Winter Storm Warnings
January 22 2026
...WINTER STORM POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Potential for snow accumulations
greater than 6 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Maine and central, northern, and
southern New Hampshire.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning
and evening commutes.
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt and seas 3 to 5 ft expected. For the Heavy
Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm
per hour or greater expected, and may rapidly accumulate on
vessels.
* WHERE...Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to
Stonington, ME.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM Friday to 7 AM EST
Saturday. For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, from 10 PM
Friday to 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is
hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic
components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and
superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of
stability. Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, west winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts
up to 45 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft. For the Heavy Freezing Spray
Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or
greater expected, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME
out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to
Stonington, ME out 25 NM.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 1 PM EST Saturday. For the
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, from 10 PM Friday to 10 AM EST
Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is
hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic
components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and
superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of
stability. Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected.
* WHERE...Central Piscataquis, Northern Penobscot, Southeast
Aroostook, Northeast Aroostook, Northwest Aroostook, Northern
Piscataquis, and Northern Somerset Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected.
* WHERE...Southern Piscataquis, Northern Washington, and Central
Penobscot Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected.
* WHERE...In Maine, Southern Somerset, Interior Cumberland
Highlands, Southern Franklin, and Southern Oxford Counties. In New
Hampshire, Belknap, Northern Carroll, and Southern Carroll
Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause
frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected.
* WHERE...In Maine, Central Somerset, Northern Franklin, and
Northern Oxford Counties. In New Hampshire, Northern Coos,
Northern Grafton, Southern Coos, and Southern Grafton Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
