Winter 2025/2026 Climate Summary for Northern and Eastern Maine

...WINTER 2025-2026 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN

MAINE...

WINTER TRENDS:

CARIBOU:

* SNOWFALL WAS 17.2 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE

* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 1.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 1.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 1.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* PRECIPITATION WAS 3.09 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 19TH

  DRIEST WINTER ON RECORD FOR CARIBOU.

BANGOR:

* SNOWFALL WAS 9.7 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE.

* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 2.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 4.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 3.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* PRECIPITATION WAS 3.21 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. DESPITE HAVING ABOVE

  AVERAGE SNOWFALL, THIS WAS THE 6TH DRIEST WINTER FOR BANGOR ON

  RECORD. THE CURRENT RECORD FOR DRIEST WINTER IS 1979-1980, WITH

  3.89 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.

MILLINOCKET:

* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 0.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 1.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* PRECIPITATION WAS 3.36 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS WAS THE

  2ND DRIEST WINTER FOR MILLINOCKET. IT COMES BEHIND 2002-2003,

  WHERE THEY ONLY GOT 2.42 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.

HOULTON:

* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 1.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 1.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

* AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 1.4 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL

* PRECIPITATION WAS 4.01 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS WAS THE DRIEST

  WINTER FOR HOULTON ON RECORD. IT SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD

  IN 2000-2001 FOR 4.15 INCHES.

WEATHER EVENTS:

* MULTIPLE SNOW STORMS IN THE REGION DURING THE WINTER SEASON. NWS

  CARIBOU ISSUED 7 WINTER STORM WARNINGS. THE JANUARY 25TH-27TH

  STORM WAS A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT FOR THE DOWNEAST REGION, WITH

  SOME AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT AND A HALF IN ACCUMULATIONS. THE

  HIGHEST SNOW TOTAL FOR THIS EVENT WAS 21 INCHES IN WASHINGTON

  COUNTY. THIS EVENT BROKE A DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR BANGOR ON

  JANUARY 26TH, RECEIVING AROUND 11.7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN A 24

  HOUR PERIOD.

* THERE WAS 1 BLIZZARD WARNING ON FEBRUARY 23RD (DOWNEAST REGION).

  HIGH GUSTY WINDS LED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FOR

  MOST OF THE DOWNEAST REGION.

* THERE WAS 1 EXTREME COLD WARNING ON JANUARY 24TH. THE COLDEST WIND

  CHILL ON THIS DAY WAS IN FAR NORTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY, AT -44F.

  CARIBOU RECORDED A DAYTIME HIGH OF -2F, WHICH IS THE SECOND LOWEST

  DAILY MAX TEMPERATURE FOR THE TOWN, JUST BEHIND THE 1961 DAILY MAX

  OF -3. JANUARY 22ND WAS ALSO THE SECOND COLDEST DAYTIME HIGH FOR

  MILLINOCKET AND HOULTON, AT 2 DEGREES AND 1 DEGREE, RESPECTIVELY.

  THIS WAS THE THIRD COLDEST DAYTIME HIGH FOR BANGOR, AT 8 DEGREES.

* NWS CARIBOU ISSUED 15 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.

* NWS CARIBOU ISSUED 2 SNOW SQUALL WARNINGS.

* NWS CARIBOU ISSUED 9 COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES.

* THE CONSISTENT SNOWPACK AND SNOWFALL IN THE NORTH HAD A POSITIVE

  IMPACT ON WINTER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

  RELATIVELY CONSISTENT SNOWPACK AROUND 10-15 INCHES AT WFO CARIBOU

  AND BANGOR AIRPORT IN FEBRUARY, WITH LITTLE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE

  IMPACTS.

DROUGHT:

* AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, NORTHERN SOMERSET, NORTHWESTERN AND

  CENTRAL AROOSTOOK, NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS, SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT, AND

  PORTIONS OF HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, WERE INCLUDED IN

  SEVERE DROUGHT.

* THERE WAS SOME SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT BY THE END OF THE MONTH FOR

  WASHINGTON COUNTY, IMPROVING FROM SEVERE DROUGHT TO MODERATE

  DROUGHT.

* OTHERWISE, DROUGHT HAS NEITHER IMPROVED NOR DEGRADED SINCE

  DECEMBER.

* PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE ENTIRE

  WINTER SEASON, MEANING THAT DROUGHT WILL PERSIST INTO SPRING.

