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Snow showers on tap for Maine on Wednesday before a blast of arctic air, more snow chances
PORTLAND (WGME) — Scattered snow showers return to the forecast on Wednesday ahead of a major cool-down coming up this weekend.
A weak system is set to swing through the area on Wednesday bringing clouds and some scattered snow showers.
High temperatures on Wednesday will run in the upper 20s and low 30s.
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Scattered snow showers will be in the area around late morning through the early afternoon.
Not everyone will receive a snow shower. There will be little to no accumulation, however.
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By Thursday, we will turn brighter with highs sinking to the 20s.
A weak clipper will approach from our west late on Friday bringing more clouds to the area.
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A round of snow is expected at this time late Friday night through Saturday morning.
There is a possibility of an inverted trough to set up then, which will be difficult to forecast where it will set up.
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The bigger weather story this weekend will be a blast of cold, arctic air Saturday afternoon into all day Sunday.
Very cold wind chills late Saturday through Sunday.{ }(WGME)
Wind chills into the negative 20s and possible close to -30 degrees, specifically late Saturday into the day on Sunday.
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There will be a gusty northwesterly wind up to 30 MPH as of midweek.
Next 8 to 14 days in the Northeast will experience above-normal temperatures according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.{ }(WGME)
On a more positive note, an above-normal temperature trend could possibly take over the Northeast for February 11 – 17. Stay tuned.
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