3-Day Outlook: Wednesday, Jan. 8-Friday, Jan. 10
A blocking pattern with low pressure to the northeast and high pressure to the west persists through the end of the period. Moisture and disturbances circulating around the low will bring the likelihood of light snow to the Valley today into tonight. Snow tapers to snow showers Thursday with areas of blowing snow possible. Brisk northwest winds 10-20 mph with gusts 25-35 mph are possible. Cloudy skies become mostly cloudy by Thursday evening and partly sunny by Friday afternoon. Partly cloudy skies are expected Friday night into Saturday.
Daily Summary
Today: Snow likely. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Tonight: Snow. Storm total snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Lows 14 to 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Thursday: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid-20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
4- to 7-Day Outlook: Saturday, Jan. 11-Tuesday, Jan. 14
High pressure will build in Saturday with a trough approaching from the west and surface low pressure moving off the Middle Atlantic coast Saturday into Saturday night. A trough axis associated with the low may bring a period of snow late Saturday into early Sunday. Mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies are expected Sunday through Tuesday with breezy northwest winds Sunday subsiding for the remainder of the period. A potential clipper system may affect the region by the middle of next week.
Daily Summary
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid-20s.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid-20s.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
Monday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid-20s.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8 above.
8- to 14-Day Regional Climate Trends: Wednesday, Jan. 15-Tuesday, Jan. 21
Near normal temperatures / Below normal precipitation
Note: Computer model precision diminishes the further into the week the forecast projects. Check The County.me or the National Weather Service Caribou, ME at for weather updates with more current information for the Saint John Valley.
The Week Ahead is the work of UMFK Professor Joseph E. Becker based on personal weather station data, various computer forecast models, and information that the National Weather Service, NOAA, and other weather resources provide.
