Few would argue the merits of a long summer weekend in Portland, Maine — craggy coasts to explore ... Federal Street if noise ...

What's more, Maine ... Portland's placement on the tip of the northeastern coast, lows during those seasons – between 25 and 50 degrees – resemble that of an average winter elsewhere.

Friday will start out very wet, and a brief change to snow is possible as rain comes to an end in the early afternoon.