About 2 to 4 inches of snow is on the way for much of Maine on Monday night. WGME graphic

A very active few days of weather is expected for Maine. It starts out as snow and ice for Monday night and Tuesday, with a significant Grinch storm set to bring big impacts to the state Wednesday.

SNOW: A round of snow is likely from Monday evening to early Tuesday. Two to 4 inches looks likely for most areas in Maine, though there may be some lower totals in York County and along the immediate coast.

Freezing drizzle on Tuesday will make for icy travel and surfaces through the day. WGME graphicICE TUESDAY: Snow will transition to freezing drizzle overnight, and will continue off and on through Tuesday with temps remaining below freezing.

Slick travel and surfaces are likely through the day, with a winter weather advisory in effect until 4 p.m.

The Grinch storm will be worst Wednesday night into early Thursday. Strong winds could lead to outages. Heavy rain and quickly melting snow could lead to flooding.

GRINCH STORM: A potent storm looks to move in Wednesday and has the potential to bring flooding and power outages to the state.

The storm begins Wednesday morning with the worst conditions Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night.

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RAIN/FLOODING: As temperatures will be mild in the 40s and 50s, almost all rain is expected across Maine.

From 1 to 3 inches of rain on top of plenty of snow in the mountains will likely lead to some areas of flash flooding and river flooding. Road washouts will be a concern as well.

WINDS: Winds will likely be quite strong Wednesday evening and night, especially along the coast. Power outages look possible, and may be widespread.

Wind and rain wraps up late Wednesday night, and Thursday looks sunny again with gusty winds and temperatures back in the 30s.

Colder but quiet weather sticks around for the end of the week and into the weekend.

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