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MAINE · PENOBSCOT COUNTY

Lowell

383 people, 560 ft above sea level in Penobscot County.

560 ftElevation, city center
383People, 2024 estimate
38 sq miLand area
Sunny 58°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · NNE 7 mph · high 60°
City of Lowell River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lowell 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 Lowell

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Millinocket Municipal Airport (KMLT) · 5:26 PM
Sunny
58° Sunny Feels like 58° · high of 60° near 5 PM
WindNNE 7 mphno gusts
Humidity87%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Friday, about 3 PMin about 69 hours · 57% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.5 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 270.02 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Penobscot County
NWS Caribou and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:29 AM6:19 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
13
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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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CHANCE OF RAIN
57% · 0.04 in Friday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 48 to 58°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 63° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
60° 47°
0% rain — N 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
71° 50°
0% rain — NW 0 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
77° 59°
0% rain — SW 6 A
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
73° 47°
60% rain up to 0.5″ WNW 3 C
SAT Oct. 3 Sunny; cooler Sunny; cooler
65° 35°
0% rain — NW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 39°
40% rain up to 0.06″ SSE 3 B
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 34°
40% rain up to 0.2″ 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 Lowell about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the western Atlantic three days ago, about 1,910 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from New England. 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 · PENOBSCOT

Lowell

383 people, 560 ft above sea level in Penobscot County.

560 ftElevation
383People
38 sq miLand
Sunny 58°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Lowell

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 60° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 56° 1%
11p mostly cloudy night 54° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 51° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 50° 0%
8a mostly sunny 52° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 3 PM · 57%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
47
60
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
50
71
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59
77
A
Fri60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
47
73
C
Sat0%
Sunny; cooler Sunny; cooler
35
65
C
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
63
B
Mon40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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