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Before I get into it, I would like to thank those who have sent financial contributions in the past week and my faithful Patreon donors, who have been the backbone of my budget and help keep this foghorn going. My expenses continue to rise for data, web hosting, and graphics. I get paid 25 cents an hour to do this, which is ridiculous, and I need psychological help. The mission to provide unique weather-related information to the people of Maine, without bias or hype, in a straight-shooting manner, continues. Whether PTW remains free or becomes a subscription depends on the personal donors and business partners who have my back. I am still short for 2026, so I humbly ask for your contributions to keep the light going and the ship afloat. Thank you for your support. Baby, it's cold outside... A look at water vapor, radar, the 500mb steering level, and surface pressure shows the players on the table through the weekend. The Arctic high that moved into the region Thursday night is moving east, bringing temperatures back up to near-respectable levels for the time of year for the weekend, albeit still on the cool side for early December. The early morning breeze settles. A bluebird sky will bring a sun-filled day, but it will feel like late January. A neat phenomenon set up for Saturday A hat tip to lead forecaster Mike Ekster at NWS Gray for noting this in the early morning update. This is new to me, as I don't remember a setup quite like this, so I did some research while nursing on a black coffee at 3 AM. Earlier in the week, this looked like an inverted trough setup, but that idea faded as time passed. The low that is bringing snow and rain to the Mid-Atlantic heads out to sea. The Arctic high over the region on Friday is expected to remain to the northeast of the low, which will feed warmer air and moisture to the Maine coast. That runs up against cold air from a low over Hudson Bay. The combination of all that could set up a stationary front along the coast on Saturday. With a bit of atmospheric lift along the boundary, snow showers may develop along the coastal plain.  Guidance is in agreement on the chance of Currier and Ives snow showers during the day, which will bring a smile and festive cheer to those attending Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport, along with other holiday events up and down the coast. The HRRR idea presented here indicates a weak surface low gaining a flex that may bring 1-3" of snow as it heads for New Brunswick Saturday night. It's an outlier as of early Friday morning, but not totally out of the realm of possibility. The idea of a dusting to an inch of snow from Fryeburg to Houlton, south and east, is the general idea. Time will tell if any more may come from it. This will be monitored. For aerial roof and property inspections, real estate photos, or something special to hang on the wall, |
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