The weather in Maine has been weird lately, even by New England standards

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 25, 2025

Hot, cold, rainy, cloudy, sunny or even snowy — to have all sorts of weather conditions in a small time span is part of the New England experience. But even with that reputation, the weather in Maine this May has been especially abnormal. Southern Maine has already seen more cloudy days this May than the previous five. “We’re looking at a wet and hot summer,” said Jon Palmer, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.