New England

There was a confirmed tornado Saturday north west of Sebago Lake in Maine.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for parts of Connecticut as a powerful storm brings heavy rain and strong winds into New England on Friday night. It’s hot and humid to the north, warm and more humid to the south. While Burlington, Vermont, hit the mid-90s for the second day in a row, there is already ongoing flooding...

Friday night: First Alert for the impact of Tropical Storm Fay. Windswept downpours and thunder. Lows around 70. Saturday: Early morning downpours depart, breezy, emerging sun, afternoon storms north and west. Highs in the 80s. Sunday: A bit less humid, fair. Highs near 90.

Tropical Storm Fay is moving north along the New Jersey shore and forecast to travel a path near the Hudson River Valley and extreme western New England overnight Friday. Tropical systems often morph as they move this far north, and this time around will be no exception, with the heaviest rain near and west of the storm track and the…

Tropical Storm Fay is bringing rain and wind to the northeast on Friday, with storm conditions expected through the weekend.

Hazy, hot and humid weather Thursday indicates New England is firmly entrenched in a rich southerly flow of air.  While that’s sure to make Thursday a sweltering mid-summer day, it also means New England needs to watch carefully the storm that sits directly to our south and will be ushered northward over the next two days: a storm, according...

Hot and humid weather continues today with spot storms decaying with the sunset. With highs near 90 degrees and dew points in the 70s, it does not get much more uncomfortable working outside. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect in parts of central Maine through 7 p.m., the National Weather Service said. See severe weather alerts in your area…

Thursday: Steamy heat with sun and clouds. Isolated afternoon storm with highs around 90, heat index 90-95. Overnight Thursday: Muggy, variable clouds. Lows around 70. Friday: Mostly cloudy, developing showers and downpours, especially late. Gusty night storms with highs 80-85.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued across northern New England Wednesday afternoon as a powerful storm system moved through the area. See severe weather alerts for your area. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail that could reach 1.5 inches across as it issued a severe thunderstorm watch for all of New Hampshire and…

Wednesday: Sultry air with a passing shower, then a First Alert for strong late day and evening thunder. Highs 85 to 90. Overnight Wednesday: Partial clearing, patchy fog. Lows around 70. Thursday: Steamy heat. Highs near 90, heat index in the 90s. Isolated strong evening storm.

Sunday late evening thunderstorms not only brought a few pockets of wind damage but also dropped enough rain to ensure fog and low-altitude, gray clouds filled in for many New England communities Monday morning.  Enough dry air aloft will mix through the clouds by mid to late morning, allowing sunshine to not only break out but take over by...

Monday: Slight chance evening shower inland. Highs in the 80s, 70s coast. Overnight Monday: Any showers fade, mostly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. Tuesday: More clouds than sun, chance sprinkle. Highs near 80.

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People have been dropping off donations for the Supporting Our Schools initiative.

Events are planned across northern New England on Friday to mark Juneteenth, the day when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago. From marches to rallies, the events come as support grows for the racial justice movement. In Vermont, the first state to abolish adult slavery in 1777, criminal defense attorneys from around the state…

The increase in humidity across New England is moving in on a southerly wind, and that new air traveling over cool ocean water creates a more moist, cooler air over southern New England that allows for clouds to develop and drift north across southern New England late each night into each following morning.  These clouds tend to be shallow,...

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The first sign of noticeably increasing humidity in New England came in the form of low altitude clouds and areas of fog Thursday morning – set to burn off quickly but coming coincident with dew point temperatures (a measure of the amount of moisture content in the air) rising into the 60s, meaning a humid feeling to the air.  The…

Now that states are opening back up and the weather is warm, it’s a great time to take the kids out to the farmer’s market, according to registered dietician Sarah Andrus.

About 50,000 service workers in New England — people who often interact with the public and have been showing up for work throughout the COVID-19 crisis because their jobs are considered essential — lack health insurance and are at a higher risk of contracting the respiratory disease and facing high costs if they seek care, according to a new study….