Storm Station
Mechanic Falls, Maine
62°
Rain· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 12 mph NE
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
97%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mechanic Falls, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Mechanic FallsMEFM1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.4 mi away/338 ft/58 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Auburn-LewistonLEW

At an airfield/6.9 mi away/289 ft/9 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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MaineDoT - Freeport 2020ME017

Beside a road/22.2 mi away/138 ft/142 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Mechanic Falls 1.3 WME-AN-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/332 ft/52 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PolandPOLM1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/561 ft/281 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Auburn-Lewiston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Mechanic Falls. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Auburn-Lewiston, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LEWFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUBURN-LEWISTONSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAuburn-Lewiston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LEWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LEW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Auburn-Lewiston: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LEWFIG. B THE AIR AT AUBURN-LEWISTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 54.0 F, 53.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEAuburn-Lewiston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LEWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LEW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Auburn-Lewiston, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LEWFIG. C THE WIND AT AUBURN-LEWISTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAuburn-Lewiston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LEWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LEW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Auburn-Lewiston, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Poland (POLM1), 7.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maine

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Mechanic Falls

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.