A cold and windy Thursday is ahead in Maine. The focus then turns toward a significant storm set to bring heavy snow to most of the state on 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.
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 potential for the rain or wintry mix to change back over to snow 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 into Saturday evening, wrapping up Saturday night.
Quieter weather looks to return for Maine Maple 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.
