Sleet in Northwest Aroostook, Maine

Roughly 1-2 inches of sleet fell Wednesday into Wednesday evening in Northwest Aroostook.

Low pressure system moves northeast towards Maine on Wednesday, as an occluded front passes over the state on Thursday. High pressure builds over Canada Wednesday, surging cold air into northern and eastern Maine. Cold air at the surface, plus plenty of warm air aloft, led to significant mixed precipitation accumulations mid-afternoon on Wednesday, through Thursday morning. Precipitation began as snow Wednesday morning in the north, a freezing rain/sleet mix in central regions, and rain Downeast. Snow in the north transitions generally over to sleet by Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday night, freezing rain fell south to north. Roughly 2 to 3 inches of sleet in the St. John Valley, North Woods, and Aroostook regions. Around 0.5 to 0.25 of an inch in Aroostook county, and 0.25 to 0.50 in Penobscot region. Roughly 2-4 inches of snow in the north.