CLIMATE OUTLOOK:

* TEMPERATURES: FOR SPRING (MARCH, APRIL, MAY), CLIMATE PREDICTION

  CENTER (CPC) IS FORECASTING NO STRONG SIGNALS FOR ABOVE NORMAL

  TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION: FOR SPRING, NO STRONG SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW

  PRECIPITATION IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.

* ENSO: LA NINA WILL PERSIST, AND TRANSITION OVER TO ENSO-NEUTRAL IN

  THE COMING MONTH OR SO. ENSO NEUTRAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH

  SUMMER 2026.

$$

ASB

February 2026 Climate Summary for Northern and Eastern Maine

...February 2026 Climate Narrative for Northern/Eastern Maine...

February Trends: 

Caribou: 

* Snowfall was 15.5 inches below average 

   * This was the 11th least snowy February in Caribou 

* Mean maximum temperatures were 1.2 degrees above normal 

* Mean minimum temperatures were around normal

* Average temperatures were 1.7 degrees above normal  

* Precipitation was 1.77 inches below normal. This was the 4th 

  driest February for Caribou on record 

Bangor: 

* Snowfall was 4.3 inches below average 

* Mean maximum temperatures were 0.8 degrees below normal 

* Mean minimum temperatures were 6 degrees below normal 

   * 8th coldest February mean minimum temperatures on record

* Average temperatures were 3.4 degrees below normal 

* Precipitation was 1.68 inches below normal. This was the 2nd 

  driest February for Bangor on record. Current record for driest 

  February is 1987

Millinocket: 

* Mean maximum temperatures were 1.4 degrees above normal 

* Mean minimum temperatures were 0.6 degrees above normal 

* Average temperatures were 1.0 degrees above normal 

* Precipitation was 1.93 inches below normal. This was the driest 

  February for Millinocket on record. It surpassed the previous 

  record in 2024 for 0.24 inches of total precipitation 

Houlton: 

* Mean maximum temperatures were 1.3 degrees above normal 

* Mean minimum temperatures were 0.5 degrees above normal 

* Average temperatures were 0.8 degree above normal 

* Precipitation was 1.77 inches below normal. This was the driest 

  February for Houlton on record. It surpassed the previous record 

  in 2004 for 0.38 inches of total precipitation

Weather Events:

* There were a few snow storms in the region during February.  There 

  were 2 Winter Storm Warnings in February: one for February 11th 

  (Downeast Coast and Bangor region) and one for February 23rd 

  (Downeast Coast and Bangor region). The highest total for the 

  February 11th system was 9.6 inches in Washington County. The 

  February 23rd event had a highest snowfall report of 12 inches in 

  Washington County. There was 1 Blizzard Warning on February 23rd ( 

  Downeast) High gusty winds led to significantly reduced 

  visibilities for most of the Downeast region. Neither storm broke 

  records. 

* 1 Cold Weather Advisory issued for February. The coldest recorded 

  wind chill was -27F at Escort Station in northwest Aroostook, on 

  February 6th. 

* Relatively consistent snowpack around 10-15 inches at WFO Caribou 

  and Bangor airport during February. Winter recreation stayed 

  relatively consistent, with little positive or negative impacts.

* Drought conditions persisted throughout February, due to below 

  average precipitation.  

Climate Outlook: 

* Temperatures: For March, Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is 

  forecasting no strong signals for above normal temperatures in 

  northern and eastern Maine. For the season ahead, no strong signal 

  for temperatures to be anomalously above or below normal. 

* Precipitation: No strong signal for above or below precipitation 

  in northern and eastern Maine, for the month or season ahead.

* ENSO: La Nina will persist, and transition over to ENSO-neutral in 

  the coming month or so. ENSO neutral is expected to last through 

  summer 2026.

$$

ASB

New Daily Minimum Temperature Records Set In Nova Scotia & PEI - 03/06/2026

Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 2:38 a.m. AST Saturday 7 March 2026.

Discussion.

The following area set a daily minimum temperature record on March 

6, 2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius): 

PORT HAWKESBURY AREA 

New record of -20.6 

Old record of -20.2 set in 2015 

Records in this area have been kept since 1960 

Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in this geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

Weather summary

for Prince Edward Island

issued by Environment Canada

at 2:40 a.m. AST Saturday 7 March 2026.

Discussion.

