Cold front began to pass through Maine, but moved very slowly and became stationary. As a result, central Maine was stuck in the warm sector of the cold front for majority of the day on July 7th, resulting in some hot temperatures for Downeast Maine.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Cold front began to pass through Maine, but moved very slowly and became stationary. As a result, central Maine was stuck in the warm sector of the cold front for majority of the day on July 7th, resulting in some hot temperatures for Downeast Maine. Heat advisories were sent out for the Bangor region. Majority of southern Penobscot, interior Hancock, and interior Washington reached heat index values above 95F. Temperatures began to decrease below critical values as the sun went down, and cold front passed later that night.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 7, 6:20 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 720 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front pushing into the area will stall over the region today, then continue south tonight into Tuesday as high pressure builds across the north. High pressure will remain over the area Wednesday followed by a trough of low pressure Thursday into Friday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... Nearly stationary frontal boundary across far northern Maine early this morning stretches from just North of Houlton to North of Greenville. The boundary will remain nearly stationary across the region this morning and then sink slowly this afternoon through tonight. There will be a large temperature contrast today. To the north of the boundary, high temperatures will only be in the mid to upper 60s. However, south of the boundary, afternoon highs will once again soar into the mid 80s to near 90 degrees across the Central Maine Highlands, interior Downeast, and the Greater Bangor region. Heat indices will once again climb into the low to mid 90s this afternoon, but should remain just shy of advisory criteria. Expect mainly cloudy skies across northern areas and partly sunny skies for the Bangor region and Downeast areas. Concern this afternoon is for the potential for a few gusty thunderstorms developing once again, as the frontal boundary will serve as the focus for any convective development. Appears as if the best chance for any localized severe storms this afternoon will be from just to the south of Houlton, to Greenville, to Millinocket, and to the North of the Bangor region, through the Upper Penobscot Valley and interior Downeast. The primary threat again will be gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall. Tonight, the boundary will continue to sag south of the Bangor region, and then to the coast by Tuesday Morning. Expect mainly cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms for central and Downeast area, but decreasing chances for precipitation are expected across far northern areas as the frontal boundary continues to move south. Areas of fog are expected across Downeast areas and the coast tonight, with abundant low level moisture in place. Will need to watch out for the potential of the fog to become locally dense along the coast late tonight. Low temperatures tonight will range from the low to mid 50s across the far north, to the mid to upper 60s for the Bangor region. Tuesday, a large area of high pressure will slowly begin to build south toward the region. There may still be some lingering showers or isolated thunderstorms for central and Downeast areas early in the day, but the trend will be for improving conditions. Expect the most sunshine across far northern areas, and more clouds to the south toward the Bangor region. Afternoon highs on Tuesday will range from the mid 70s for most areas, away from the immediate coast. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... Cold front will have moved offshore Tuesday evening with showers on the wane over Downeast late. Clear skies will be pressing south overnight though may begin to see high thin cirrus pressing into nrn zones by morning. Portions of the North Woods may be able to dip into the 40s with 50s elsewhere under light northerly flow. An isolated shower or two may develop across the Central Highlands in the afternoon with orographic lift in combination with weak inverted trof setting up. Cannot rule out a brief storm acrs the far west but very little in the way of organized convection expected during the day Wednesday. Another wave moves along quasi-stalled boundary well offshore Wednesday night. Wave looks to be far enough offshore to keep showers out of Downeast though inverted trof remains over wrn zones but have removed thunder from the area with minimal instability expected overnight. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Showers continue to develop in western areas Thursday morning into the afternoon with instability marginal but have included slight chc for thunder along the Quebec border. Sfc ridge will be holding fast over sern areas with very little in the way of pcpn expected in this area. By Thursday night upr flow over the northeast begins to diverge with deterministic GFS keeping H5 trof to our west and eventually closing it off once it dives into Nova Scotia. CMC/EC close H5 low back to our west over Quebec and dribble it acrs the CWA thru the weekend. All this to say that the end of the week and the early part of the weekend looks to be showery, cloudy and cool once again. && .AVIATION /11Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... NEAR TERM: VFR Downeast terminals, diminishing to MVFR/IFR later this evening. IFR/LIFR after 05z thru end of TAF valid time. HUL will be MVFR this morning in showers and low cigs. Northern Aroostook terminals diminish to MVFR after 14z, eventually dropping to IFR in the evening and LIFR after 04z. SHORT TERM: Tuesday night...Mainly VFR. Light N wind. Wednesday-Wednesday night...VFR. Light E becoming SSE Wed night. Thursday-Friday...Mainly VFR, though may see brief MVFR in showers and possible storms for northern Aroostook terminals. Light SE wind. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: Winds/seas should remain below SCA levels through Tuesday. A few gusts to around 25 kt are possible across the outer most waters this afternoon and into this evening. Visibility will be reduced to 1 NM or less at times tonight through Tuesday morning in fog and scattered showers. SHORT TERM: Winds and seas remain below small craft levels through the end of the week. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. MARINE...None. && Near Term...Buster/TWD Short Term...Buster Long Term...Buster Aviation...Buster/TWD/Buster Marine...Buster/TWD/Buster
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 314 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 MEZ001>003-080715- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- 314 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Northern Maine and North Woods Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ004>006-010-011-015>017-031-032-080715- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot- Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Southern Piscataquis- Northern Washington- 314 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. A few storms could contain gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050>052-080715- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 314 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ029-030-080715- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 314 AM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
High temperatures in the low to mid 90s combined with high relative humidity produced Heat Index values ranging from the mid 90s to around 100.
High temperatures in the low to mid 90s combined with high relative humidity produced Heat Index values ranging from the mid 90s to around 100.
High temperatures in the low to mid 90s combined with high relative humidity produced Heat Index values ranging from the mid 90s to around 100.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, July 2025
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1283069, 1283070, 1283073.