Winter storm warnings issued for Maine, Michigan, and Alaska with up to 9 inches snow and dangerous travel through Jan 12.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. Sunday until 1 p.m. Monday for much of south central and southwest Maine, as well as central and southern New Hampshire. This includes both inland and coastal areas and many communities across the region.

Messy winter weather brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous driving to the New England states as the region prepared for more unpleasant conditions later in the week

Snow and gusty winds prompted a winter weather advisory for Aroostook County in northern Maine on Friday, January 16, with officials warning of additional accumulations up to 5 inches and 30 mph wind gusts.

Light snow will fall Monday night, but an icy mix is expected during the middle of the week.

A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 4 p.m. Wednesday for southern Maine and the Midcoast region due to a storm that brought snow and ice to much of the state. The National Weather Service office in Gray (NWS Gray) has shared snow totals from this winter storm, which began late Tuesday night.

A coastal storm will deliver snow to part of the southeastern United States on Sunday before eyeing the mid-Atlantic coast and New England on Sunday night.

Extreme weather should serve as a reminder to keep pushing for policies that make our communities more climate-resilient.

The ocean can also influence our temperatures along the coastal plane here in Maine. During the winter, the ocean water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine are often warmer than the air temperatures. This often allows for warmer temperatures along the coast during the winter which can influence precipitation.

Frigid temperatures broke several decades-old records, while a few storms brought heavy snow and made Maine one of the few spots in the U.S. to mark a white Christmas.