Geno Paione clears his driveway Monday in Lewiston. A truck driver for the past 26 years, he said Sunday night’s storm was a mess to drive in. He hauled a load of water to Framingham, Massachusetts, and what is normally a two-and-a-half-hour drive took four and a half hours. “It was a very long night. It was not a fun ride,” Paione said. “It started out great and turned into a horror story” with freezing rain south of Biddeford. “That’s why I hate winter,” he said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cold temps will return to Maine for the next couple of days before our next snowstorm with plowable amounts of snow arrives Thursday.

Tuesday will feature sunshine, blustery winds and dropping temperatures. It will be in the 20s by the afternoon and with gusty northwest winds it will feel like the single digits.

Wednesday is looking sunny but very cold with highs in the teens to near 20 degrees. We will likely be below zero Wednesday night.

Cold air returns Tuesday afternoon, and it will be frigid when waking up Wednesday. Thirty below wind chills possible in the mountains. WGME graphic

Our next storm gets going Thursday, likely starting late morning or early afternoon. Several hours of steady to heavy snowfall is likely Thursday afternoon, gradually winding down Thursday evening.

The snow may end as some light freezing drizzle or sleet during the evening hours.

For totals, this storm looks to bring a very uniform 3 to 6 inches of snow across the state with slightly lower amounts in northern Maine. Stay tuned as some shifts are still possible with snow totals.

Most of Maine will see 3-6 inches of snow Thursday. Shifts in the snow map are still possible, stay tuned. WGME graphic

We’re then seasonably chilly Friday and Saturday with a decent amount of sunshine. Highs will be in the 20s to around 30 degrees.

Another storm moves in Saturday night. Models are in great agreement that this will be a pretty much all snow event beginning Saturday night and continuing until Sunday afternoon.

A longer duration storm, colder temps, and a more favorable track for snow means this one likely brings more snow than Thursday, potentially double digit amounts in spots. Stay tuned as we refine this forecast through the rest of the week.

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