Saundra Friend scrapes ice and snow off her vehicle Thursday morning on Ash Street in Lewiston after a about 2 inches of snow fell overnight. “Nice Spring weather isn’t it? And there’s more coming this weekend!” she said swapping out her scraper for a broom to clear off the hood. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
As Maine deals with a cold and windy Thursday, the focus then turns towards a significant storm set to bring heavy snow to most of the state Saturday.
Thursday will be very cold and windy. Highs will be in the low to mid 30s, and with winds gusting up to 45 mph out of the northwest. Wind chills will remain in the teens and 20s.
Friday will be briefly quiet. Highs will be in the upper 30s with clouds increasing through the afternoon. Winds will be lighter as well.
The highest totals at this point look to be in the mountains with a foot or more possible. Amounts of more than 6 inches are likely outside the mountains, with a few inches at the coast before the change to rain. WGME graphic
SATURDAY
A significant snowfall potential is in the forecast for Saturday. The storm will start as all snow before sunrise Saturday, with mixing possible as we head through the morning and into the afternoon along the coast.
How far inland the mixing line progresses is one of the big questions that remains with this storm, and there is also some potential for rain or mix to change back over to all snow as we head into Saturday evening.
Amounts along and within 30 or so miles of the coastline are the trickiest to pinpoint. Plowable amounts are looking likely for pretty much everyone, and as of now the highest totals look to be in the mountains with a foot or more possible there.
Snow will continue all day Saturday and wrap up Saturday night.
Quieter weather looks to return for Sunday with temperatures in the upper 30s for the afternoon.
The weather looks good for any maple festivities going on across the state.
We remain on the cool side of things heading into next week. There is a lot of uncertainty, but at this time it looks like rain chances return in the Tuesday-Wednesday timeframe.
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