Forecast Details for Orono, ME

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Tonight: Rain, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 46. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 42. Light northeast wind.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Rain, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 52. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow. Low around 32. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain between 11am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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