipated when rain is not seen on Sunday, but the lifting warm front and passing occlusion will make things warmer.
Tomorrow - Sunny and warm, High 64, Low 40
Sunday - Rain begins early, cloudy, High 75, Low 48
TWC: Tomorrow- Mostly sunny skies (showers after 10pm). High 69, Low 40
Sunday - Few showers. High 74, Low 48
AW: Tomorrow - Warmer with times of clouds and sun High 73, Low 37
Sunday - Rather cloudy and warm; a shower in the afternoon High 74, Low 48
NWS: Tomorrow - Rather cloudy and warm; a shower in the afternoon High 76, Low 36
Sunday - A chance of showers high 65, Low 50
WB: Tomorrow - Sunny. High 77, Low 35
Sunday - Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon High 66, Low 50
This is a stunning change in philosophy between two forecasting camps. Three forecasters have temperatures climbing from Saturday to Sunday, two have them dropping precipitously. Stunningly variant. We'll see how this goes. The satellite is seen below.
