National Weather Service: Winter Weather Advisory

Caribou, ME

Current Conditions

Overcast

32 °F

Overcast

Calm

30 °F

30.11 in

32 °F

92%

10.0 miles

Houlton, ME

Updated — 5:53 AM EDT on March 22, 2010

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Forecast for Northeast Aroostook (04736)

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 8 am Tuesday to 2 am EDT Wednesday...
Monday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 47° / L 23°
Tuesday
sleet
Ice Pellets
H 36° / L 31°
Wednesday
snow
Snow
H 38° / L 22°
Thursday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 34° / L 13°
Friday
chancesnow
Chance of Snow
H 25° / L 9°
Today

Mostly cloudy early then mostly sunny. A slight chance of snow early this morning. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and sleet after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Tuesday

Snow...sleet and freezing rain likely in the morning... then rain and sleet in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tuesday Night

Rain and sleet...mixing with snow after midnight. Breezy with lows in the lower 30s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Wednesday

Occasional rain and snow. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the evening... then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Blustery with lows around 20. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Thursday

Mostly sunny in the morning...then becoming partly sunny. Brisk with highs in the lower 30s.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Blustery with lows zero to 5 above zero. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Friday

Partly sunny in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Friday Night and Saturday

Partly cloudy and blustery. Lows zero to 5 above zero. Highs in the upper 20s.

Statement as of 3:53 am EDT on March 22, 2010

Winter Weather Advisory


... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 8 am Tuesday to 2 am
EDT Wednesday...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Winter
Weather Advisory for snow... sleet and freezing rain... which is in
effect from 8 am Tuesday to 2 am EDT Wednesday.

Snow... sleet and freezing rain will spread across northeast
Aroostook County Tuesday morning and change to sleet and rain
by late morning. Snow... sleet and rain will continue into Tuesday
evening. Snow and sleet accumulations around 1 inch are expected
with up to 2 inches north and west of Caribou.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

This storm will have a low to moderate impact on the advisory
area. Snow... sleet and freezing rain could make roads slippery
early Tuesday morning. Roads should be mainly wet during the
midday and afternoon Tuesday but could become slippery again in
snow and sleet Tuesday evening.






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