Pine Tree Weather
  • DISCUSSIONS
  • DONATE
  • WEATHER WALL
  • MAPS
  • RAIN OUTLOOK
  • SEVERE
  • MARINE
  • CPC OUTLOOK
  • Kennebunk
  • MY BIO
  • PTW IN MEDIA
  • OBSERVING WEATHER
  • INTERNSHIPS
  • INTERN ALUMNI
  • DISCUSSIONS
  • DONATE
  • WEATHER WALL
  • MAPS
  • RAIN OUTLOOK
  • SEVERE
  • MARINE
  • CPC OUTLOOK
  • Kennebunk
  • MY BIO
  • PTW IN MEDIA
  • OBSERVING WEATHER
  • INTERNSHIPS
  • INTERN ALUMNI

Saturday March 23, 2024

3/23/2024

Comments

 

Original post on Facebook

Picture
#Maine #MEwx SATURDAY March 23rd Update presented by Allspeed Cyclery & Snow...

FOR THOSE IN THE 2-6” COASTAL PLAIN REGION… While it does not look like a big deal for snowfall amounts, ACCUMULATING ICE from FREEZING RAIN and ICE PELLETS in the form of SLEET are a greater concern. There is potential for upwards of ¼-½” of ice accretion from freezing rain and pockets of ice pellets that could dump hard at times. The threat for those increases during the morning and continues into the afternoon. WARM RAIN also mixes in at times closer to the shorelines. Most, if not all, areas end as snow Saturday night, and everything freezes up. WIND INCREASES behind the front in the 30-40 mph range. In areas where ice has accumulated and has not melted or fallen off, it will become a POWER OUTAGE THREAT. Temperatures are expected to warm up above freezing to help melt ice off trees and power lines on Sunday, even though it may not feel like it with the windchill in the 20s all day. PLEASE USE CAUTION SHOVELLING SNOW. Do the bare minimum. It will melt as the week goes along.

FOR THOSE IN THE 6-12” FRYEBURG – AUGUSTA – WATERVILLE – BANGOR AREA… The concern for your region is the threat of WET SNOW with some FREEZING RAIN and ICE PELLETS mixed in. As with your neighbors to the south and east, how much falls off trees and power lines dictates how much of a POWER OUTAGE THREAT you may have there. The wet snow that still clings freezes Saturday night. WIND INCREASES overnight into Sunday with wind gusts in the 25-35 mph range, which may be problematic for power outage potential. Temperatures are expected to warm up above freezing on Sunday to help melt off the snow and ice, although the windchill may make it feel like the upper teens to low 20s at times there. PLEASE USE CAUTION SHOVELLING SNOW. Do the bare minimum. It will melt as the week goes along.

FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH IN THE 12-24”+ RANGE… A good old-fashioned snow dump. Snowfall rates of 1-2” an hour at times will make it difficult for road crews to keep up. The snow is lighter and fluffier the further north you are located. The WIND INCREASES overnight may cause some BLOWING and DRIFTING of SNOW into Sunday. BELOW ZERO WINDCHILL will likely start the day for the taller peaks, with single digits to teens above likely for the day. WIND GUSTS may range in the 35-45+ range for the higher elevations.

FOR ALL: Please use mPING to report your conditions anonymously ► https://mping.nssl.noaa.gov/ and thank you!

END TIMES ON SUNDAY: Southern areas between 1 and 3 AM, western and MidCoast areas 2 to 4 AM, central, Bangor & DownEast 3 to 5 AM, and northern areas 4 to 7 AM.
The WIND settles in the afternoon on Sunday.

CLEAN UP: Temperatures will warm, and there is a chance for RAIN Tuesday into Wednesday to help with melting. The higher sun angle and longer days will also help. Salt and sand are your friends.

OUTLOOK: Another storm to watch out for later in the week into Easter weekend. Stay tuned!
​
Thank you, as always, for your support! - Mike
Comments
    Picture

    Mike Haggett
    Kennebunk, ME

    Weather-Ready Nation
    Ambassador

    Certified Weather
    Forecaster
    Penn State '21

    American Meteorological Society

    National Weather Association
    ​
    ​SKYWARN-CWOP

    Matthew 19:26



    DONATE

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture


    Archives

    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017

Proudly powered by Weebly