Weather Update Fort Kent, Maine & Vicinity 7:50 AM EST | Wednesday, 5 March 2014 Fort Kent had the second coldest night of the year overnight with a low of -25.8°F / -32.1°C recorded at 6:13 AM EST. 1039 millibar high pressure centered north of the Great Lakes will bring mostly sunny skies with a few clouds to the Fort Kent region this Wednesday. It will be a bit warmer under sunny skies today, though another cold night is on tap before moderating temperatures begin to build in as the high pressure moves eastwards Thursday and Friday. Todays high: 10° Tonights low: -15° Northwest winds 8-10 mph with wind chill values as cold as -37° overnight. Thursday, 6 March 2014 Mostly sunny and cold conditions are expected again with a few clouds scattered about as high pressure crests over the region Thursday evening and moves eastwards Friday. However, hope is on the horizon as the Valley will be in the high pressures southerly flow and see moderating temperatures Friday and Saturday. Thursdays high: 15° Thursday nights low: 2° Northwest winds around 8-10 mph in the morning become southerly around 6-8 mph overnight. Wind chill values near -15° possible. Friday, 7 March 2014 High pressure moves eastward allowing warmer air to build into the region. A weak cold front is expected to cross the region Friday into Saturday bringing increasing clouds and a chance for snow showers with little or no accumulation anticipated at present. Fridays high: 28° Friday nights low: 17° Southwest winds around 12-13 mph. Further ahead High pressure builds in for the first part of next week, though temperatures will not be as cold as this weeks readings. Generally partly cloudy conditions are expected for the period Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the lower 20s to upper teens and lows in the single digits. _______________________________________ Fort Kent Climatological Data for Tuesday, 4 March 2014 High Temperature 13°F / -11°C recorded at 1:12 PM EST Low Temperature -21°F / -29°C recorded at 6:13 AM EST Peak Wind Gust 18 mph / 29 kph / 16 knots from the Southwest recorded at 11:18 AM EST High barometric pressure 1029.2 millibars / 30.39 inches recorded at 11:57 PM EST Low barometric pressure 1022.3 millibars / 30.18 inches recorded at 12:59 PM EST Precipitation None recorded _______________________________________ National High and Low Temperature for the contiguous United States (NWS Weather Prediction Center) Issued 1 am EST Wednesday, March 5, 2014 High Temperature for Tuesday, March 4, 2014 (as received by 1 am EST March 5) 85 at Fort Myers, FL 85 at Punta Gorda, FL Low Temperature for Tuesday, March 4, 2014 (as received by 1 am EST March 5) -27 at Canaan, VT -27 at 2 miles northeast of Sutton, VT _______________________________________ Visit Apex Wx on the Weather Underground for near real-time weather information as well as archived climatological data: wunderground/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=04743&sp=KMEFORTK7 Left: Todays National Forecast Chart (NWS Weather Prediction Center) Right: U.S. Composite Satellite Image (12:00 UTC | 7:00 AM EST / Space Science & Engineering Center at University of Wisconsin -Madison)
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:51:03 +0000
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