The following area set a daily minimum temperature record on March 

6, 2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius): 

SUMMERSIDE AREA 

New record of -22.2 

Old record of -20.6 set in 1907 

Records in this area have been kept since 1898 

Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in this geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

A New Daily Minimum Temperature Record Set In New Brunswick - 03/03/2026

Weather summary

for New Brunswick

issued by Environment Canada

at 4:52 a.m. AST Wednesday 4 March 2026.

Discussion.

The following area set a daily minimum temperature record on March 

3, 2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius): 

SAINT JOHN AREA (Saint John A) 

New record of -25.4 

Old record of -24.3 set in 1995 

Records in this area have been kept since 1871 

Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in this geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

A New Daily Minimum Temperature Record Set In New Brunswick - 03/02/2026

Weather summary

for New Brunswick

issued by Environment Canada

at 3:20 a.m. AST Tuesday 3 March 2026.

Discussion.

The following area set a daily minimum temperature record on March 

2, 2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius): 

FUNDY (NATIONAL PARK) AREA (Fundy Park (Alma) CS) 

New record of -19.4 

Old record of -19.0 set in 1992 

Records in this area have been kept since 1950 

Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in this geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

The Blizzard Of 2026 Winter Storm Hernando Event Summary

Storm Summary Number 5 for Late February Nor'easter

NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD

400 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

...Conditions improving across the Northeast...

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings

and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 300 AM EST...An intense cyclone with an estimated central

pressure of 969 mb (28.60 in Hg) continued a track into the

Canadian Maritimes. Recent radar shows snowfall rapidly coming to

an end over eastern Maine as the storm is steered away from New

England.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM

EST Sun Feb 22 through 300 AM EST Tue Feb 24...

...CONNECTICUT...

KILLINGLY 1 SW                       27.7                    

MYSTIC 4 ESE                         24.0                    

CHESTER                              22.0                    

BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT                   20.0                    

LEDYARD CENTER 2 E                   20.0                    

NORWICH                              19.8                    

CANTERBURY                           18.0                    

NEW HAVEN                            16.1                    

PUTNAM 1 W                           15.0                    

BERLIN 2 E                           13.0                    

BRADLEY APT                          11.8                    

...MAINE...

GOODWINS MILLS 2 NE                  13.0                    

TRESCOTT                             12.0                    

MILFORD 1 ESE                         7.5                    

SOUTH PORTLAND 2 SW                   6.5                    

N KEENE 3.3                           5.3                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...

BLISS CORNER 2 NNE                   37.0                    

NORTON/NWS BOSTON                    31.8                    

BERKLEY 1 NE                         31.0                    

SOMERSET 1 NNE                       31.0                    

DIGHTON                              29.0                    

SWANSEA                              26.0                    

FOXBOROUGH 1 NE                      24.5                    

HOLLISTON                            18.9                    

BOSTON LOGAN ARPT                    16.9                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...

DOVER                                 9.5                    

STRATHAM 2 ENE                        9.0                    

...RHODE ISLAND...

TF GREEN AP                          37.9 PRELIM STATE RECORD

WARWICK 1 SE                         36.2                    

NORTH KINGSTOWN                      35.0                    

NEWPORT APT 1 SW                     34.0                    

PROVIDENCE 2 E                       33.5                    

COVENTRY                             33.0                    

NARRAGANSETT 2 WNW                   33.0                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier

in the event...

...CONNECTICUT...

BRADLEY ARPT                           54                    

HARTFORD-BRAINARD ARPT                 51                    

...DELAWARE...

LEWES                                  58                    

SR1 IRIB NORTH                         51                    

...MAINE...

FRENCHBORO 15 ESE                      70                    

EAST SURRY                             53                    

...MARYLAND...

OCEAN CITY INLET                       51                    

COVE POINT LNG PIER                    45                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...

NANTUCKET                              83                    

BARNSTABLE                             77                    

WELLFLEET                              77                    

GOSNOLD 5 WSW                          74                    

NORWELL 2 WSW                          73                    

SANDWICH 2 NNE                         73                    

CHATHAM AP                             72                    

MARTHAS VINEYARD AP                    71                    

ORLEANS 2 N                            71                    

JAMESTOWN 3 WNW                        70                    

BOSTON LOGAN INTL ARPT                 68                    

WOODS HOLE 1 WSW                       66                    

...NEW JERSEY...

BARNEGAT INLET AT BARNEGAT LIGHT       70                    

ATLANTIC CITY                          61                    

NEWARK                                 54                    

...NEW YORK...

