Snow will spread across upstate New York through New England today and tonightas a storm drops southward from Canada. The accumulating snow will be confinedto New England and the Canadian Maritime provinces.The heaviest, 6-10 inches, will thump northeastern Maine, covering Bangor.
Caribou, Maine, along with most of the cities and towns in Maine will end upwith 3-6 inches of snow. The area from Burlington, Vt., to Portland, Maine,will get 1-3 inches of snow.
Colder and brisk weather will follow this system into the Northeast throughtonight, ending the stretch of very mild January weather. However, it will notbe a bitterly cold blast.
The return of cold weather will set the stage for a possible winter storm inthe mid-Atlantic later this week. More on this to follow. Right now, we feelPennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey have the best shot at gettingaccumulating snow from this system.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans.
