[media-credit name=”National Weather Service” align=”aligncenter” width=”960″][/media-credit] Maine will partially emerge from a deep freeze Wednesday and Thursday, but another wave of teeth-chattering, below-zero temperatures will begin Friday – right on the heels of a sizable snowstorm. The temperature in Portland sank to a record 17 degrees below zero early on New Year’s Day, beating the previous […]
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Storm may bring a few feet of snow to Maine
[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”1024″][/media-credit] STATEWIDE — A powerful ocean storm has the potential to bring a few feet of snow and blizzard conditions to parts of Maine. All eyes are on the exact track of the powerful ocean storm Thursday through Thursday night. Its track will determine how much snow Maine will get. Based on […]
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Snow, sleet, freezing rain to make holiday shopping and travel not so nice
Got Christmas shopping left to do? Better get to it. According to forecasts, weather in the final days before the holiday will not be accommodating to you last-minute types. We’re talking about several inches of snow followed by freezing rain and ice. Weather officials say the ugliness will begin Friday afternoon and continue into Saturday. […]
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Lewiston announces two parking bans over holiday weekend
LEWISTON — Maine is expecting a white Christmas. That also entails a fair amount of snow, sleet and freezing rain this weekend. Among the storm preparations, the city of Lewiston plans two parking bans: 9 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday. Noon Christmas Day, Monday, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26. The National Weather Service said […]
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Snow, sleet, freezing rain to make holiday shopping and travel not so jolly
[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”960″][/media-credit] STATEWIDE — Friday’s storm could throw a wrench in Mainers’ holiday travel plans. The storm is expected to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain. Here’s the expected timing of snow and the change to freezing rain Friday through Saturday. pic.twitter.com/agQAPfHKGu — Charlie Lopresti (@CharlieWGME) December 20, 2017 The steadiest snow will […]
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Snow on the way — and not only here
The first significant snowfall of the season is on the way this weekend. If it’s any consolation to those who have to suffer through it, at least Mainers are not alone. According to the National Weather Service, typically warm areas including Galveston, Texas, and Birmingham, Alabama, are also getting snow. Significant snow. Plowable amounts. Does […]
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Gusty winds mean extra cuddles for kids
Monday’s storm dumped more snow as Maine’s intense winter pattern continued. In the Rumford area, it was a winter wonderland around 8 a.m. Monday, with a fluffy 17 inches or so of new snow making it easy for people to shovel or snow-blow. However, only about an hour or so later, the winds began to […]
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Major snowstorm dumps feet of snow on central, southern Maine
PULL QUOTE: “It went from just a garden-variety, low-pressure system to a turbocharged storm,” National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Schwibs said. Ready to do it all over again? With up to 2 feet of fresh snow already on the ground, forecasters are warning of another storm expected to arrive Saturday night. This one is forecast […]
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National Weather Service downgrades weekend storm for much of the state
FORT KENT — Most Mainers expecting to wake up to blizzard conditions Sunday morning were either disappointed or relieved, as the National Weather Service dropped the expected amount of snowfall over most of the state. Heavy snow and high winds are still expected along the coast in far eastern and Down East Maine, according to […]
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SAD 17 schools expect to reopen Thursday
PARIS — When a powerful snowstorm such as this week’s blizzard dumps more than two feet of snow on Oxford County, School Administrative District 17 officials have a lot to consider. Its school buses must cover 4,500 miles of roads to pick up students, some of whom live in remote areas in the district’s eight […]