MONTAUK POINT                          84                    

STONY BROOK                            74                    

PECONIC                                69                    

EATONS NECK                            67                    

NEW YORK/JFK                           62                    

NEW YORK/LGA                           52                    

ISLIP                                  47                    

CENTRAL PARK                           43                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...

WAGONER 2 NW                           58                    

DUCK PIER                              53                    

...RHODE ISLAND...

NORTH KINGSTOWN 2 NE                   74                    

BLOCK ISLAND 2 N                       73                    

JAMESTOWN 3 WNW                        70                    

TF GREEN ARPT                          68                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...

CHARLESTON 2 ESE                       53                    

BEAUFORT 3 NW                          51                    

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION               51                    

...VIRGINIA...

YORK SPIT                              54                    

RAPPAHANNOCK LIGHT                     53                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the

event has ended...

...DELAWARE...

LONG NECK 2 SW                       21.0                    

WOODSIDE                             20.5                    

BETHEL                               19.3                    

DELAWARE COASTAL AIRPORT             19.0                    

SEAFORD 0.6 WSW                      19.0                    

SELBYVILLE                           18.5                    

MILLSBORO 5.6 ENE                    17.5                    

DOVER                                16.5                    

HARRINGTON                           16.1                    

HOCKESSIN                            10.0                    

...WASHINGTON DC...

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY                   3.6                    

...MARYLAND...

BISHOPVILLE                          16.0                    

PITTSVILLE 2 NE                      14.0                    

BERLIN 3.9 SE                        10.5                    

OCEAN CITY                           10.5                    

DELMAR 0.3 ESE                       10.3                    

CAVETOWN 3 ESE                       10.0                    

PARSONSBURG                           9.0                    

SALISBURY                             9.0                    

ELKTON 2 W                            8.5                    

WATERSVILLE 1 N                       6.8                    

...NEW JERSEY...

BOGOTA                               29.5                    

NEWARK AIRPORT                       27.1                    

FREEHOLD                             26.0                    

CRANBURY                             21.0                    

MORRISVILLE 2 SSW                    21.0                    

RIDGEFIELD                           20.6                    

MOUNT HOLLY WFO                      20.3                    

CHATHAM 1 NW                         20.0                    

LAKE PINE                            19.2                    

CRANFORD                             18.6                    

NORTH BRUNSWICK                      18.5                    

MAMARONECK 2 N                       18.0                    

MANCHESTER TWP 5.6 NE                18.0                    

SOMERDALE                            18.0                    

ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL          16.9                    

HOBOKEN 1 WSW                        16.5                    

...NEW YORK...

CENTRAL ISLIP                        31.0                    

MONTAUK                              28.1                    

REMSENBURG-SPEONK                    27.5                    

NORTH PATCHOGUE                      27.2                    

SHIRLEY AIRPORT                      26.0                    

FORT SALONGA 1.5 SSE                 25.2                    

HARTSDALE 1 SE                       24.0                    

QUOGUE 1 SSE                         23.5                    

NYC/LA GUARDIA                       22.5                    

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS                   22.0                    

PLAINVIEW                            21.5                    

EAST MEADOW 1 ENE                    20.8                    

NYC/JFK                              20.1                    

CENTRAL PARK                         19.7                    

CROWN HEIGHTS                        18.0                    

MAMARONECK 2 N                       18.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...

LANGHORNE 1NNW                       22.3                    

MORRISVILLE 2 SSW                    21.0                    

BENSALEM                             17.0                    

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL           14.0                    

MORTON                               13.4                    

WILLOW GROVE                         13.2                    

SABILLASVILLE 2 NNW                  12.3                    

...VIRGINIA...

WHITETOP                             14.0                    

WALLOPS ISLAND 3 N                   11.2                    

GLEN BURKE                           10.0                    

ARLINGTON 3 WNW                       4.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...

POINT MOUNTAIN                       22.5                    

CRAIGSVILLE 8 SSW                    21.0                    

RED CREEK 4 NE                       16.0                    

HARMAN 7 W                           13.5                    

TERRA ALTA                            8.0                    

CIRCLEVILLE 6 SW                      6.0                    

SENECA ROCKS 6 NW                     6.0                    

Conditions will improve across the Northeast today. However, power

outages could linger due to strong winds and the heavy, wet snow

that has fallen.

This will be the last Storm Summary issued by the Weather

Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local

National Weather service office for additional information.

Asherman

Weather summary

for New Brunswick

issued by Environment Canada

at 1:11 p.m. AST Tuesday 24 February 2026.

