New England winter storm could snarl Monday morning commute, knock out power as heavy, wet snow piles up

BANGOR, Maine – After a soggy end to the weekend across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, the same system will become a fairly impactful winter storm for northern New England through Monday.

Where are snow and rain falling right now?

A batch of rain showers is sweeping across parts of the Northeast from southwest to northeast.

An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible over parts of Pennsylvania and southwestern New York.

The Sunday afternoon NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh went into a weather delay at halftime because of reports of thunder and lightning in the area.

Farther north, the precipitation is falling as snow in northern New England.

Heavy, wet snow will continue to overspread that region through Monday morning.

Where are winter weather alerts in effect?

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are posted for most of Maine and New Hampshire, the Green Mountains of Vermont and portions of the Adirondacks and St. Lawrence Valley of northern New York.

The National Weather Service said the winter weather alerts are in effect through Monday morning in many areas, except in Maine, where they’ll remain in effect until Monday evening.

Rough Monday morning commute expected

The heaviest snow will fall from Sunday night into Monday morning for much of the region, which could snarl travel for the Monday morning commute in cities such as Augusta and Bangor in Maine, Berlin and Conway in New Hampshire and Montpelier and St. Johnsbury in Vermont.

How much snow will fall?

Most areas under Winter Weather Advisories in coastal Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northern New York are expected to pick up anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of heavy, wet snow through Monday morning.

Between 5 and 10 inches of heavy, wet snow is predicted for the areas under Winter Storm Warnings in Maine and northern portions of New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.

The higher elevations will see the highest snowfall totals from this winter storm.

Scattered power outages possible

The snow will be heavy and wet, making it more difficult to shovel and adding increased stress to trees and power lines, creating a threat of scattered power outages.