National Weather Service: Winter Storm Warning

Houlton, ME

Current Conditions

Light Snow

12 °F

Light Snow Mist

12 mph from the NE

9 °F

29.34 in

-2 °F

85%

1.2 miles

Millinocket, ME

Updated — 5:35 PM EST on January 07, 2009

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Forecast for Southeast Aroostook (04730)

Winter Storm Warning in effect until 4 PM EST Thursday...
Wednesday
snow
Snow
H 18° / L 13°
Thursday
snow
Snow
H 23° / L 9°
Friday
chancesnow
Chance of Snow
H 20° / L 0°
Saturday
chancesnow
Chance of Snow
H 16° / L 4°
Sunday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 18° / L -1°
Tonight

Snow...sleet and freezing rain. Additional snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Lows around 13. Northeast winds around 10 mph...becoming northwest late. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Thursday

Snow...mainly in the morning. Total snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 10 above. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Friday

Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning...then a chance of flurries in the afternoon. Highs around 19. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. A chance of flurries in the evening. Lows around zero. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny. Highs around 15.

Saturday Night

Cloudy. A chance of light snow in the evening. Lows around zero. Chance of snow 40 percent.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 below to 10 below zero.

Statement as of 4:10 PM EST on January 7, 2009

Winter Storm Warning


... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 4 PM EST
Thursday...

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 4 PM EST Thursday.

Snow will continue across the region tonight. The snow could mix
with sleet and freezing rain at times south of a line from Baxter
State Park to Houlton. Additional snow accumulations tonight are
expected to range from 4 to 8 inches. Any ice accumulations are
expected to be a tenth of an inch or less. Snow will diminish
Thursday afternoon. Storm total snow accumulations are expected to
range from 8 t0 12 inches.

This storm will have a low impact on the warning area. Snowfall
across the region will fall at light to occasionally moderate
rates for an extended period of time. The long duration of this
storm will result in significant accumulations. However... light
winds and snowfall rates of generally less than one inch per hour
will result in only minor travel difficulties.

Please report accumulations to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free... 877-633-6772. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather
Radio... your local media... or go to www.Weather.Gov/car for
further updates on this weather situation.





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