Maine Weather 3/7 Evening - Foggy, Frosty, Fabulous!

Good evening. Maine. I'm DJ Huzz. Step outside and you’ll feel that familiar raw dampness in your bones. We’re sitting at 39 degrees under a stubborn gray overcast. It feels colder than the thermometer says, folks. But here’s the surprise — we’re actually winning today. Today’s high hits 43 degrees, which is 11 degrees above normal for early March. Spring is definitely trying to kick the door down. Down along the coast. Portland is holding at 43 degrees with a light south wind at 10 miles an hour. Don’t let the sun fool you; it feels like 32 with that damp air settling in. You’ll see drizzle after 9 PM, then steady rain moves in between midnight and 5 AM. Temperatures actually rise overnight, climbing from 40 to 47 by dawn. Head inland to Augusta and Waterville. And patchy fog develops this afternoon with highs near 40. That fog lingers into the evening before rain takes over after midnight. Like the coast, lows start in the upper 30s then warm into the mid-40s by Sunday morning. Bangor and the Penobscot region are seeing fog and a slight chance of rain this afternoon at 41 degrees. Rain becomes likely after 9 PM with lows around 36, rising to 43 by morning. Over in the Western Mountains, it’s mostly cloudy at 43 degrees with a slight chance of rain today. Look for drizzle tonight with lows around 39, warming to 47 overnight. Up in The County, it’s gray with highs around 40. Rain becomes likely tonight as temperatures rise from 36 to 42 by morning. The Midcoast and Downeast follow the same pattern — fog today, rain tonight. And temperatures climbing from the mid-30s to around 43. In Here’s your heads-up for week ahead, sunday brings a break with partly sunny skies and highs in the 50s. Monday and Tuesday get even warmer — we’re talking upper 50s to near 60, potentially record-breaking warmth. But Wednesday brings a system change — clouds move in with rain likely and highs dropping back to the 40s. Thursday stays wet with rain mixing to snow up north. Friday clears out but cools down significantly into the 30s. This warmth is going to decimate our snowpack. Southern Maine might lose it all, while the north holds onto patches in the shade. And with Maine Maple Sunday just 8 days away, this warmup could get those sap buckets flowing early! We’re gaining daylight fast, too — nearly 3 minutes every day. Sunrise was at 6:09 AM. And we’ll see sunset at 5:38 PM. Grab your umbrella before you head out tonight. You'll need it. See you tomorrow.