Island Weather Hub

Next few days

Tinted cards mean a chance of rougher weather — some, more, severe.

Live radar

Full forecast on weather.gov ↗

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Conditions ahead

Tinted cards mean a chance of rougher seas — some, more, severe.

Tides at Southport (Townsend Gut)

Next 24 hours

High and low tide predictions in feet at Southport.

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Live wind & wave map

Full marine forecast ↗ Live buoy readings (NDBC) ↗

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Outside of fire season this map may be blank or inactive. To report a wildfire or unattended smoke at any time of year, call 911.

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Ticks in Maine can be active on any day above about 40°F, and mosquitoes can bite on days rated Low. A low estimate is never a reason to skip precautions during a walk in tall grass or brush.

How these estimates work — and how well

Each meter combines today's hourly forecast (temperature, humidity, and wind) with the seasonal calendar for Midcoast Maine. Mosquitoes are scored on the dusk hours, when they bite most; ticks on the daytime hours. Temperature sets the ceiling, and dry air or wind pulls the estimate down. The seasonal calendar follows the deer tick life cycle — the April–July nymph peak (when most Lyme transmission happens) and the October–November adult season — and the June–August mosquito peak.

What we checked: ten seasonal scenarios (January cold snap, July heat wave, a breezy dry summer day, mild October afternoon, and so on) were run through the model and compared against standard vector-ecology guidance — all ten land in the expected range. An earlier version failed this test and was corrected before publishing. On the day this was built, a live comparison against AccuWeather's mosquito index for Boothbay Harbor came out one notch apart in the same direction (theirs High, ours Very High) — expect this meter to run slightly hot on humid summer days.

What this can't tell you: weather is only part of the story. These estimates know nothing about actual insect populations near your house — standing water, deer traffic, leaf litter, or how wet the past month was all matter and aren't in the model. For real surveillance, use the sources below.

The real data

• Today's Mosquito Forecast (Boothbay Harbor) ↗

  A daily mosquito activity index for our area from AccuWeather, rated Low to Extreme based on recent weather.

• 30-Day Tick Disease Forecast Maps ↗

  County-level Lyme and tick-borne disease forecasts from the Companion Animal Parasite Council, built from real veterinary test data. Written for pet owners, but where dogs are picking up ticks, people are too.

• UMaine Tick Lab ↗

  Identify any tick you find, see town-by-town tick data, and mail a tick in for disease testing (a few dollars, results in days).

• URI TickEncounter ↗

  Tick photo ID, seasonal activity by life stage, and prevention guidance from the University of Rhode Island.

• Maine CDC: Mosquito-Borne Illness ↗

  Seasonal updates on EEE and West Nile activity in Maine, plus prevention basics — dump standing water, use repellent at dusk.

• MaineTracking: Lyme Disease Data ↗

  Lyme case rates by town and county — see how Lincoln County compares and how the trend is moving.