There’s only six more days left in April, but winter hasn’t totally lost its grip on Maine.
Mainers across central and northern regions of the state reported brief snow flurries on Friday afternoon.
The flurries are part of a weather system that has kept temperatures across the state well below typical temperatures at this time of the year. According to the Caribou office of the National Weather Service, some northern regions have seen overnight temperatures drop to 15 degrees below the typical monthly average.
Cooler temperatures are expected through the weekend, although any precipitation will be spotty and likely won’t stick around.
Maine’s unofficial “mud season” will likely come with a vengeance at the beginning of May, with typical temperatures climbing to the high 50s and low 60s.
The state is already seeing some signs of spring, with pussywillows budding and spring peepers making a racket in the Maine woods. Maine’s “Big Night” has brought attention to the small creatures, including frogs and salamanders, that come out in the spring.
