Storm to drop several inches of snow Thursday night into Friday morning

Highest totals will be in southern Maine. Not a blockbuster by any means, but plowable amounts are expected. A sharp cutoff in totals to the north, very little snow in northern Maine. WGME graphic

A winter storm arrives on Thursday evening and continues through Friday, with widespread accumulating snow expected, especially in southern Maine.

Thursday starts off sunny. It will also be a fairly mild day with highs in the mid to upper 30s.

Our winter storm arrives after sunset Thursday.

TIMING

Snow will move into Maine likely between 8-10 p.m. for most of southern Maine. Snow will quickly pick up in intensity and will likely be heavy for the overnight hours and into very early Friday morning.

Snow will lighten up heading into the morning commute Friday, though at this point roads will be snow covered, and snow will continue to fall through the morning.

Expect slick travel Friday morning, and that will likely continue through the day.

Light to moderate snowfall continues through the day on Friday.

Southern Maine may see an increase in snowfall rates on Friday afternoon as a second wave of precipitation moves through the state.

Snow will wrap up Friday evening.

SNOWFALL

Snow totals will be highest in southern Maine, especially just away from the coast in York and Cumberland counties. 4-8 inches of snow is expected in southern Maine, locally higher amounts are possible.

Amounts drop off considerably heading towards the north. Lewiston towards Augusta will likely see 2-5 inches, with even lower amounts to the north. Far northern Maine, including places like Fort Kent and Caribou will see very little, if any snow.

Much quieter weather returns on Saturday with sunny skies and highs in the 20s and 30s. clouds begin to overspread the state again on Sunday, ahead of our next storm.

Our next storm system arrives Sunday evening or night. It will likely start as snow, but at the coastline a changeover to rain is looking more likely. This storm looks much stronger than the late week storm, with inland and mountain portions of Maine standing the best chance of seeing significant snow. Northern Maine also has the potential to see some big snow totals. Winds look to be a much bigger factor with this system, impacts will likely be greater. Expect more details on this storm as we head into the weekend.