MAINE, USA — What’s the saying in Maine? Wait 15 minutes and the weather will change drastically? Well, we'll have to wait a little more than 15 minutes this time, but it will be well worth the wait.
First we had to get rid of Old Man Winter, who hung around Maine to start the holiday weekend. There was even some snow for northern Maine on Friday as a trough of low pressure moved through.
It was certainly chilly throughout the day Friday despite breaks in the clouds.
The wind was also howling all day Friday, with gusts of more than 40 mph at times and wind chills in the 20s and 30s.
Afternoon sun helped to moderate temps by Easter Sunday.
We will easily see a run for June-like temps by the middle of this week.
Temps running more than 20 to 25 degrees above average will move into Maine by midweek under a high pressure ridge coming in from the west.
All in all, it’s about as wild a seven-day stretch of weather as you can get in Maine this time of year. Look for a spring and even early summer feeling in the air very soon.
I’ll have more updates on my social media this week.
-Meteorologist Jason Nappi
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