Augusta, ME Weather Forecast
Kennebec County, Maine
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Augusta, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Augusta, ME at a glance
Augusta is home to about 19,102 people in Kennebec County, across 55 square miles. It ranks 13th by population of 143 places in Maine with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Chelsea, 5 miles away.
- County
- Kennebec County
- Population
- 19,102 2023 est.
- Land area
- 55 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 346
- Forecast point
- 44.3349°N, 69.7342°W
How well can the network see Augusta?
The nearest Doppler radar is KGYX (Portland, ME), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,700 ft above Augusta. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Augusta is closer to its radar than 56% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KAUG (Augusta/State Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Augusta
- Chelsea, ME5 mi
- Hallowell, ME5 mi
- Farmingdale, ME7 mi
- Sidney, ME7 mi
- Vassalboro, ME8 mi
- Windsor, ME8 mi
- Gardiner, ME10 mi
- West Gardiner, ME10 mi
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