Observed 4:15 PM EDT at K8B0

Dixfield, ME weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; About 5 mph8 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 21°−6°; Dry · up to 30°−1° by 6 PM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Below freezing tonight 5–9 AM (low 32°0°)
Low 32°0° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 55°13° · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 2 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 60°16° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	31%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	30%	0%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	76%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	44%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	48%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	25%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	71%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	74%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	72%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	68%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	76%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	90%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	88%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	85%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	84%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	56%	77%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	73%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	78%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 57°14°, low 31°−1°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
26°−3°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 35°2°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 64°18°).
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 28°−2°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 48°9°, low 23°−5°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 48.
Night: Clear, with a low around 23.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
23°−5°–32°0°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 51°11°, low 28°−2°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 51.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
23°−5°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 40°4°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 36°2°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 35°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 28°.
Rest of week
Highs 48–62°; chance of precipitation on Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GYX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Androscoggin River at Rumford

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 1,590 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Swift River at Roxbury

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Ellis River at South Andover

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Androscoggin River near South Paris

17 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 159

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 21°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Hartford · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
−3°−2°SatOct 24

Dixfield weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 34 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 44 min less
Golden hour: 5:01–6:00 PM; Morning 6:50–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:00–6:12 PM; Morning 6:38–6:50 AM; first light 6:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:12 PM–6:40 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:16 AM · rises 4:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Dixfield. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 46 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dixfield, ME weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Androscoggin River at Rumford

Swift River at Roxbury

Ellis River at South Andover

Little Androscoggin River near South Paris

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon