BANGOR, Maine — The temperature in the Queen City on Saturday was almost a record breaker, according to meteorologist Tim Duda of the National Weather Service in Caribou.
“They tied the record of 53 degrees. That was set in 1979,” Duda said Saturday afternoon shortly after the temperature in Bangor started to decrease. “But that is going to be it for the record-breaking temps for a while because there is some cooler air moving in for tomorrow … and for the early part of the week.”
Janine and TJ Tremble of Brewer took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and walked from their home to downtown Bangor to “meander around,” she said, holding her coat instead of wearing it.
While plenty of areas around the state saw temperatures way above normal, only Bangor tied its previous high.
Caribou and other communities in northern Maine were some 20 degrees above normal.
“The normal high today would be 28 degrees. It did hit 48,” Duda said. “Basically it’s been in the mid- to upper 40s in the northern half of the state. Temperatures will be trending closer to normal on Sunday. Caribou should be around 35 degrees.”
The northern half of the state should see temps in the mid-to upper 30s and in the Bangor area and Down East the temperatures are predicted to be in the lower 40s.
“On Monday, it’s going to be bit cooler,” Duda said. “Lower 20s across the northern parts of the state and low to mid-30s in Bangor and Down East. Along with the cooler temperatures comes that chance for a little winter precipitation.”
Snow is expected up north, with sleet and freezing rain expected to fall in Bangor and Down East, the meteorologist said.