Apex Weather, Fort Kent, Maine Weather Underground Station KMEFORTK7 APRSWXNET/CWOP/MADIS/NWS Station ID EW0429 Weather Update Fort Kent, Maine & the St. John Valley 7:10 PM EDT on Monday, 1 July 2013 Area Forecast Discussion North/Northwest surface flow is drawing plenty of smoke haze from forest fires in Québec which has prompted air quality alerts form much of the Valley and surrounding regions. A cold front remains stalled along the Downeast coast which will provide the focus for rainfall in that region tonight. Fort Kent and the Valley should remain dry under the influence of Canadian high pressure. As the western longwave trough weakens and the Atlantic Bermuda high shifts towards the US East Coast, the threat for precipitation will diminish as the week progresses. At this time, Independence Day looks to be mostly sunny and warm with highs in the 80s. ______________________________________________________ Current Conditions in Fort Kent, Maine and vicinity Temperature 68.5°F / 20.3°C Humidity 54% Dew Point 51°F / 11°C Wind NNW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h Wind Gust 4.0 mph / 6.4 km/h Pressure 30.12 in / 1020 hPa (Rising) Conditions Haze--Partly Cloudy to Overcast Visibility 3.0 miles / 4.8 kilometers UV 0 out of 16 Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 2900 ft / 883 m Precipitation 0.00 in/day | 5.17 in/month | 15.15 in/year Current rain rate 0.00 in/h _____________________________________________________ NWS Caribou Forecast Synopsis Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 6 mph. ______________________________________________________ NWS Weather Prediction Center National Forecast Chart for Tomorrow wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/noaa/noaad2.gif
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:13:03 +0000