Forecast Details for Waterville, ME

Recent Locations: Waterville, ME

This Afternoon: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. High near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Low around 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: Scattered showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night: Scattered showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Precipitation

Next Topic: Rain

Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

Next Topic: Rain

Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Shelf Clouds

Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

Next Topic: Sleet