GRAY — Two back-to-back snowstorms will almost make it feel like one, with snow that began falling before dawn Monday taking a break late Monday afternoon, starting again early Tuesday, and continuing into Wednesday.

Both storms generated more than initially predicted. The National Weather Service posted a winter storm warning for Central Maine on Tuesday morning through noon Wednesday.

Light snow began falling earlier Tuesday than initially forecast because a storm predicted for the evening got a head start, NWS meteorologist Tom Hawley said.

Snow during the day Tuesday was expected to be light, but continually fell, making travel slick. Snowfall was expected to intensify by dark which could make travel dangerous, meteorologists said.

Tuesday’s storm was predicted to deliver 3 to 6 inches of snow to Lewiston by Wednesday, but other nearby areas, including Winthrop and Augusta, could get up to 10 inches, Hawley said. Southern Maine is expected to get less, he said.

That’s on top of snow left by Monday’s storm, which also delivered more than initially forecast and caught many by surprise.

Lewiston-Auburn received 8.5 inches instead of 2 to 5 inches, Portland received 13 inches instead of 6.