Authorities are reminding drivers to adapt for winter driving conditions after Sunday’s snowfall sent scores of vehicles sliding off roads from Durham to Bethel.

Motorists might be able to wait a little longer before breaking out the snow tires, however, because the National Weather Service says temperatures are expected to climb into the 50s Monday.

“Mostly, it’s just people are forgetting to adjust their driving skills for winter driving,” said Auburn police Lt. Rick Coron of the slip-and-slides.

As of Sunday evening, Coron said officers had handled at least six weather-related crashes. Most were single-vehicle crashes where cars slid off the road. He said crews from Auburn Public Works Department were dispatched to clear the roads.

Lewiston police Sgt. Randy St. Laurent said officers there handled four weather-related crashes, three of involving cars sliding off roads.

Dispatchers at the Maine State Police Barracks in Gray said troopers had their hands full Sunday evening with crashes involving cars sliding off the turnpike and rural roads. As of late Sunday, a dispatcher said troopers had handled more than 25 crash calls since 5 p.m.

To the north, where conditions weren’t as slick, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reported handling just two weather-related accidents as of 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

While it was snowing in Maine, the weather cleared on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Weather observer Mike Finnegan wrote in a blog that when fog lifted at 8 p.m., visibility went from 30 feet to 100 miles. It was 16 degrees with 42 mph wind at 9:45 p.m.

John Cannon, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, said that while overnight road conditions in Maine would likely be slick due to the 1-2 inches of snow that accumulated Sunday evening, the snow would give way to rain and Monday’s temperatures were expected to climb into the 50s.

Temps should remain in the 40s for the rest of the week, Cannon said.