Jason Nappi

Aug 11, 2024 | jasonnappi.com | Jason Nappi

Refreshing humidity greets us for the rest of the day with a great end to the weekend. It's a great day to walk the beach or go for a hike with dewpoints dropping. However, there will be mountain showers as a trough of low pressure swings through Maine into tonight. It's a quieter forecast than we've seen lately. Humidity and heat will be on the rise this week, but tolerable and no extremes. For now the satellite picture shows the swirl in the atmosphere over eastern Canada.

Jul 15, 2024 | newscentermaine.com | Jason Nappi

PORTLAND, Maine — All we have to do is think back to those three big storms, one in December and two in January, to realize winters in Maine are, indeed, changing. More than six months later, and many parts of the state are still working to recover. Climate change is a known factor in the growing severity of storms, and it's also making weather forecasting a lot more difficult, according to national weather officials.

Jun 22, 2024 | newscentermaine.com | Jason Nappi

MAINE, USA — It has been three years since the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (SPC) alerted us to a level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk two days in advance. This is also the first time we have seen a 10 percent risk for tornadoes since the beginning of the SPC outlooks in 2020. Nevertheless, the threat exists for damaging wind gusts and tornadoes Sunday afternoon from noon into the early evening as the storm approaches from the west.

Jun 16, 2024 | newscentermaine.com | Jason Nappi

PORTLAND, Maine — We didn't have much of a summer last year in Maine, but we will make up for it in a big way this time around. A classic heat wave setup will happen by the middle of the week as a big ridge of high pressure becomes stationed over New England. Hot and humid air underneath the “heat dome” will surge into the Pine Tree State. It will be quite a shock to the system after such a pleasant Father's Day weekend with very little humidity in the air.

Jun 10, 2024 | newscentermaine.com | Jason Nappi

PORTLAND, Maine — "Lakes are vital for people and wildlife. More animals live where land and water meet than any other habitat in Maine," Francesca Gundrum of the Maine Audubon said. There are about 6,000 lakes and ponds in Maine, and some of them are in danger. One threat is in the form of an invasive aquatic species called variable leaf watermilfoil. "The warmer our lakes and ponds are the easier it is for algae and honestly the spread of invasive species.