Rufe's Weather Outlook Update

 Weather Update

 A very active pattern right through the weekend.

 Light snow will spill across the SW corner of Maine around 3PM reaching the northern fringes of the service by 8PM. The first inch will accumulate 2-3 hours later. The snow will be fluffy, minimal adhesion to limbs and power lines. Snow will exit westernmost Maine by 6AM Tuesday, the Penobscot Bay region by 10AM. Amounts will range from 2”-4” far north to 7”-9” around Penobscot Bay. Graphic is attached. Gusts will not exceed 35 mph at the coast and 28 mph through dawn tomorrow. Gusty NW winds will buffet the entire service area during the day, 33-38 mph.

 

 Light snow will yield to rain along the coast Friday, light snow continuing inland. Pockets of freezing rain are possible from the Sebago Basin south with less than 1/5” ice. Wind not a concern.

 

 Freezing rain will resume Saturday morning over all but the immediate coast, the thawing line edging north to Route 2 to Bucksport by dusk then halting. Farther north will be the region of multiday icing. If this scenario plays out ice accretions will range from ½” to 1”, the worst case scenario. The snow/ice demarcation will settle south from midday Monday and beyond, with the coast receiving over 1.4” of rain. 

 The inversion should be rather deep, preventing northerly gusts from exceeding 20 mph in the icy belt. Please keep in mind that this event is nearly a week away: MUCH latitude still exists for modification.