Augusta, ME Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (04330)
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This Date in Weather History
1881 - Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
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Augusta 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 6
Day: Patchy fog before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Sep 7
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Monday Sep 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:09 AM
Sunset 7:08 PM
Last Light 7:38 PM
Moonset 4:29 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT
Weather Folklore
The pitcher plant opens wider before a rain.
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About Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maine. The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th-most populous city in Maine, and third-least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier, Vermont, and Pierre, South Dakota. Augusta is the seat of and most populous city in Kennebec County.
The area was explored in 1607 by English settlers from the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec River. Before European settlement, Algonquian-speaking Indians lived in the area. In 1625, representatives of Plymouth Colony chose the east shore of the Kennebec for a trading post, which was likely built in 1628 and became known as "Cushnoc". The Kennebec Proprietors, successors to the Plymouth Company, built Fort Western near the site of the abandoned trading post in 1754 and began settlement efforts. The new village was incorporated as Hallowell in 1771, and the upriver part of town separated in 1797 to form the town of Harrington. On June 9, 1797, Harrington changed its name to Augusta and, in 1827, it was designated capital of Maine.
Augusta is the easternmost state capital in the United States. Located on the Kennebec River at the head of tide, it is the principal city in the Augusta-Waterville micropolitan statistical area and home to the University of Maine at Augusta. Because of the city's position on the Kennebec, downtown Augusta is vulnerable to floods in spring. The Maine flood of 1987, known as the "Great Flood", affected the city. Bond Brook runs from northwest to southeast through the city center, and has been called the "Home of wild Atlantic Salmon".
The city has five different residential areas, including the "west side", a historic neighborhood north of the state capitol complex, and the "east side", which is situated on the opposite side of the Kennebec. The city's northwest quadrant includes both a retail center and neighborhoods.
Augusta State Airport serves the city, offering both commercial service and general aviation. Although the airport is owned by the State of Maine, it is managed and operated by the city. Interstate 95 passes by the western outskirts of Augusta, and both U.S. 202 and U.S. 201 run through the city.
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