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Before I get into it, this is just a heads-up that I will be heading out of town for the weekend for a bit of R&R and to show up for my wife, who tolerates my crazy long days and early bedtimes. Outside of a chance for snow on Saturday, there isn’t a lot going on of impact. Rest assured, I will be back in the weather office chair early Monday morning and discuss the week ahead. The PTW Weather Wall has the bases covered while I am away. Feel free to use it and explore all of the resources available on the right side of this discussion page and the other pages here. Another day of wind and light snow The upper low parked just east of Newfoundland, which has brought the recent wind and snow showers to the state this week, finally gets shoved out of the area beginning Thursday night into Friday. Instability waves circle through the region, bringing clouds and snow showers. High pressure to the west continues to funnel the cold in. The snow shower machine shuts down heading into Friday. The wind turns into a breeze but does not appear to settle down until early next week. The approaching ridge moving in from the west will raise temperatures roughly where they should be on average, but that will be short-lived as another trough works into the region on Saturday. Inverted trough to bring light snow on Saturday Saturday 1 AM (06z) to Sunday 10 AM (15z) – More or less a carbon copy of what happened Tuesday takes place on Saturday as an upper-level trough cuts off a developing ocean storm to the south and drives it out to sea. An inverted trough sets up, as noted with the precipitation to the northwest of the storm. This is expected to bring light snow, primarily over the south and west, during the day on Saturday, ending Saturday night. Once again, the northwest breeze will pick up a bit for the shorelines and the mountains, but it will not be like what the region has experienced this week. A weak surface high moves in for Sunday, cutting the breeze and giving the area a fair. but seasonably cool day.  Given the cold air around and the storm track well to the south, high-ratio fluffy snow is in the offing. The inverted trough may bring upwards of a measly tenth of an inch of liquid equivalent, but with snow-to-water ratios pushing 20:1 or higher, poofy flakes are the likely outcome. Roads may slick up a bit due to the icy, dry snow, but nothing responsible driving can’t handle. A leaf blower makes clean up sinch if one desires to clean up at all, and for the snow removal folks, this will likely be a quick salt run to take care of this for most of the area. Ten day temperatures and outlookTemperatures dropped briefly on Friday and Saturday before returning to the basement. Like this past week, snow showers are possible for much of the week ahead, with better chances in the mountains and north. Eyes then turn to next weekend, with the potential for another storm. Ensemble ideas appear more promising, with roughly 20-30% in the plowable snow range, better than the recent fantasy ideas models have pitched in storms previously. For now, we watch and wait. Snow lovers should keep their hopes guarded. I appreciate your support of PTW. Have a great weekend!  A one page source for all things Maine weather PTW... supported by you and your small business Always have MULTIPLE ways to receive weather alerts. Stay aware, stay on alert, and stay safe. - Mike PRINT MEDIA: Feel free to quote and cite my work here for your stories. Please give me the professional courtesy of knowing that you are referencing my material so I can read your final product and acknowledge it on my media and link it on the PTW IN MEDIA page here on the website. Feel free to send me a message via the Facebook page or Twitter (X) to get my phone number if necessary. Thank you! NOTE: The forecast information depicted on this platform is for general information purposes only for the public and is not designed or intended for commercial use. For those seeking pinpoint weather information for business operations, you should use a private sector source. For information about where to find commercial forecasters to assist your business, please message me and I will be happy to help you. |
Mike Haggett
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