Updated Forecast as of 10:53 AM Saturday
Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Caribou for the Greater Bangor area and then the Ellsworth - Bar Harbor area.
For Greater Bangor
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 14 TO 22 INCHES. WINDY WITH HIGHS AROUND 18. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 6 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
For Ellsworth - Bar Harbor
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH EXTREME DRIFTING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 18 TO 26 INCHES. VERY WINDY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY WINDY AND COLD WITH LOWS 8 TO 14 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.