Alton, ME Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

27°F
Feels Like 27°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 26°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.69 in.754.1 mm
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.4 miles SSE of central Alton
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Snow Showers, High 41F, Low 28F
20%
41
28
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Mostly Sunny, High 39F, Low 24F
39
24
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 39F, Low 24F
39
24
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Snow, High 42F, Low 28F
80%
42
28
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Snow, High 37F, Low 28F
30%
37
28
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 42F, Low 27F
42
27
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 42F
42
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 37°F to 42°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F below the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 44°F with lows around 27°F.


This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history


Alton, ME 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Snow Showers

Day: A slight chance of snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Rain And Snow

Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Snow

Night: Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Nov 16

Snow

Day: Snow likely before 8am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 8am and 9am, then rain after 9am. High near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Rain And Snow

Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Nov 17

Snow

Day: A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Showers

Night: A slight chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.


About Alton, ME

Alton is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 829 at the 2020 census. The community is named after an Alton in England.

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