Fort Kent, ME Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Cloudy 18°F
Feels Like 18°F  
Humidity 86% Dew Point 14°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.93 in.
Solar Rad 184 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 0.9 mi. SSE of central Fort Kent
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Snow Showers, High 24F, Low 11F
20%
24
11
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 17F, Low 4F
17
4
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 22F, Low 15F
22
15
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow Showers, High 34F, Low 9F
40%
34
9
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Mostly Sunny, High 30F, Low 26F
30
26
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Rain And Snow, High 37F, Low 5F
60%
37
5
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow, High 22F
30%
22
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 24°F to a low of 17°F mid-week, then warm to 37°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 1°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 26°F with lows around 9°F.

This Date in Weather History

1924 - The temperature at Helena, MT, plunged 79 degrees in 24 hours, and 88 degrees in 34 hours. The mercury plummeted from 63 above to 25 below zero. At Fairfield MT the temperature plunged 84 degrees in just 12 hours, from 63 at Noon to 21 below zero at midnight.

More on this and other weather history

Fort Kent, ME 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Snow Showers

Day: Isolated snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Light and variable wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Snow Showers

Night: Isolated snow showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Snow Showers

Night: A slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Dec 17

Snow Showers

Day: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Snow Showers

Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Snow

Night: Snow likely before 1am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Dec 19

Rain And Snow

Day: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


About Fort Kent, ME

Fort Kent (French: Fort-Kent) is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, situated at the confluence of the Fish River and the Saint John River, on the border with New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 4,067 in the 2020 census. Fort Kent is home to an Olympic biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race, and the Fort Kent Blockhouse, built in reaction to the Aroostook War and in modern times designated a national historic site. Principal industries include agriculture (particularly potatoes and forestry) and textiles. Fort Kent is the northern terminus of U.S. 1 and the ending point of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

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