The record heat that hit Maine Tuesday is now gone, with temperatures dropping about 30 degrees in the short time since then.

Accuweather meteorologist Joe Lundberg says the rapid cool down is being caused by the pattern of a cold front moving through the area.

“There’s a high pressure that’s building through portions of Ontario into Quebec, and that’s helping to drive this front southward,” said Lundberg. “So, it’s driving the cooler air into the area and driving the heat away, and it’s not going to have a return engagement anytime soon. So that’s the good news.”

One weather pattern that many Mainers have found annoying is rain occurring every weekend, which will likely continue this Saturday.

The forecast then calls for a strong warming trend by the middle of next week, but Lundberg says there’s a good chance that trend will be followed by a very pleasant 4th of July weekend.

“As we head toward the Fourth of July, there’s, some increasing support for the idea of a stronger upper-level trough coming in that would cool things off for the holiday weekend,” Lundberg said. “We’ll see how that pans out.”

Tuesday’s record-breaking high was 99 degrees at the Portland Jetport.