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Extreme Cold Watch, 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 Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Thursday, January 22, 12:38 in the afternoon.

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How much

Wind chill
As low as 40 below zero

Map

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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below possible.
Where
In Maine, Central Somerset, Northern Franklin, and Northern Oxford Counties. In New Hampshire, Northern Coos, Northern Grafton, Southern Coos, and Southern Grafton Counties.
When
From late Friday night through Saturday 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. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  2. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Saturday overnight through Saturday morning. January 21, 2026