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Tropical Storm Isaias to threaten Gulf Coast as a dangerous hurricane
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (892+ words) Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the southwestern Gulf on Wednesday morning and is primed to "rapidly strengthen" into a dangerous hurricane en route to landfall on the northern Gulf Coast. Related video: As super El Niño strengthens, study suggests that…...
Coldest night yet
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (183+ words) Freeze warnings and frost advisories issued for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning High pressure controls Maine's weather on Tuesday, keeping storms away and skies clear. Blustery northwest winds gust to 20 to 30 mph Tuesday afternoon but will ease up after dark....
Frost likely tonight
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (115+ words) WMTW Temperatures will be below average Tuesday afternoon, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s Gusty winds will be noticeable, with gusts potentially reaching 20 to 30 mph Sunshine will last all day Tuesday, and winds will diminish as we head…...
Frost Advisory for Coastal Maine Tonight
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (152+ words) WMTW A Frost Advisory is in effect from midnight Tuesday night until 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Portions of south central and southwest Maine and central and southern New Hampshire will have the advisory in place, but frost is likely for areas inland…...
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (830+ words) The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have carried out research into light-gated…...
Becoming windy and cold
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (236+ words) WMTW Becoming windy and cold A strong cold front sweeps across Maine today. Early morning fog and low clouds will quickly give way to powerful westerly winds, with gusts reaching 25 to 35 mph this afternoon and a few hitting up to…...
Cool with windy conditions on the way
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (304+ words) Sunday starts off sunny, with clouds building as we head into the afternoon. Temperatures will reach the low 50s today, so conditions will be a bit cooler than what we would normally expect. Tonight, skies will be partly clear, and the…...
Nolo becomes a Category 3 Hurricane in the remote Pacific Ocean
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (228+ words) Nolo strengthened into a major hurricane Saturday in the remote Pacific Ocean, far to the west of Hawaii's main islands and population centers. Related video: Interview with Forest Ecologist on Fall Foliage The storm's maximum sustained winds rapidly intensified to…...
Cooling trend continues beyond the weekend
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (213+ words) Cooler temperatures are moving in. Sunday will start with patchy morning fog, followed by partly sunny skies. Highs will be around 60 degrees. Northeast winds around 10 mph will shift to the southeast in the afternoon, with gusts up to 20 mph. Sunday…...
Cooler Temperatures Return
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (312+ words) The weekend is off to a cool start, and high temperatures will be around average in the mid to upper 60s. We'll get to enjoy gorgeous sunshine throughout the day on Saturday and into Sunday morning. Tonight will have cool, calm,…...