FARMINGTON – Snow fell most of Monday as a predicted nor’easter developed throughout the day.

“It started about 3:30 a.m.,” said Sheriff Dennis Pike, a National Weather observer in Farmington, “and has been kinda off and on all morning.”

The heaviest snowfall came between 5 and 7:45 a.m. Snowfall totaled nearly 6 inches by noon.

More snow is anticipated, Pike said, with significant winds, up to about 30 mph, expected before the storm is over.

Temperatures remained in the low 20s throughout the morning with little wind, he said.

By noon, no major accidents had occurred, Pike said. Many activities were canceled for the day, and schools and some businesses closed for the storm. Traffic around town was fairly light.

About 5 inches had accumulated in Livermore Falls by noon, said weather observer Harold Souther.

With temperatures hovering around 20 degrees, he thought the snow would be light but found the moisture content to be heavy.

It’s not sticky snow, he added, but the water content is high.

Souther also expected more snow to fall as the storm was expected to continue through late evening with 10-12 inches anticipated, he said.

The Eustis area had about 6 inches of fresh snow by noon, said weather observer Duluth Wing.

A fine snow had been falling steadily since about 4:30 a.m. but had not accumulated much, he added.

The Rangeley area had 7 to 8 inches by noontime with moderate snow falling in the early afternoon, said Tom Haggan, national weather observer, there.