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Matt Macchi and his grandson, Joey Gentile, watch the swollen Androscoggin River on Friday morning at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Macchi, of Boston, came to help his daughter with Joey after she just had another child. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

As the rain continues Friday in Maine, the National Weather Service expects river levels to rise due to snowmelt and runoff.

Light snow accumulations are possible in the mountains and may make for slick travel.

Winds are forecast to increase Friday evening as the low pressure system departs. The strongest gusts are expected Saturday.

The forecast also calls for mostly dry conditions Saturday through Monday before the next weather system arrives as early as Tuesday.

Matt Macchi and his grandson, Joey Gentile, watch the swollen Androscoggin River on Friday morning at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Matt Macchi and his grandson, Joey Gentile, walk Friday morning at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...

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