Rufe's Weather Outlook

 Stiff winds today and high impact snowstorm over the weekend.

 An arctic front will generate morning flurries over the hills and mountains while kicking up gusty west and northwest winds. Expect gusts to 35 mph system wide between 11AM and 3PM. 

 The current signature for the weekend storm is strongly pointing to a purely snow event: a rarity. There is only a remote possibility of sleet Sunday morning across southern York County, and that should not have a great impact. Snow will begin 10PM Saturday in Kittery reaching the northern fringes of the service area by 1AM Sunday. The heaviest snow will fall around 5AM Sunday. The last inch will fall by 4PM south, 7PM north. The snow will be fluffy, with little adhesion to limbs or power lines.

 Expect 6”-8” far north to 10”-15” far south.
 Northeast winds will be brisk and may gust to 35 mph within 20-30 miles of the coast early Sunday morning. It is questionable as to how resilient the inversion will be. 

There is a low threat of gusts to 40 mph within 10-15 miles of the coast which would cause much blowing and drifting, blizzard conditions with white-outs. That is the only wild card.