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Today's update is presented by Downeast Aerial Photography in Rockland. For real estate, property inspections, fine art photos, family memories, or other aerial photography or video needs. DAP is fully insured and registered with the FAA. FMI check out downeastaerialphotography.com PTW is also follower funded by readers like you. Please consider a donation for the kind of weather coverage you won't find elsewhere. It is only because of followers and business partners that this website continues. Thank you for making my efforts worth it! Rolling into March FRIDAY – A sharp cold front works into the region this morning and passes through in the afternoon. Ahead of it, snow showers along the Quebec border bring charity flakes to the hills with an inch or less expected. Morning clouds clear out over the south and east. The northwest wind picks up behind the front, cold air pours in, and temperatures fall in the afternoon. For the coastal plain where temperatures rise above freezing, patchy ice from melting is possible by evening. FRIDAY NIGHT – Clouds increase from west to east in the evening. Snow for all areas is expected to break out around midnight into the wee hours of Saturday. For the birds traveling early, expect slick conditions.  SATURDAY – The warm front quickly moves to the northeast. An easterly flow of the ocean pumps warm air into the coast, flipping snow to rain, and that trend continues through the morning. A spicy cold front passes through in the afternoon, setting up the risk of snow squalls for the mountains and north in the afternoon into the early evening. The northwest wind picks up on the backside and freezes any liquid or slush heading into the night.  SATURDAY NIGHT--Snow showers are possible from the Quebec border region up into The County through the evening. The northwest wind picks up and dries out the air column. Another blast of Arctic air will follow, with wind chill values falling below zero most, if not everywhere, by morning. SUNDAY - Breezy, cold, and a mostly sunny day for much of the region. Wind drops later in the day. MONDAY - A bitterly cold start with interior areas below zero, and the shorelines may be close to it. It is a clear day with little wind, but seasonably cool. STORM WATCH for Wednesday into Thursday. This could be wet and windy with an inside runner. With the ground frozen statewide and roughly ½-1" of rain possible (subject to change), some areas of flooding could occur, especially along the coastal plain due to rapid snowmelt as temperatures climb into the 40s and perhaps 50s. Folks with flood-prone basements need to prepare for that potential. Time will tell if there could be problems with the downstream rivers, but it is too early to go there. Power outage potential may also be an issue, but again, it's too early to tell. Stay tuned! Check out the Weather Wall with all your current |
Mike Haggett
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