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The NWS Forecast for Bar Harbor, Maine (BHB)

Temp(F)    Humidity(%)    Wind(mph)    Pressure(in)    Weather
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  64          32%         SSW at 15       30.01      Clear

Forecast for Bar Harbor, ME
259 PM EDT Wed may 14 2008

.Tonight...Clear. Lows around 40. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming
northeast after midnight. 
.Thursday...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph...becoming south in the afternoon. 
.Thursday night...Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.Friday...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph...becoming south in the afternoon. 
.Friday night...Cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in
the lower 40s. South winds around 5 mph...becoming northeast after
midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.Saturday...Showers likely in the morning...then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.Saturday night...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent. 
.Sunday...A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.Sunday night...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. 
.Monday...Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly cloudy.
A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. 
.Monday night...Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming cloudy.
A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. 
.Tuesday...Mostly sunny in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Chance of rain
40 percent. 
.Tuesday night and Wednesday...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. 

Marine Weather Information

Unofficial 36-hour and 30-day Tides for Bar Harbor, ME (44d23.5'N 68d12.3'W)

Bar Harbor, Maine
Units are feet
  High Tide:  2008-05-14  7:55 PM EDT  10.66
   Low Tide:  2008-05-15  2:12 AM EDT  0.81
  High Tide:  2008-05-15  8:24 AM EDT  10.29
   Low Tide:  2008-05-15  2:35 PM EDT  0.53
  High Tide:  2008-05-15  8:46 PM EDT  10.92
   Low Tide:  2008-05-16  3:06 AM EDT  0.49

This information is generated using XTide, see the author's warning regarding its accuracy. Periodic comparison to NWS radio broadcasts indicates it is accurate to within a few minutes.

NWS Forecast for coastal waters from Eastport to Stonington, ME and Stonington, ME to the Merrimack River, MA, and for New England off-shore waters.

Tide charts for other Downeast locales is available from Maine Harbors. Official tide data is available from the NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services.

See also current conditions for Mount Desert Rock, Matinicus Rock, Portland LNB (bouy 44007), and Gulf of Maine buoy 44005.

Additional Information for Maine and New England

• Current Bar Harbor Conditions from RainWise
• State Weather Summary for Maine
• Short Term Forecast for Northern and Downeast Maine
• Zone forecasts for other areas of Maine
• Surface Conditions Summary for Maine
• Winter Weather Statements for Maine
• Flood Information for Maine
• Severe Storm Information for Maine

Additional Imagery

• Caribou NEXRAD Radar from AccuWeather
• Portland NEXRAD Radar from Accuweather
• Northeastern US radar loop from AccuWeather
• Experimental Snow Forecast Map from NWS office in Caribou.
• 1-hour, 3-hour, 24-hour, and 7-day estimated precipitation totals from AccuWeather
• Northeast GOES-8 satellite closeups
• Northeast Temperatures
• World Composite Image

Legend for WXP maps.

Weather Forecasting Information

The Weather Channel's 7-day forecast.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

National Weather Service forecast outlooks/discussions for:

• Northern and Downeast Maine
• Southern Maine and New Hampshire
• Vermont
• Southern New England
• U.S. 12 to 48 hours
• U.S. 3 to 5 days
• U.S. 6 to 10 day forecast
• U.S. 8 to 14 day forecast
• U.S. Monthly outlook
• U.S. Seasonal outlooks

These are an inside and occasionally cryptic look at the NWS meteorologists' thoughts on the forecast. Some are updated a good deal more frequently than the official forecast, and so tend to be more timely during changing conditions. See a glossary of lingo and abbreviations to help translate these messages.

Gary Gray's Millenium Weather Northeastern US Winter Storm and Tropical Weather pages.

Gary is a very knowledgeable meteorologist and frequent contributor to the New England weather newsgroup (see below). Gary's model analyses are probably the single best source of mind-numbingly detailed information on the science behind forecasting east coast weather.

The ne.weather News group

This is a discussion of New England weather which includes some amateur and professional meteorologists.

WeatherNet's Computer Model Forecasts

A nice compendium of graphical depictions of computer weather models from various sources around the net.

Other Weather Information Resources

• National Weather Service
• AccuWeather
• Intellicast USA Weather
• WeatherNet from the University of Michigan
• The Weather Channel Online
• Yahoo! Weather
• The Weather Underground from the University of Michigan
• Space Science and Engineering Center from the University of Wisconsin
• Tropical Hurricane Information from Florida State University
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration