#MEwx Winter Weather Advisory now in effect

National Weather Service Gray ME

2:20 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

Low pressure tracking through southeast Canada and a secondary low forming near southern New England will overspread snow across the area Thursday morning. Snow will transition to a wintry mix and end  as period of freezing drizzle Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY.

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, west central, and

  western Maine and northern New Hampshire.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 11 PM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Snow will change over to a period of mixed precipitation

  before changing to freezing rain. Even light snowfall amounts can

  accumulate on roads and cause dangerous driving conditions due to

  snow covered roads. The hazardous conditions could impact the

  Thursday evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will break out from SW to NE Thursday

  morning. Several hours of snowfall are expected through the afternoon with snow fall rates of 0.5 to 1 inch per hour. These snowfall rates will result in difficult travel Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. As precipitation intensity decreases snow

  will transition to a wintry mix and then freezing drizzle lasting into Thursday evening.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road

conditions can be obtained by going to newengland511.org