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Extreme Cold Warning, Maine

Severe

Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Ended Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 40 below zero

Map

Map of Maine with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Bingham, Kingfield, Rangeley. I-95I-91I-93I-395BinghamKingfieldVERMONTNEW HAMPSHIREMAINE25 mi I-95I-91I-395BinghamKingfieldVERMONTNEW HAMPSHIREMAINE50 mi I-95I-91BinghamKingfieldVERMONTMAINE50 mi BinghamKingfieldVERMONTMAINE50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected.
Where
Portions of south central, west central, and western Maine and central and northern New Hampshire.
When
Until 10 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

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. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 22, 2026