Machias, ME Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

26°F
Feels Like 26°F  
Humidity 98% Dew Point 25°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.88 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 3.3 mi. ENE of central Machias
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 3
Wed Dec 3: Cloudy, Low 28F
 
28
ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Rain And Snow, High 39F, Low 3F
80%
39
3
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Sunny, High 22F, Low 11F
22
11
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow Showers, High 37F, Low 22F
50%
37
22
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 36F, Low 10F
36
10
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Snow Showers, High 19F, Low 5F
20%
19
5
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Sunny, High 27F, Low 19F
27
19

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 39°F to a low of 19°F, then recover to 27°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 35°F with lows around 20°F.

This Date in Weather History

1838 - Cleveland Abbe, an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones, was born on this day. He was trained as an astronomer and appointed the director of the Cincinnati Observatory in 1868. He eventually turned to meteorology and inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for today's National Weather Service.

More on this and other weather history

Machias, ME 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 3

Cloudy

Night: Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. Light southwest wind.

Thursday Dec 4

Rain And Snow

Day: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 2pm. High near 39. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -9. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Calm wind.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow Showers

Day: A chance of snow showers after 11am, mixing with rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Snow Showers

Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Dec 8

Snow Showers

Day: A slight chance of snow showers before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 19. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Dec 10

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.


About Machias, ME

Machias is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small public airport owned by the town. The word Machias roughly translates in Passamaquoddy as "bad little falls", a reference to the Machias River. Machias was the site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution.

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