3-Day Outlook: Wednesday, Feb. 5-Friday, Feb. 7
High pressure will move across the Valley today with partly sunny and cold conditions followed by mostly clear skies tonight with continued cold conditions across the area. Low pressure looks to track east from the Great Lakes heading into Thursday with a weaker low off the Mid-Atlantic coast tracking northeast. Snowfall is expected to overspread the Valley Thursday afternoon and continue overnight into early Friday with around 2-5 inches possible for most communities across the Crown. Snow tapers to snow showers Friday morning that continue into Friday afternoon before becoming more isolated in coverage.
Daily Summary
Today: Partly sunny. Isolated flurries this morning. Highs around 6 above. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Wind chill readings as low as 26 below.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Cold with lows 6 below to 12 below zero. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch possible. Not as cool with highs in the lower 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Thursday Night: Snow. Light snow accumulation possible. Lows around 12. Temperature rising into the mid-20s after midnight. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around zero. Chance of snow 20 percent.
4- to 7-Day Outlook: Saturday, Feb. 8-Tuesday, Feb. 11
High pressure builds across the region with mostly sunny skies Saturday and partly cloudy skies Saturday night. Another low pressure system approaches from the Great Lakes region later Saturday and crosses the Valley Sunday with some snowfall across the region over the course of the day. High pressure builds in Monday with mostly sunny skies and cold temperatures across the area with partly cloudy skies Monday night and partly sunny skies Tuesday.
Daily Summary
Saturday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 5 below.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs around 10 above.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Cold with lows 5 below to 10 below zero.
Monday: Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Cold with lows 5 below to 10 below zero.
Tuesday: Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5 below.
8- to 14-Day Regional Climate Trends: Wednesday, Feb. 5-Tuesday, Feb. 11
Below normal temperatures / Above 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.
