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Snow Heads For Interior New England

March 30, 2020
By WeatherBug's, Chad Merrill and Erik Gates
The same weather system responsible for the rash of violent Midwest storms earlier this weekend will bring a winter wonderland to parts of the northern tier to begin the new week.

While the calendar says it’s spring, Old Man Winter is once again proving to be quite stubborn, though Mainers are no stranger to late March and April snows. The same low pressure that triggered a rash of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes earlier this weekend from Iowa to Texas is weakening across the Northeast. Cold air on its northern fringe will allow interior New England to wake to a winter-like scene today, with light snow continuing into this evening. 

Before it is all said and done Monday, 4 to 6 inches of snow will turn northern Maine into a winter wonderland. Locally higher snow totals up to 9 inches are possible in the higher terrain of western Maine. Meanwhile, northern Vermont and New Hampshire will see a coating to 2 inches of snow, with most of that falling after sunset tonight. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories continue until noon in northern and western Maine, including the towns and cities of Allagash, Caribou, Jackman and Rangeley.

The system will sweep off the Northeast coast tonight and dry weather will resume Tuesday, though snow looks to make a return to the Pine Tree State on Wednesday as an area of low pressure evolves across the Canadian Maritime. 

Snow is nothing new for northern Maine. One of the cities that will measure 3 to 6 inches today is Caribou. The city has accumulated 122 inches this season, which is almost two feet above average.