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Cold Weather Advisory, Maine

Moderate

Very cold wind chills as low as 25-30 below expected. The cold wind chills as low as 25-30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Saturday, January 24, 2026.

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Map

Map of Maine with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Portland, Lewiston, South Portland. I-93I-89I-95I-293I-91PortlandLewistonSouth PortlandAuburnBiddefordVERMONTNEW HAMPSHIREMAINE25 mi I-93I-89I-95I-293PortlandLewistonSouth PortlandAuburnVERMONTNEW HAMPSHIREMAINE50 mi I-95I-93I-395PortlandLewistonNEW HAMPSHIREMAINE50 mi I-95I-395PortlandLewistonMAINE50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 25-30 below expected.
Where
Portions of south central and southwest Maine and central and southern New Hampshire.
When
Until 10 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
The cold wind chills as low as 25-30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 24, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  5. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Saturday overnight through Saturday morning. January 22, 2026