The news has been filled with stories of the big coastal storm that has caused weather problems from the Midwest to southern New England. As this storm continues to move out to sea it will just graze southern Maine. There is winter weather advisory in effect for York County, and there can be several inches of snow in that area overnight. Tonight the snow will spread north and should reach Portland later this evening. Roads will become slippery and plows may need to be called out, especially south of Portland. By tomorrow morning a general 1 to 3 inch snowfall will be on the ground across much of southern Maine. There can be up to 4 or 5 inches near York and Elliot.
I’ll be updating my weather forecasts on Twitter at @growingwisdom please follow me there.
The Coast
There is a coastal flood warning for coastal York and Cumberland Counties with flood advisories for the mid-coast. High tide in Portland is just before 8 AM tomorrow and there can be flooding of shore roads, some basements and severe beach erosion. The high tides will continue into Saturday morning, but Friday morning’s tide looks to be the worst.
During the morning Friday the snow will end and some sunshine will start to break through the clouds around August and Waterville later in the morning and then move south. Further south, there won’t be much if any sun for tomorrow.
Gardening this week Depending on how aggressive you want to be in the garden, March does begin planting season. Fava beans, peas, lettuce, radish, carrots, and other cold weather crops can be planted by the end of the month. Inside, you can start many of your seedlings this month. I generally start my tomatoes in the first couple of weeks of March, which is about 8 weeks before they will go into the ground. Early this month is also the time to prune your blueberry bushes. In this week’s video I show you how to keep your blueberry bushes healthy and yielding big, juicy berries. I’ll be updating my weather forecasts on Twitter at @growingwisdom please follow me there.
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