Robert Grimm
Chief Meteorologist
Presque Isle, ME
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Robert is a Mid-Atlantic native and is excited to explore Aroostook County.
Robert grew up in Columbia, Maryland. He has a background in theatre and meteorology and earned degrees from both Northern Vermont University-Lyndon and Muhlenberg College. Going from a life in the arts, to a career in meteorology, Robert is thrilled to be a part of the weather team at WAGM.
He enjoys skiing, hiking, theatre, spending time with his family and being an uncle, and of course, weather. His favorite clouds are lenticular clouds.
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Today brought the return of plenty of sunshine, with just a few clouds filtered in. We can expect nice conditions to repeat into the start of the weekend. And overall, the entire weekend looks very nice, with continued sunshine and just a few isolated shower chances.
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Heavier rain and storms from the afternoon have quieted down this evening, with just a few lingering showers until midnight. Tomorrow brings returning sunshine, followed by a warming trend ahead!
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Yesterday was an active day, with a number of severe thunderstorms rolling through. Tomorrow brings in additional rounds of heavier rain and storms - with overall, the severe risk looking low at this point.
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After a gorgeous weekend, quieter and warmer conditions stuck around today. The concern tomorrow afternoon and evening, is the risk for stronger storm cells to turn severe - with the main areas of concern being stronger wind gusts, as well as the hail threat.
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Out there tonight, we are winding down and clearing out. We’re expecting plenty of sunshine both days this weekend, and really pleasant conditions with comfortable, less humid air in place!
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It’ll be a more active weather day tomorrow, with the likelihood of strong to potentially severe storms developing. Make sure to stay sky- and weather-aware through midday and into the afternoon, and we'll continue provide all the latest updates.
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Thursday looks to be a nice day, under mainly sunny skies. Then Friday has more showers and storms moving in to end the work week. And that’s all before a sun-filled and pleasant upcoming weekend!
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An approaching surface low is leading to widespread rain developing. Rounds of steady to locally heavy rain last overnight, and into tomorrow morning - with projected rain totals between 0.75-1.50″-inches.
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It was a beautiful day for the parades and festivities going on across the County. Sunshine and pleasant conditions were in place, and it’s still a great evening out under generally quiet conditions. A few passing showers tonight, leads to increased rain chances tomorrow!
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Increasing clouds tonight, bring in scattered rain during the early AM - as well as additional rounds of showers and storms into Friday PM. Make sure to stay sky- and weather-aware during the day tomorrow, as a few storms are likely to be on the stronger side.
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A frontal boundary progressing eastward tonight, has already led to heavier downpours and storms moving through the St. John Valley. Expect additional rounds of rain tonight and into first-thing tomorrow morning, before we clear out by tomorrow afternoon.
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It was a very nice day today under pleasant conditions. Mainly sunny skies return for your Wednesday, as well as a warm-up into the afternoon. And that’s all ahead of increasing clouds and rain by tomorrow night, lasting into the start of the day for Thursday!
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Moderate to heavier rain rolled through this afternoon and evening. A few locations were quick to pick-up over an inch of rain. Sunny skies and a less humid feel last throughout the day tomorrow, and into Wednesday as well!
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We felt the warmth already today, with temps getting into the upper 70′s. As we extend ahead into the weekend, we’ll see the summer-like conditions continue with possible 80-degree days both days. And, our quieter weather stretch lasts all the way through Sunday!
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It was another pleasant day today, reaching seasonable mid-70′s for our highs. A few passing showers overnight, sees Friday with cloudy skies for the morning and sunshine for the afternoon. That’s all ahead of a nice, summer-like weekend, with a shot at 80-degrees both days!
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It was another gorgeous, summer day today, with lower 70′s and plenty of sunshine. Relatively quiet conditions continue into the day tomorrow and Friday, before a warm-up headed into the weekend!
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Happy First Day of Summer! We experienced chillier temperatures this morning, occurring around the timing of the Summer Solstice at 5:13am. Then, we saw a quick turnaround during the day, with temps recovering and rising by 30-degrees to reach upper-60′s and lower-70′s by the afternoon!
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Coming off our soggy and cooler feeling weekend, we rebounded a bit today reaching the upper-50′s and lower-60′s. However, a chilly evening lingers tonight, with NWS and Environment Canada issuing Frost Advisories for early Tuesday morning!
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It was an active afternoon, with severe thunderstorms firing up across the region! Tomorrow and Father’s Day Sunday, unfortunately bring additional rounds of moderate to heavier rain lasting throughout the entirety of the weekend.
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The SPC has our region under a Cat. 1, Marginal risk for isolated severe storm potential tomorrow! We’re likely to experience stronger-to-severe cells, along with heavy downpours, frequent lightning, strong-to-damaging wind gusts, and small-to-medium size hail.
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It was a touch on the warmer side today, with upper 70′s - and a few 80′s popping up points south. Tomorrow brings another quiet day, before rain & storms move in for the end of the week!
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Today was a bit gray, with heavier rounds of rain moving through. The convective downpours mainly occurred along the eastern tier: up-and-down the Route 1 corridor, as well as over into Western New Brunswick.
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With the start of the farmers' market season this weekend, several programs will once again be in place to support County residents and visitors to the farmers' market -- as well as local growers, our ag community and beyond.
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With the start of the planting and growing season, several resources are available to County farmers to aid and support them throughout the year. In addition, research conducted by the UMaine Cooperative Extension, goes hand-in-hand with tackling the larger hardships often faced by our local Ag community!
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In last week's County Ag, we explored the benefits of designing and creating home outdoor spaces and gardens. This week, we dig deeper into the layout and planning process for making your outdoor space unique, and your very own!