The heat is beginning to break in Maine and some “much-needed, beneficial” rain is projected to fall Monday, forecasters say.

However, the Maine Forest Service had all of southern Maine under a very high wildfire danger alert on Friday and most of the state is still in the grips of a drought.

But cooler temps are providing some relief from the recent heat.

The low in Portland dropped to 46 degrees on Thursday, the coolest temperature so far this month, according to the National Weather Service. Lows also dipped into the 40s across southern and central Maine in the last week, with many regions setting their own monthly lows. In northern Maine, lows have been in the low 40s and even the high 30s, according to weather service data.

Highs have rested in a more comfortable 65- to 75-degree

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