Halloween snow? Unlikely

Thu, 10/30/2014 - 3:45pm

In 2011, a snowstorm deposited a blanket of snow for New England trick-or-treaters. This year, the parka can probably be stowed away a bit longer.

A couple of storms are moving towards the Midcoast region, and while some heavy rainfall is possible, snow seems unlikely, National Weather Service Meteorologist Eric Schwibs said.

While it's still too early to tell if the Midcoast will have a wet start to November, if anything comes it will likely be rain, Schwibs said.

“The system that is coming is on an unknown track at this point,” he said. “On the coast it would mostly be rain, but there's a lot of uncertainty.”

Schwibs said one system was likely to move up to New England and the coast on Saturday, while another low-pressure system would be moving through early Sunday. Those two converging systems could drop heavy rain throughout the region, and if temperatures drop enough, maybe even account for some snowfall.

If the systems move as the NWS currently predicts, Saturday will feature heavy rain, and Sunday morning could feature snowfall.

By Monday, Nov. 3, the storms are expected to be clear, although the cold is expected to stick around.

But temperatures will dip: the average high projected for Wiscasset on Sunday is in the low-40s.

For those who wish to see the first snows of the season, Schwibs said to go downeast.

“Eastern Maine has a chance — if there's going to be anything, it's going to be in Hancock and Washington County,” he said.