National Weather Service Issues Ice & Sleet Warning For Bangor Area

A "light glaze" is good on a cooked ham or a donut, but not so much on the road that you drive on.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for our area until 6 a.m. Friday.  Depending on the temperature, which is expected to dip to 29 degrees in Bangor and then rise to 46 degrees by Friday afternoon when rain will turn into showers, the morning commute could be slippery on roads and highways like Interstate 95, Routes 1A, 202, and 15, and of course on the side streets of Bangor, Brewer, Old Town, Orono, Bucksport and Ellsworth.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
611 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019

MEZ015>017-071915-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0009.190208T0400Z-190208T1100Z/
Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-Central Washington-
Including the cities of Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst,
Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais,
Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Perry, and Princeton
611 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total sleet accumulations
  of between one tenth to two tenths of an inch and ice
  accumulations of a light glaze expected.

* WHERE...Southern Penobscot, Interior Hancock and Central
  Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 6 AM EST Friday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The
  hazardous conditions could impact the early morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery
roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.