The last expected frost of the season will precede warmer weather across Maine, with mostly favorable conditions prevailing throughout the weekend.
Friday will bring the last night of the season with overnight temperatures predicted to drop below freezing. Friday night should see a low of 28 to 32 degrees from north to south, which will be enough to leave a layer of frost but won’t prompt a “hard freeze.”
Typically, the last frost of the year is seen around the first week of May, according to National Weather Service forecasters.
Heading into Saturday and Sunday, overnight temperatures will dip to just above freezing, rebounding into warm daytime temperatures.
Looking into next week, overnight temperatures are predicted to be in the mid 30s throughout the state. Chilly overnight temperatures are expected to give way to seasonal warm weather.
Starting Saturday, daytime temperatures will be in the low 60s from north to south. Coastal Maine can expect to see temperatures in the high 50s on Saturday. Skies remain sunny throughout the day, according to the weather service, with scattered rain clouds moving in through the evening.
A few scattered showers will move northward Saturday evening, with rain expected through the northwest region of Maine. However, the clouds are not expected to stay stationary into Sunday.
Sunday will see partly sunny skies, with temperatures again reaching high 50s along the coast and low 60s inland throughout the state.
It will be a great weekend for spending time in the Maine outdoors, with low wind chill factors and a fairly gentle westerly wind blowing at around 5 mph throughout the weekend.
With water temperatures in the mid-40s, people are reminded that any body of water under 50 degrees can cause shock within a matter of seconds. If you plan to be on rivers, streams or lakes this weekend you could get hypothermia easily, even with insulation gear, so act with caution.