Wednesday, Feb. 4-Friday, Feb. 6
A weakening low-pressure area and cold front will move through the Valley Wednesday with partly sunny skies and a few flurries. Highs in the low 20s with near calm winds expected. Wednesday night, considerable cloudiness is expected with a few flurries possible in the evening. Low falls to around 5 above with near calm winds.
Thursday, partly sunny and cold conditions are expected across the St. John Valley with daytime highs in the middle 10s. Northwest winds will pick up into the 5-10 mph range making it feel colder. Some snow showers are possible with little accumulation expected for Valley communities. Thursday night looks mostly clear and quite cold with overnight temperatures falling into the minus 10 to minus 15 range with near calm wind.
High pressure will be overhead Friday with mostly sunny skies and cold temperatures with highs in the mid-to-upper 10s with near calm wind. Friday night, light snow is expected to develop as an arctic cold front approaches, with scattered snow showers lingering through Saturday.
Saturday, Feb. 7-Tuesday, Feb. 10
An arctic cold front moves through Friday night into early Saturday, and an arctic air mass will build in on brisk northwest winds with frigid wind chills expected Saturday night. Highs Saturday in the mid-10s plummet into the minus 5 to minus 10 range Saturday night.
Arctic high pressure builds across the Valley Sunday and Monday with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies and bitterly cold conditions. Highs Sunday in the 0 to 5 above range with overnight lows in the minus 5 to minus 10 range. Monday will be a tad warmer with daytime highs in the 5 to 10 above range and overnight lows 0 to 5 below.
Conditions moderate Tuesday with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 20s and partly cloudy skies Tuesday night with lows 5 to 10 above.
Daily Forecast Outlook
Today: Partly sunny with isolated flurries. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of flurries in the evening. Cold with lows around 5 above. West winds around 5 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Highs around 15. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Much colder with lows around 12 below. West winds around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 18. South winds around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Not as cold with lows around zero. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs 10 to 15. Temperature falling to around 5 above in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Colder with lows 10 below to 15 below zero. Wind chill values as low as 30 below.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Cold with highs zero to 5 above zero. Wind chill values as low as 30 below.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 10 below. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Cold with highs around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 30 below.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Cold with lows 5 below to zero.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 20.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Not as cold with lows 5 to 10 above.
Weather Notice: The weekly forecast is by UMFK Professor Joseph E. Becker based on available computer models and data and may not reflect current conditions or later forecast updates. Check The County.me or the National Weather Service Caribou, Maine for the most recent weather information for the Saint John Valley.
