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wmtw. com > article > elevated-fire-threat-continues-saturday > 70991743

Elevated fire threat continues Saturday

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (173+ words) WMTW Interior York, Central Interior Cumberland, and Coastal York include the cities of Sanford, Gray'New Gloucester, and Biddeford'Saco. Elevated fire weather danger is predicted today A very dry air mass and breezy conditions will combine with dead and dry fuels…...

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wmtw. com > article > breezy-and-sunny-saturday > 70991437

Breezy and sunny Saturday

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (264+ words) WMTW Saturday begins with clearing conditions after early morning showers, mostly sunny skies and highs reaching the lower 50s, accompanied by northwest winds of 15 to 20 mph and gusts up to 35 mph Tonight, conditions turn mostly clear with lows in the lower…...

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wmtw. com > article > artemis-ii-moon-reentry-heat-shield > 70987476

Heading home: The riskiest part of the Artemis II moon mission is still ahead

3+ day, 57+ min ago  (1225+ words) The Artemis II astronauts have faced down numerous dangers on their historic moon mission " including white-knuckling through liftoff on April 1 as their rocket burned through millions of gallons of fuel and braving perilous fields of radiation en route to the…...

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wmtw. com > article > showers-tonight-blustery-saturday > 70989650

Showers tonight, blustery Saturday

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (116+ words) WMTW A cold front crosses Maine Friday night from north to south with scattered showers and up to 0. 25 inches of rain Temperatures fall into the 30s and 40s and will be cooler Saturday with highs in the 50s Blustery northwest winds on Saturday…...

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wmtw. com > article > tracking-showers-late-friday-night > 70984625

Tracking showers late Friday night

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (44+ words) WMTW Search location by ZIP code Tracking showers late Friday night Meteorologist Ted Mc Inerney is tracking late night rain and breezy conditions on Saturday. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the…...

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wmtw. com > article > two-polar-animal-species-endangered-warming-planet-climate > 70977956

Two iconic polar species are now listed as 'endangered' due to our warming planet

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (457+ words) Related video above: Tennessee state park works to create a habitat for migrating monarchs The IUCN Red List of at-risk species is an authoritative census of species most at peril, as well as the causes of their decline. It is…...

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wmtw. com > article > artemis-ii-space-atronaunt-changes > 70975792

It really bent your mind: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (846+ words) As the Artemis II astronauts hurtled around the moon during their historic flyby, basking in unprecedented views of the illuminated lunar far side, pilot Victor Glover described the visuals as "sci-fi." "You can actually see a majority of the moon,…...

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wmtw. com > article > chilly-tonight-milder-friday > 70979404

Chilly tonight, milder Friday

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (130+ words) WMTW Mainly clear and cold Thursday night, though not as cold as previous nights, with lows in the low to mid 30s for most. Mostly sunny skies again for much of Friday with highs mainly in the 60s. Temperatures likely top out…...

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wmtw. com > article > maine-2025-2026-snowfall-below-average > 70975658

Maine 2025-2026 snowfall below average

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (207+ words) While some areas saw above average, most fell below normal. During the early part of the winter season, upslope snow conditions were particularly favorable in the White Mountains region. These conditions supported enhanced snow growth, especially along north-facing slopes, which…...

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wmtw. com > article > extreme-drought-along-coastal-maine-improves > 70974819

Extreme drought along coastal Maine improves

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (156+ words) Despite Maine's southern coast no longer in an extreme drought, we are still dry. New data from the U. S. Drought Monitor shows modest improvement along southern Maine's coastline, where extreme drought conditions had persisted through much of 2025. Coastal York and Cumberland…...