
Ryan Breton
Meteorologist at WCSH-TV (Portland, ME)
AMS Certified Meteorologist @NEWSCENTERmaine. Weeknights at 5 & 11 p.m. on WCSH6 & WLBZ2. Penn State alum. #WeAre
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3 weeks ago |
newscentermaine.com | Ryan Breton
PORTLAND, Maine — After decades of steady warming, scientists are observing a surprising development deep beneath the surface of the Gulf of Maine: temperatures are starting to cool. The change, reported by researchers at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, comes after years of the Gulf being one of the fastest-warming ocean regions in the world. Now, a shift in ocean currents is bringing colder water into the region, particularly from the Labrador Current.
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1 month ago |
newscentermaine.com | Ryan Breton
MAINE, USA — We didn't have many nor'easters at all during the winter, but now that it's nearly Memorial Day, one is developing and traveling up the East Coast. A nor'easter is an East Coast storm that is named because winds are typically from the northeast, due to its center tracking offshore. By New England standards this will not be a strong one, but it will bring wet and raw weather.
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1 month ago |
newscentermaine.com | Ryan Breton
GRAY, Maine — Staffing cuts at the National Weather Service are hitting close to home. On May 1, the office in Gray stopped launching weather balloons each morning, citing a lack of regular staffing. Typically, balloons are launched twice per day at more than 90 sites across the country, each morning and each evening. In our region, this includes launches from Gray and Caribou in Maine, and Albany and Upton in New York.
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1 month ago |
newscentermaine.com | Ryan Breton
MAINE, USA — Maine's brush fire season is underway. Springtime is when the majority of our wildfires take place. Through early this week, there have been more than 200 brush fires reported across the state, according to the Maine Forest Service. The time between snowmelt and "green up" is when brush fires occur most often in Maine. Even in a rainy spring, they happen. In dry patterns, they can become even more common. At this point, the sun angle is equal to mid-August.
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2 months ago |
newscentermaine.com | Ryan Breton
MAINE, USA — Are you feeling it yet? Although not everything is in bloom in Maine just yet, pollen counts are on the rise. There are three phases to allergy season. The first is tree pollen, which is underway and typically peaks in Maine. Following tree pollen, grasses become more of a problem in the late spring and early summer, typically peaking in July. Ragweed is the primary allergen later in the summer until the first killing frost, which usually isn't until October.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch expanded east to include the western half of Maine until 11 p.m. The highest risk for a severe storm is away from the coastline. https://t.co/Dyf1Owrb7D

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued to our west. Locally the highest risk for a strong or severe storm this evening is in western Maine and the mountains. We'll be watching on @newscentermaine. https://t.co/5w67cv6CWs

RT @danaosgoodwx: Summer is here: heat, humidity, and storms. Slight (2/5) risk for severe weather in NW ME & NH. May see some damaging win…