More snow is expected across Maine on Saturday night, with a predicted accumulation of 6 inches in the Bangor area, 6 to 10 inches in Houlton, and lesser amounts in far northern Maine. In warmer coastal areas, snow likely will mix with rain, according to forecaster Maureen Hastings at the National Weather Service in Caribou.
Hastings said Saturday afternoon that continued cold temperatures will be the norm for the next few days at least, although daytime highs could rise into the low 30s in the Bangor area and Down East on Sunday. An arctic air mass is poised to move into the state Tuesday, she said.
In the Northeastern states, back-to-back snowstorms have knocked down barns and other farm buildings, killing livestock, destroying supplies and costing farmers, The Associated Press reported Saturday afternoon.
More than a dozen dairy cows, two horses and a calf were killed by building collapses in Connecticut.
In Northumberland, N.Y., 200 cows from a barn were rescued and 25 were killed after the building’s roof collapsed under the weight of snow. One side of the barn’s 400-foot long peaked roof fell around Wednesday night.
Engineers recommend that two-by-fours be placed in greenhouses for support during the winter.
No reports of collapsed buildings in Maine had reached the Bangor Daily News by Saturday afternoon.
BDN reporter Meg Haskell and The Associated Press contributed to this report.