Maine, 2025Winter Weather in Maine, December 21, 2025
December 21, 2025 · NWS CAR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
helped support an isolated snow squall across northern Aroostook county during the late afternoon of the 21st. The snow squall developed in the vicinity of Frenchville.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A strong cold front crossing the region...along with an upper level disturbance tracking north of Maine...helped support an isolated snow squall across northern Aroostook county during the late afternoon of the 21st. The snow squall developed in the vicinity of Frenchville. The snow squall then tracked southeastward along the Route 1A corridor impacting the towns of Grand Isle and Van Buren before exiting into New Brunswick. The snow squall produced a peak 43 mph wind gust at Frenchville...with most gusts generally ranging from 30 to 40 mph. Heavy snow and blowing snow reduced visibilities to a quarter mile...or less...at times. The snow squall produced rapid localized snow accumulations up to an inch.
Winter Weather, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- December 21, 4:00 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A snow squall developed in the vicinity of Frenchville then tracked southeast along the Route 1A corridor impacting the towns of Grand Isle and Van Buren before exiting into New Brunswick. The snow squall produced a peak wind gust of 43 mph at Frenchville...with most gusts generally ranging from 30 to 40 mph. Heavy snow and blowing snow reduced visibilities to a quarter mile...or less...at times. The snow squall produced rapid localized snow accumulations up to an inch.
Winter Weather, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- December 21, 4:00 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A snow squall which developed in the vicinity of Frenchville tracked southeast along the Route 1A corridor impacting the towns of Grand Isle and Van Buren before exiting into New Brunswick. The snow squall generally produced wind gusts ranging from 30 to 40 mph. Heavy snow and blowing snow reduced visibilities to a quarter mile...or less...at times. The snow squall produced rapid localized snow accumulations up to an inch.
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- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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