Discussion.

A deep low pressure system brought strong winds, heavy snowfall, and 

blowing snow to parts of the Maritimes beginning during the day on 

Monday, February 23rd and continued into the night. Conditions 

improved by mid-morning today for most regions. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada as of 11 a.m. AST. 

1. Snowfall in centimetres: 

Sackville: 31 

Moncton: 27 

Sussex Corner: 24 

Saint John: 22 

Shediac: 20 

Miramichi: 20 

Cambridge Narrows: 20 

Pennefield Ridge: 15 

Chamcook: 14 

Grand-Digue: 17 

Oak Point: 14 

2. Peak wind gusts in kilometres per hour: 

Fredericton: 83 

Grand Manan: 80

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 1:25 p.m. AST Tuesday 24 February 2026.

Discussion.

A deep low pressure system brought strong winds, heavy snowfall, and 

blowing snow to parts of the Maritimes beginning during the day on 

Monday, February 23rd and continued into the night. Conditions 

improved by mid-morning today for most regions. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada as of 11 a.m. AST. 

1. Snowfall in centimetres: 

Onslow: 35 

Sluice Point: 33 

Halifax Stanfield International Airport: 31 

Windsor: 31 

Hammonds Plains: 29 

Timberlea: 29 

Truro: 28 

Dartmouth: 27 

Rawdon: 26 

Northport: 24 

Fall River: 24 

Halifax (city): 23 

Ingonish Beach: 23 

Lower West Pubnico: 23 

Chelsea: 23 

Wolfville: 23 

Bedford: 22 

Debert: 21 

Louisbourg: 21 

Amherst: 20 

Greenwood: 19 

Kejimkujik: 19 

Aldersville: 19 

Sydney: 19 

St. Anns: 18 

Fenwick: 17 

Bear River: 16 

New Glasgow : 16 

Moose River: 15 

Dayton: 15 

Yarmouth Airport: 7 

2. Peak wind gusts in kilometres per hour: 

Grand Etang: 139 

Baccaro Point: 119 

Beaver Island: 104 

Brier Island: 102 

Halifax Kootenay: 87 

Osborne Head: 87 

Lunenburg: 81

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

Weather summary

for Prince Edward Island

issued by Environment Canada

at 1:16 p.m. AST Tuesday 24 February 2026.

Discussion.

A deep low pressure system brought strong winds, heavy snowfall, and 

blowing snow to parts of the Maritimes beginning during the day on 

Monday, February 23rd and continued into the night. Conditions 

improved by mid-morning today for most regions. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada as of 11 a.m. AST. 

1. Snowfall in centimetres: 

Bonshaw: 22 

Charlottetown Airport: 19 

Summerside: 16 

Wellington: 16 

Bayfield: 15 

2. Peak wind gusts in kilometres per hour: 

Charlottetown Airport: 81 

Summerside: 81 

North Cape: 81

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

The Blizzard Of 2026 Winter Storm Hernando Update Two

The Blizzard Of 2026 Winter Storm Hernando Update One

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Caribou ME

719 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

MEZ015-032-240830-

/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260224T1200Z/

Southern Penobscot-Northern Washington-

Including the cities of Old Town, Bangor, Vanceboro, Brewer,

Topsfield, Orono, and Danforth

719 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches

  for a storm total of 4 to 7 inches across southern Penobscot

  County and 5 to 10 inches across northern Washington County. Winds

  gusting as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...Northern Washington and Southern Penobscot Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous

  conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute. Gusty winds

  could bring down tree branches.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather

conditions will make travel extremely dangerous. If you must travel,

keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of

an emergency.

The latest road conditions for Maine can be obtained by going to

newengland511.org.

&&

$$

10:11 PM AST Monday 23 February 2026

Impact Level: High

Forecast Confidence: High

A major winter storm continues.

Additional snowfall: 10 cm, except locally up to 20 cm possible under the heaviest snow bands. 

Maximum wind gusts: northeasterly 80 km/h, except 100 over exposed areas, gradually easing overnight.

Time span: until early Tuesday morning.

Remarks: Snow may continue to mix with or change to rain along the Atlantic coast tonight.

Travel will likely be hazardous. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times.

Prepare for disruptions to transportation, services and utilities.

Winter Storm Warnings are issued when multiple types of severe winter weather (such as snow, freezing rain, wind and rain) are expected or occurring.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NSStorm.

In effect for:

Queens County