Observed 7:15 PM EDT at KHUL

Island Falls, ME weather

Clear and 36°2°.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (40°4° then, 37°3° now)

Good hours for

Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
Hard freeze tonight 11 PM–9 AM (low 28°−2°)
Low 28°−2° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 61°16° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 29°−2° by 2 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 2 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 57°14° by 2 PM · 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 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	0%	1
Sun 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	42%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	44%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	46%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	51%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	92%	71%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	29%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	47%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	54%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	76%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	37°3°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	43°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 53°12°)	47°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	87%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	51°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	95%	0
Mon 1p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	82%	1
Mon 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	67%	78%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	69%	74%	2
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	69%	76%	1
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	66%	73%	0
Mon 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	71%	93%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
22°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 61°16°).
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
30°−1°–36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 25°−4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 37°3°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 0 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
25°−4°–37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 43°6°, low 18°−8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°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 43. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–43°6°
Low, likely
18°−8°–32°0°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 47°8°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 47.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–27°−3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 58°14°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
51°11°–62°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–57°14°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 33°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 25°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 43–58°; chance of precipitation on Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (CAR) (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

Penobscot River above Grindstone

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 316 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Meduxnekeag River above South Branch near Houlton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 163 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Seboeis River near Shin Pond

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Wytopitlock Stream near Reed Plantation

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 51 min less
Golden hour: 4:49–5:50 PM; Morning 6:43–7:44 AM
Blue hour: 5:50–6:01 PM; Morning 6:31–6:43 AM; first light 6:31 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:57 PM–6:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:08 AM · rises 4:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Island Falls. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,200 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Island Falls, ME weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Penobscot River above Grindstone

Meduxnekeag River above South Branch near Houlton

Seboeis River near Shin Pond

Wytopitlock Stream near Reed Plantation

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon