(Crown Weather Service)
Northern Maine Weather Forecast

Issued: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 430 pm EST

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Weather Forecast Discussion:

A Significant Snowstorm May Affect Northern Maine Friday night Through Saturday

A warm front is forecasted to move through the area tonight and be located to our northeast by Thursday morning. This warm front will bring periods of rain and areas of fog to the area this evening, which will taper of to areas of drizzle and fog later tonight. On Thursday, cloudy skies, areas of drizzle and fog and scattered rain showers will be the rule across northern Maine as we will be in the warm sector of a strong and dynamic storm system that will be pushing to the east from the central United States on Thursday. This same storm system promises to bring snow to areas like Oklahoma, northern Texas and the Texas Panhandle tonight into the day on Thursday. The strong cold front associated with this storm system is forecasted to move through northern Maine Thursday evening. This cold frontal passage promises to change any rain over to snow by Friday morning. At the same time of all of this, a strong storm system is forecasted to develop along this front over the southern United States Thursday night. This storm system is forecasted move to the northeast on Friday reaching central New York State by Friday evening and then cross northern Vermont, northern New Hampshire and central Maine on Friday night. This track will introduce snow to the area from Friday night through Saturday morning. Early indications from the various computer forecast models show that a total of 8 to 13 inches of snow could fall from Friday night through Saturday morning. With that said, the exact track of this storm is still somewhat uncertain, so keep checking back for updated weather forecasts concerning this potential significant winter storm. The storm system is forecasted to pull away into Atlantic Canada on Saturday afternoon, with scattered snow showers expected Saturday afternoon. High pressure is forecasted to provide a partly sunny day on Sunday. A storm system is forecasted to form off of the North Carolina coast Sunday night and track northeastward reaching eastern Nova Scotia by Monday evening. This storm may bring some light snow to northern Maine on Monday into Monday night, but at this time, the heaviest amounts of snow may fall across coastal Maine, southern New Hampshire and across southern New England on Monday into Monday night. The track of this storm is uncertain and may very well change, so keep checking back for the latest weather forecasts concerning Monday's storm.
Weather Forecast:

Tonight: Periods of rain and areas of fog before midnight, then cloudy with areas of drizzle and fog and a 30 percent chance for rain showers after midnight. Temperatures slowly rising from near 35 Degrees this evening to near 43 Degrees by morning. Winds South to Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Cloudy with areas of drizzle and fog and a 40 percent chance for rain showers in the morning, then cloudy with areas of fog and a 60 percent chance for rain showers in the afternoon. Highs near 51 Degrees. Winds South to Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning and South to Southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday night: Rain and areas of fog for much of the night, changing to some light snow by morning. Lows 31 to 34 Degrees. Winds West to Southwest 10 to 15 mph before midnight and Northwest around 10 mph after midnight.
Friday: Snow ending early, then a mix of some sun and lots of clouds for the rest of the day. Morning high temperatures near 35 Degrees will fall to near 30 Degrees during the afternoon. Winds North to Northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning and North to Northeast 6 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Friday night: Snow developing between 7 and 10 pm, then snow for the rest of the night. The snow may be moderate to heavy at times. Early indications show that between 8 and 12 inches of snow could fall Friday night. Lows 20 to 23 Degrees. Winds East to Northeast 8 to 14 mph before midnight and East to Northeast around 15 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Snow in the morning, ending around midday, then mostly cloudy with snow showers in the afternoon. Additional snowfall amounts Saturday morning may average an inch or less for a possible storm total of 8 to 13 inches. Highs near 28 Degrees. Winds North to Northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning and West to Northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance for snow showers. Lows near 13 Degrees. Winds West to Northwest around 10 mph before midnight and West 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny. Highs near 27 Degrees. Winds West to Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning and West to Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday night: Becoming cloudy before midnight, then cloudy with a 30 percent chance for snow showers after midnight. Lows 5 to 10 Degrees. Winds South to Southwest around 5 mph before midnight and Southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday: Light snow. Highs near 26 Degrees. Winds East 5 to 10 mph in the morning and Northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday night: Light snow before midnight, then cloudy with scattered snow showers after midnight. Lows near 13 Degrees. Winds North to Northeast 14 to 18 mph before midnight and North to Northwest around 15 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance for snow showers. Highs near 25 Degrees. Winds Northwest around 15 mph in the morning and West to Northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Prepared by Rob Lightbown, Crown Weather Services
Disclaimer: All forecasts herein are made to the best ability of the forecaster. However, due to standard forecasting error, these forecasts cannot be guaranteed. Any action or inaction taken by users of this forecast is the sole responsibility of that user.

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Today's Weather In Limestone, Maine

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Weather Conditions At 4:25 PM:

Weather: Light Fog

Temperature: 34°F Dew Point: 33°F Relative Humidity: 96%

Wind: South at 5 mph Barometric Pressure: 30.19 Inches & Falling

Snow Depth: 1 Inch

Sunrise: 654 am EST Sunset: 346 pm EST

Yesterday's Climate Summary:

Temperature (°F) Maximum 34 Minimum 18 Average 26

Precipitation and Snowfall Data (Inches) Daily Precipitation 0.00 Daily Snowfall 0.0

Total Precipitation and Snowfall So Far This Month (Inches) Total Monthly Precipitation 4.68 Total Monthly Snowfall 1.9

Total Precipitation and Snowfall So Far This Year (Inches) Total Precipitation This Year (2006) 37.54 Total Snowfall This Season (2006-2007) 2.0

Average Wind Data (Mph) Average Wind Speed 0.7 Mph Prevailing Wind Direction East

Peak Wind Gust (Mph) Peak Wind Speed 10 Mph Wind Direction East


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I'm doing my share of the snowdance, I hope this storm blankets the whole northeast!

Very nice to hear.

need some cold weather to firm the ground up and start freezing the smaller waterholes over too.

i hope it snows like crazy!!

Bring it !! I hope we get ass deep in it !!!

Didnt read all that but on the 6 oclock news i saw 4-8'' up north, and dusting to 4'' west and foothills...Debatin takin my sled to presque isle with me tomorrow, might be able to hit up a field.

It's not the small water holes I'm worried about.... we still have a few small ponds on some trails!

Wouldn't hold my breath.

well its raining pretty hard here in rumford now, maybe by the end of the night it will get cold enough to change it over :banghead: