FIRST ALERT: Sleet, freezing rain moves through Wednesday

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Wednesday is a First Alert day for inland areas. Sleet and freezing rain will continue to move through Wednesday mainly north and west of I-95. Scattered activity will become more widespread through the afternoon and evening. Snow is expected in northern Maine, but it will change over to an icy mix through the afternoon and evening as well. Rain showers will develop along the coast in the afternoon and become widespread overnight.

Precipitation type forecast for 3/11/26. (WABI) Total ice accumulations are forecast to be <0.1″ just north of Bangor north and west of the interstate and into the western Maine mountains. Those amounts will increase to 0.1-0.3″ north of Greenbush and into northern Penobscot County, most of Piscataquis County, northern Somerset County and far northern Washington County. Ice accumulations of <0.1″ are expected in far northern Aroostook County.

Ice forecast for 3/11/26 (WABI) As far as snowfall, 2-4 is possible in northern Aroostook County with 1-2″ expected through Houlton, Patten and north of Greenville. Less than 1″ is forecast south of Greenville through just south of Millinocket.

Snowfall forecast as of 12 p.m. on 3/11/26 (WABI) Temperatures will increase overnight as a warm front pushes through, which means the rain line will lift north as well. A cold front will follow. Rain showers will continue through Thursday morning along the front with cloudy skies expected by the afternoon after the front passes. An icy mix will linger in northern Aroostook County Thursday morning before changing over to rain and then cloudy skies. Highs on Thursday will be in the morning and decrease as the cold front moves through.

Friday will be a cooler day, but dry. There will be more sun in the morning followed by increasing clouds in the afternoon. Our next next system moves in Friday night and into Saturday. A low pressure system dropping in from the north will bring the potential for snow showers inland and rain closer to the coast.

TODAY: Icy mix inland, rain closer to the coast. Highs 29-41º. East wind 5-15 mph.

TONIGHT: Icy mix changing to rain. Lows 25-37º. Temperatures warming overnight. Southeast wind 5-15+ mph.

THURSDAY: Morning rain showers, then cloudy. Highs 39-46º. West wind 5-15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

FRIDAY: Sun in the morning with increasing clouds through the afternoon. Highs 34-40º. Southwest wind 5-15 mph.

SATURDAY: Snow & rain showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the low 30s to low 40s. Winds becoming west 5-15 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s to low 40s. Wind becoming south 5-15 mph.

FIRST ALERT: Sleet, freezing rain moves through Wednesday

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