PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 17, 2024
This week is going to be a scorcher. This summer might be hotter, too. Temperatures are forecasted to reach the upper 80s and mid-90s throughout nearly all of Maine, potentially setting records as a “heat dome” washes hot and humid air over New England, according to the National Weather Service. Experts say high temperatures this week are just the start of what is expected to be a warmer-than-average summer.