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MAINE · LINCOLN COUNTY

Dresden

1,794 people, 240 ft above sea level in Lincoln County.

240 ftElevation, city center
1,794People, 2024 estimate
30 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · N 6 mph · high 65°
City of Dresden River Interstate 2 miles
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The Dresden plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Dresden

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Wiscasset Airport (KIWI) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 65° near 4 PM
WindN 6 mphno gusts
Humidity78%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.91 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.04 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lincoln County
NWS Gray and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:33 AM6:24 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
18
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly sunny
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mostly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
64°
51°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 60°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 44°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
65° 51°
0% rain — N 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
74° 52°
0% rain — SW 2 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 62°
0% rain — S 4 A
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
80° 54°
40% rain up to 0.3″ WNW 1 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
72° 41°
10% rain — NNW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
68° 45°
40% rain up to 0.5″ SSE 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 38°
20% rain — WNW 6 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Dresden about 5,000 feet above the ground was over New England three days ago, and over the western Atlantic a day ago, about 1,580 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the western Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MAINE · LINCOLN

Dresden

1,794 people, 240 ft above sea level in Lincoln County.

240 ftElevation
1,794People
30 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Dresden

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 1%
6p mostly cloudy night 63° 2%
9p mostly cloudy night 58° 2%
12a partly cloudy night 55° 1%
3a fog 53° 1%
6a fog 51° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
→
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
51
65
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
52
74
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62
77
A
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
54
80
B
Sat10%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
41
72
C
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
68
B
Mon20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
67
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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