After scraping ice from her walkway Thursday morning, Marie Murphy, right, went to help her neighbor, Joan Gauthier, left, clear her driveway on Barron Avenue in Lewiston. “I’m going to let my driveway melt,” said Murphy. “But have a delivery coming soon so I did my walkway and then came to check on my neighbor,” she said while petting her dog, Stella, who was supervising the work detail. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
After a very icy start, Thursday will bring mild temperatures and lots of melting to Maine. Winter weather quickly returns for Friday with more freezing rain, sleet and snow.
Thursday will bring some areas of afternoon sun and temperatures in the 40s. Some will even get above 45 this afternoon.
FRIDAY WINTER WEATHER
Another round of wintry mix is on the way for Friday — arriving from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. across Maine.
Things have trended colder with this system with more sleet and snow and less freezing rain.
This storm looks to be mostly snow on Friday for inland and mountain areas. Highest totals up to 5 inches (6″ in higher elevations) from the lakes region to the mountains. WGME graphic
It’s likely still mostly rain at the coast, but some winter weather could mix in at times. Inland and mountain areas look to see several inches of snow and sleet, up to 5 inches for the highest amounts.
A glaze up to a tenth of an inch of additional ice will also be possible.
The best chance for the coast to see some snow will come Friday night as temps drop.
Precipitation then wraps up heading into Saturday.
The weekend looks pretty quiet.
Highs will be around freezing on Saturday with mostly cloudy skies, a few flurries or snow showers can’t be ruled out.
Sunday also looks quiet and fairly mild, in the upper 30s to near 40 with mostly cloudy skies.
While a lot of uncertainty remains, the possibility of widespread snowfall on Sunday night and Monday remains. WGME graphic
SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY STORM POTENTIAL
A winter storm still looks possible late Sunday and into Monday. Timing has shifted a bit as models have slowed the storm down, it looks like more of a Monday event at this time. Models remain in disagreement. We’ll likely be on the edge of this storm, so the northward extent of potential snow remains in question.
The most likely scenario at this time is far southern Maine seeing some snow with a sharp cutoff in central Maine.
A widespread snowfall for all of us, or almost no snow at all remains possible- but at least some snow is looking likely in parts of the area.
This storm will pull in cold air for Monday. We quiet down heading into Tuesday with highs only in the teens to around 20.
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