CARIBOU, Maine — Maine has been blessed with an unusually mild winter, but far northern portions of the state could see more than a foot of snow Wednesday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for far northern sections of Aroostook County, effective 1 a.m. Wednesday.
The winter storm warning is posted for central Aroostook County and the Saint John Valley, where snow accumulation of up to 14 inches is forecast, according to the weather service. It’s possible the snow could switch to freezing rain.
Much of the remainder of the state will be under a winter weather advisory Wednesday, with the Bangor area expected to see between 2 to 4 inches of snow before precipitation changes over to rain. Northern Penobscot and southern Aroostook counties could see up to 8 inches of powder.
The weather service is predicting the highest snowfall amounts to stretch across far northern and northwest portions of the state. Northern Oxford and Franklin counties could see up to 6 inches, while central, southern and coastal parts of the state weren’t expected to receive much snow.
With temperatures expected to reach into the 40s by Wednesday afternoon throughout the state, precipitation is expected to change over to rain.
The weather service advised that the mixture of snow and rain may create hazardous traveling conditions.
