ROCKLAND —The National Weather Service at noon Sunday, Feb. 15, canceled its blizzard warning for all but southern Maine and points northeast of Hancock County and Downeast, though wind gusts still prevail in the Midcoast and wind chills remains below zero.

In a 3:31 a.m. weather update, the NWS said that while there would be less total snow accumulation than originally predicted, but that the combination of snow and strong winds would create blizzard conditions at times Sunday and overnight in Monday.

But the revised forecast at noon reported better conditions, with an advisory for blowing snow until midnight Sunday. A wind chill advisory has also been issued, through noon Monday, and though any additional snow accumulation will be minimal, residents are urged to stay off the roads due to snow covered roads caused by the sustained and gusting winds.

In addition, people are being urged to stay indoors, and to make sure pets are protected and safe, as wind chill values of minus-20 to minus-30 will allow frostbite to occur quickly without proper protection or due to prolonged exposure.

Winds remain north to northwest at 20 to 30 mph, according to the NWS, and gusts will be as high as 50 mph at times. Current temperatures in the teens will begin dropping by 3 p.m. and remain at zero or below zero through 8 a.m. Monday, Washington’s birthday, also known as President’s Day and a federal holiday.

Temperatures Monday, will be similar to Sunday, and there are less than 1 inch of snow showers in the forecast for Tuesday, and 1-3 inches of snow coming Tuesday. At this stage, a few more inches of snow isn’t that big of a deal, right?

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Related links:

• National Weather Service

• Weather Underground - Camden weather station

• Weather Underground - Belfast weather station

• Weather Underground - Boothbay weather station

• Weather Underground - Wiscasset weather station

• Weather Underground - Damariscotta weather station

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